Into the Great Wide Open

by Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers

Into the Great Wide Open cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 2 July 1991
  • Label: MCA
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 43:59
  • Community rating: 3.99/5 from 5 ratings

Artists on this release: Tom Petty, Stan Lynch, Benmont Tench, Mike Campbell

Album Notes & Community Reviews

'Into the Great Wide Open' is a masterfully polished, highly melodic culmination of Tom Petty's signature heartland rock. Produced with Jeff Lynne, the album delivers incredibly uplifting, jangly pop-rock anthems filled with bittersweet narratives of American ambition and optimistic nostalgia.

Genres

Descriptors: melodic, arena rock, guitar-driven, storytelling, nostalgia

Tracklist

  1. Learning To Fly (4:02)
  2. Kings Highway (3:06)
  3. Into The Great Wide Open (3:43)
  4. Two Gunslingers (3:09)
  5. The Dark Of The Sun (3:22)
  6. All Or Nothin' (4:05)
  7. All The Wrong Reasons (3:45)
  8. Too Good To Be True (3:58)
  9. Out In The Cold (3:41)
  10. You And I Will Meet Again (3:40)
  11. Makin' Some Noise (3:25)
  12. Built To Last (3:58)

Credits

  • Tom Petty - primary artist, lead vocals, rhythm guitar, backing vocals, percussion, written-by, producer [with]
  • Tiny Bouchet - art direction
  • Awest - art direction, illustration
  • Brass Ring Circus Studios - art direction, illustration
  • Jan Matulka - artwork [cover art]
  • DZN, The Design Group - design [design coordination]
  • Stan Lynch - drums, percussion, performer [champagne bucket]
  • Benmont Tench - electric piano, upright piano, accordion
  • Richard Dodd - engineer
  • Jeff Lynne - guitar, keyboards, backing vocals, bass, producer, written-by
  • Kalynn Campbell - illustration
  • Mike Campbell - lead guitar, keyboards, baritone guitar, bass, bouzouki, mandolin, hammered dulcimer [hammer dulcimer], producer [with], written-by
  • Tony Dimitriades - management
  • Mary Klauzer - management [associate]
  • Steve Hall - mastered by
  • Caroline Greyshock - photography by
  • Cynthia Sabransky - photography by [beadwork]
  • John Odenkamp - photography by [beadwork]
  • William Waldron - photography by [cloud photo]
  • Howie Epstein - vocals [single harmony], backing vocals, bass
  • Richard Tandy - synthesizer [obx]
  • Roger McGuinn - vocals [chorus]

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