''Long After Dark'' is the fifth studio album by American rock band
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, released on November 2, 1982, on
Backstreet Records. Notable for the MTV hit "
You Got Lucky", the album was also the band's first to feature
Howie Epstein on bass and harmony vocals. Epstein's vocals are prevalent throughout the album and from that point on, became an integral part of the Heartbreakers' sound.
Two other singles from the album were released, "
Change of Heart" and "Straight into Darkness", the former joining "You Got Lucky" in the ''Billboard'' top 40. In July 2018, "Keep a Little Soul", an outtake from ''Long After Dark'', was released as the first single to promote Petty's box set ''
An American Treasure
''An American Treasure'' is a 2018 compilation album and box set of Tom Petty, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and Mudcrutch released by Reprise Records on September 28, 2018. The set includes several rare and unreleased songs alongside more obs ...
''. "Keeping Me Alive", another outtake from the album sessions, was a Petty favorite, and was eventually released on his and the Heartbreakers' 1995 box set ''
Playback'', as well as on ''An American Treasure''.
On August 30, 2024, the Tom Petty estate announced the release of an expanded Deluxe Edition of the album, which included 12 new live and previously unreleased songs, as well as a Blu-Ray
Dolby Atmos remix.
This version was released on streaming services, numbered vinyl and CD on October 18, 2024.
Track listing
Track listing : 2024 Extended Deluxe Edition
Disc 1 is the same as the 1982 release.
Personnel
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
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Tom Petty
Thomas Earl Petty (October 20, 1950October 2, 2017) was an American singer, songwriter, and musician. He was the leader and frontman of the Rock music, rock bands Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and Mudcrutch and a member of the late 1980s sup ...
– lead vocals, guitars (acoustic, electric, 12-string, lead on "We Stand a Chance")
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Mike Campbell – guitars (lead, 12-string), organ on "We Stand a Chance"
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Howie Epstein – bass guitar, backing vocals
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Benmont Tench – acoustic and electric pianos, Hammond and Vox organs, Oberheim OB-Xa synthesizer, backing vocals
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Stan Lynch – drums, backing vocals
Additional musicians
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Ron Blair – bass guitar on "Between Two Worlds"
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Phil Jones – percussion
Production
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Jimmy Iovine
James Iovine ( ; born March 11, 1953) is an American entrepreneur, former Music executive, record executive, and media proprietor. He is the co-founder of Interscope Records and became chairman and CEO of Interscope Geffen A&M Records, Interscop ...
– production
*Stephen Marcussen – mastering
*Tom Petty – production
*Don Smith – engineer
*Tommy Steele – design
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Shelly Yakus – engineer
Charts
Certifications
References
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Tom Petty albums
1982 albums
Albums produced by Jimmy Iovine
Albums produced by Tom Petty
Albums recorded at Record Plant (Los Angeles)
Backstreet Records albums