They must have been kicking themselves that they weren’t the full backing band, because Full Moon Fever – largely cowritten with ELO’s Jeff Lynne, who would become Petty’s bandmate in the Travelling Wilburys – turned out to be one of Petty’s strongest sets. Petty shelved the Heartbreakers in 1989 for his first solo album (on which some of them appeared, of course). ![]() It remained the weirdest – by far – singalong in the Hearbreakers’ live show. One doesn’t often associate mystery with Tom Petty, but Don’t Come Around Here No More still sounds mysterious and drugged and dislocated (the title itself was something Stewart heard Stevie Nicks say to her then boyfriend, Joe Walsh, at the end of a cocaine-addled party). Cowritten with Dave Stewart, it added electronic effects, a sitar and synthesised bass to create a piece of updated psychedelia that sounded half pastiche and half brave step forward. The lead single from the Heartbreakers’ sixth album, however, was far from straightforward heartland rock. What’s remarkable, though, is that it is possible to skip nine years to the second song in a list like this: Petty’s reputation might have been as a straightforward, heartland rock’n’roller, but he endured because he was able to create album after album of unerringly high quality. Angel Dream (Songs and Music from the Motion Picture “She’s The One”) will replace the existing physical versions of the soundtrack, although the original release will remain on DSPs in addition to the new album.Īngel Dream (Songs and Music from the Motion Picture “She’s The One”) is available for pre-order now.Forgive the skipping of nine years – no Refugee? No The Waiting? No Listen to Her Heart? No Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around? Madness! – but we have only five songs, and there needs to be room for later Petty. The new title is a nod to the opening track on the album, with an official video forthcoming. The original 1996 album included several songs that were left off of the final Wildflowers track list but were recently featured in 2020’s critically lauded Wildflowers & All The Rest collection. An extended version of “Supernatural Radio” is also included. Four unreleased tracks have been added-“One of Life’s Little Mysteries” (written by Tom), “Thirteen Days” (JJ Cale cover), “105 Degrees” (another Tom original), and “French Disconnection” (an instrumental in the same vein as the instrumentals on the original album). Ryan Ulyate, Tom’s longtime engineer and co-producer, remixed the audio for the reissue, and the song selection was designed to work as a Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers album rather than a film soundtrack. It is surreal and beautiful, just like life during that time.” I think we finally achieved that with Alia Penner’s work. We took a lot of time finding artwork that reflects the mood of the album. The remix Ryan Ulyate did sounds amazing, and the unreleased gems are a lovely bonus. ![]() It was the beginning of our journey together. I am grateful this record is getting the recognition it deserves. ![]() Of the forthcoming release, Tom’s wife Dana Petty remarks, “These songs are extremely special to me. The reissue will be released on limited-edition cobalt blue vinyl on June 12 (Record Store Day), with the CD, digital and black vinyl release following on July 2. In honor of the 25 th anniversary of Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers’ 1996 album Songs and Music from the Motion Picture “She’s The One,” and to continue the celebration of the prolific Wildflowers era of Tom’s career, the Petty family and Warner Records are unveiling a remixed, remastered and reimagined version of the album: Angel Dream (Songs and Music from the Motion Picture “She’s The One”).
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