Tom Petty Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers - Long After Dark Remastered ( AUDIO CD 03-20-2001 )

By the time of this 1982 album, Tom Petty was a bona fide American rock star, if not exactly a pop icon. Perhaps bowing to that status, Petty essentially commercialized a sound that had heretofore worn its Dylan/Byrds influences proudly on its sleeve. Perhaps he and the Heartbreakers had become status conscious--or mistakenly took their oft-misapplied new wave label too close to heart. Or, more likely, Petty's muse was simply strained to the limit after four exceptionally strong albums in a row and the interminable touring that went with them. "Change of Heart" recalls earlier peaks while "You Got Lucky" remains a classic, but there's a sense the album's larger production (including synths and a thicker overall sound) was filling something of a void in Petty's songwriting. All tracks on this edition have been sonically upgraded via digital remastering.

CONDITION: NEW

TRACK LISTING

1 A One Story Town 3:06
2 You Got Lucky 3:37
3 Deliver Me 3:28
4 Change Of Heart 3:18
5 Finding Out 3:36
6 We Stand A Chance 3:38
7 Straight Into Darkness 3:48
8 The Same Old You 3:31
9 Between Two Worlds 5:13
10 A Wasted Life 4:35