Long After Dark

Long After Dark
Studio album by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
Released November 2, 1982
Recorded 1981–82 at Record Plant, Wally Heider's and Crystal, Hollywood, CA; Rumbo Studios, Canoga Park, CA
Genre Heartland rock
Length 37:44
Label Backstreet
Producer Jimmy Iovine, Tom Petty
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers chronology

Hard Promises
(1981)		 Long After Dark
(1982)		 Southern Accents
(1985)
Singles from Long After Dark
  1. "You Got Lucky"
    Released: October 22, 1982
  2. "Change of Heart"
    Released: February 1983
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic [1]
Chicago Tribune [2]
Robert Christgau C+[3]
The Essential Rock Discography 5/10[4]
Rolling Stone [5]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide [6]

Long After Dark is the fifth album by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, released in November 1982 on Backstreet Records. Notable for the major MTV hit "You Got Lucky", the album was also the first to feature the late Howie Epstein on bass and harmony vocals. Epstein's vocals are evident throughout the album, most notably on "Change of Heart". From this point on Epstein's vocals became an integral part of the Heartbreakers' sound. In addition, it was the first Heartbreakers album to feature a real synthesizer on record.

There was a song recorded for this album called "Keeping Me Alive", which Petty himself is very fond of but the producer, Jimmy Iovine, disliked. Petty has expressed that he feels the album would have turned out better if the song had been included on the album.[7] "Keeping Me Alive" was eventually released on Petty's 1995 box set compilation Playback.

Track listing

All songs were written by Tom Petty, except where noted.

Side one
  1. "A One Story Town" – 3:06
  2. "You Got Lucky" (Petty, Mike Campbell) – 3:37
  3. "Deliver Me" – 3:28
  4. "Change of Heart" – 3:18
  5. "Finding Out" (Petty, Campbell) – 3:36
Side two
  1. "We Stand a Chance" – 3:38
  2. "Straight into Darkness" – 3:49
  3. "The Same Old You" (Petty, Campbell) – 3:31
  4. "Between Two Worlds" (Petty, Campbell) – 5:12
  5. "A Wasted Life" – 4:35

Musicians

Charts

Peak positions

Chart Position
Australian Albums Chart[8] 77
Canadian RPM Albums Chart[9] 17
New Zealand Albums Chart [10] 25
Swedish Albums Chart[11] 20
UK Albums Chart [12] 45
United States Billboard 200[13] 9

Year-end charts

Chart (1983) Position
US Billboard Pop Albums[14] 37

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Canada (Music Canada)[15] Gold 50,000^
United States (RIAA)[16] Gold 500,000^

^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

  1. ↑ AllMusic review
  2. ↑ Kot, Greg (1991-09-01). "Through The Years With Tom Petty". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2014-04-04.
  3. ↑ Robert Christgau review
  4. ↑ Strong, Martin C. (2006). The Essential Rock Discography. Edinburgh, UK: Canongate. p. 816. ISBN 978-184195-827-9.
  5. ↑ Rolling Stone review
  6. ↑ Rolling Stone Album Guide
  7. ↑ Zollo, Paul. Conversations With Tom Petty (2005): 81–83.
  8. ↑ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970-1992. St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  9. ↑ "Top Albums/CDs - Volume 37, No. 20" (PHP). RPM. 1983-01-15. Retrieved 2014-05-01.
  10. ↑ "charts.org.nz — Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - Long After Dark". Recording Industry Association of New Zealand. Retrieved 2014-05-01.
  11. ↑ "swedishcharts.com Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - Long After Dark" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 2014-05-01.
  12. ↑ "Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Artist: Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 2014-04-08.
  13. ↑ "Allmusic: Long After Dark : Charts & Awards : Billboard Albums". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2014-03-01.
  14. ↑ "Top Pop Albums of 1983". billboard.biz. Archived from the original on 2012-12-31. Retrieved 2014-05-01.
  15. ↑ "Canadian album certifications – Tom Petty – Long After Dark". Music Canada.
  16. ↑ "American album certifications – Tom Petty – Long After Dark". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH