Wildflowers
by Tom Petty
- Type: Album
- Released: 1 November 1994
- Label: Warner Bros.
- Country: United States
- Length: 1:02:47
- Community rating: 3.8/5 from 7 ratings
Album Notes & Community Reviews
'Wildflowers' is Tom Petty's highly acclaimed second solo album, offering a deeply melodic and introspective journey through Heartland rock and acoustic folk. The record balances mellow, melancholic singer-songwriter reflections with energetic rock numbers, all marked by his signature cynical wit.
Genres
Descriptors: melodic, acoustic, jangly, ballad, storytelling, classic, emotive, traditional
Tracklist
- Wildflowers (3:10)
- You Don't Know How It Feels (4:49)
- Time To Move On (3:15)
- You Wreck Me (3:22)
- It's Good To Be King (5:10)
- Only A Broken Heart (4:30)
- Honey Bee (4:58)
- Don't Fade On Me (3:32)
- Hard On Me (3:48)
- Cabin Down Below (2:51)
- To Find A Friend (3:23)
- A Higher Place (3:56)
- House In The Woods (5:32)
- Crawling Back To You (5:05)
- Wake Up Time (5:19)
Credits
- Tom Petty - primary artist, producer [produced with], written-by, acoustic guitar, vocals, words by, music by, acoustic guitar, soloist, electric guitar [1st solo], harmonica, bass, vocals, harmony vocals, electric guitar, vocals, electric guitar, lead vocals, electric guitar [(right side)], vocals, acoustic guitar, harmonica, bass, vocals, electric guitar, organ, lead vocals, piano, vocals
- Martyn Atkins - art direction, design, photography by [photographers]
- George Drakoulias - consultant [on anything really important], performer [must have played something]
- Alan Weidel - coordinator [logistical coordination], equipment [equipment manager]
- Ron Boustead - direct metal mastering by
- Jeff Sheehan - engineer [assistants]
- Joe Barresi - engineer [assistants]
- Steve Holroyd - engineer [assistants]
- David Bianco - engineer [engineers]
- Jim Scott - engineer [engineers]
- Richard Dodd - engineer [engineers], mixed by
- Stephen McLaughlin - engineer [the yard dog orchestra engineered by]
- The Yard Dog Orchestra - featuring
- East End Management - management
- Tony Dimitriades - management
- Mary Klauzer - management [management associate]
- Stephen Marcussen - mastered by
- Kenji Nasai - mixed by [assistant]
- Robert Sebree - photography by [photographers (inside)]
- Rick Rubin - producer [produced by]
- Mike Campbell - producer [produced with], written-by, bass, harpsichord, soloist, electric guitar [2nd solo], bass, slide guitar, words by, music by, bass, electric guitar, electric guitar [(left side)], acoustic guitar, electric guitar [electric guitars], electric guitar, electric sitar [coral sitar], bass, bass, electric guitar [electric guitars], electric guitar, bass
- Steve Ferrone - drums
- Benmont Tench - harmonium, piano, grand piano, electric piano, piano, organ, piano, organ, mellotron, harmonium, piano [tack piano], melodica [zenon], organ, piano, keyboards [orchestron], harmonium
- Michael Kamen - orchestrated by, conductor [conducted by]
- Lenny Castro - percussion
- Howie Epstein - harmony vocals, bass, harmony vocals, backing vocals, bass
- Phil Jones - percussion
- Carl Wilson - backing vocals
- John Pierce - bass
- Ringo Starr - drums
- Marty Rifkin - pedal steel guitar
- Brandon Fields - saxophone
- Gary Herbig - saxophone
- Jim Horn - saxophone
- Kim Hutchcroft - saxophone