Greatest Hits (Tom Petty album)

Greatest Hits
Greatest hits album by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
Released	November 16, 1993
Recorded	1976–1993
Genre	Rock, heartland rock
Length	65:17
Label	MCA, Geffen, UM^e
Producer	Tom Petty, Mike Campbell, Denny Cordell, Jimmy Iovine, Jeff Lynne, Rick Rubin, Noah Shark, David A. Stewart
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers chronology
Into the Great Wide Open (1991) Greatest Hits (1993) Wildflowers (1994)
Singles from Greatest Hits
"Mary Jane's Last Dance" Released: November 16, 1993

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Robert Christgau	A–[2]
Entertainment Weekly	A+[3]
The Essential Rock Discography	9/10[4]
MusicHound	[5]
Q	[6]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[7]

Greatest Hits is a compilation album by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, released in 1993. It is Petty's best-selling album to date and was certified 12x Platinum by the RIAA on April 28, 2015. The single "Mary Jane's Last Dance" became one of Petty's most popular songs, reaching #14 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #1 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. The other new song on the album is a cover of the Thunderclap Newman hit "Something in the Air". The album contains no songs from 1987's Let Me Up (I've Had Enough). However, three songs from 1989's Full Moon Fever were included; despite the album's technical status as a Tom Petty solo album, it contained contributions from several members from the Heartbreakers, thus legitimizing its inclusion on this compilation. As of September 2011, Greatest Hits had sold 7,464,000 copies in the United States, making it Tom Petty's best-selling album.^[8]

Track listing

1. "American Girl" (Tom Petty)  – 3:35
   • Originally released on the album Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, 1976
2. "Breakdown" (Petty)  – 2:44
   • Originally released on the album Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
3. "Listen to Her Heart" (Petty)  – 3:05
   • Originally released on the album You're Gonna Get It!, 1978
4. "I Need to Know" (Petty)  – 2:26
   • Originally released on the album You're Gonna Get It!
5. "Refugee" (Petty, Mike Campbell)  – 3:25
   • Originally released on the album Damn the Torpedoes, 1979
6. "Don't Do Me Like That" (Petty)  – 2:44
   • Originally released on the album Damn the Torpedoes
7. "Even the Losers" (Edited version) (Petty)  – 3:35
   • Originally released on the album Damn the Torpedoes
8. "Here Comes My Girl" (Petty, Campbell)  – 4:27
   • Originally released on the album Damn the Torpedoes
9. "The Waiting" (Petty)  – 4:01
   • Originally released on the album Hard Promises, 1981
10. "You Got Lucky" (Petty, Campbell)  – 3:38
    • Originally released on the album Long After Dark, 1982
11. "Don't Come Around Here No More" (Petty, David A. Stewart)  – 5:07
    • Originally released on the album Southern Accents, 1985
12. "I Won't Back Down" (Petty, Jeff Lynne)  – 2:59
    • Originally released on the album Full Moon Fever, 1989
13. "Runnin' Down a Dream" (Petty, Lynne, Campbell)  – 4:25
    • Originally released on the album Full Moon Fever
14. "Free Fallin'" (Petty, Lynne)  – 4:18
    • Originally released on the album Full Moon Fever
15. "Learning to Fly" (Petty, Lynne)  – 4:05
    • Originally released on the album Into the Great Wide Open, 1991
16. "Into the Great Wide Open" (Petty, Lynne)  – 3:45
    • Originally released on the album Into the Great Wide Open
17. "Mary Jane's Last Dance" (Petty)  – 4:35
    • First release, 1993
18. "Something in the Air" (Speedy Keen)  – 3:17
    • Thunderclap Newman cover/First release

The U.K. release also includes the track "Anything That's Rock 'n' Roll," originally from the album Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, as track 3, with all subsequent tracks in the same order. The 2008 reissue has the same track listing as the American release.

A remastered version was released on May 20, 2008, replacing "Something in the Air" with "Stop Draggin' My Heart Around," Petty's duet with Stevie Nicks from her 1981 album Bella Donna. The album photos replaced the "Wildflowers" and "Into the Great Wide Open" session photos with out-takes from the You're Gonna Get It! album cover. The original album is available for download on iTunes. It was also reissued on March 9, 2010 reverting to the original 1993 track listing.

Personnel

The Heartbreakers

• Tom Petty – vocals, guitar, piano, harmonica, percussion
• Mike Campbell – guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, accordion
• Benmont Tench – keyboards, piano, backing vocals
• Ron Blair – bass guitar on tracks 1-4 and 6-7
• Howie Epstein – bass guitar, backing vocals on 10-12 and 15-18
• Stan Lynch – drums, percussion, backing vocals on tracks 1-11 and 15-18
• Alan "Bugs" Weidel – "wild dog" piano on track 11, roadie for all sessions

Additional musicians

Credited

• Jeff Lynne – bass guitar, guitar, guitar synthesizer, piano, keyboards, backing vocals on tracks 12-16
• George Harrison – acoustic guitar, backing vocals on track 12
• David A. Stewart – sitar, keyboards, backing vocals on track 11

Uncredited

• Phil Seymour - backing vocals on tracks 1-2
• Jeff Jourard – guitar on track 2
• Jim Keltner – percussion on track 5
• Phil Jones – percussion on tracks 6–14, drums on tracks 12-14
• Chris Trujillo – percussion on tracks 17-18
• Dean Garcia – intro bass guitar on track 11
• Daniel Rothmuller – cello on track 11
• Sharon Celani, Marilyn Martin, Stephanie Sprull – backing vocals on track 11
• Donald "Duck" Dunn – bass guitar on "Stop Draggin' My Heart Around" (2008 release)
• Stevie Nicks – co-lead vocal on "Stop Draggin' My Heart Around" (2008 release)

Charts

Chart (1993)	Peak position
German Albums[9]	62
Netherlands Top 100 Albums[10]	18
Norwegian Top 40 Albums[11]	9
Swedish Top 60 Albums[12]	9
Swiss Top 100 Albums[13]	23
UK Albums Chart[14]	18

Chart (1994)	Peak position
Australian Top 50 Albums[15]	16
Austrian Top 75 Albums[16]	22
Canadian Top Albums[17]	4
New Zealand Top 40 Albums[18]	2
US Billboard 200[19]	5

Certifications

Region	Certification	Sales/shipments
Germany (BVMI)[20]	Gold	250,000^^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[21]	4× Platinum	60,000^^
Norway (IFPI Norway)[22]	Gold	25,000^*
Sweden (GLF)[23]	Gold	50,000^^
United Kingdom (BPI)[24]	Gold	100,000^^
United States (RIAA)[25]	12× Platinum	12,000,000^^
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone ^xunspecified figures based on certification alone

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
Europe	October 30, 1993	MCA Records	double LP	MCA 10964
			Cassette	MCC 10964
			CD	MCD 10964
North America	November 16, 1993	MCA Records	Cassette	MCAC 10813
			CD	MCAD 10813
North America	May 20, 2008	Geffen Records	CD	B0010327-02
Europe	May 20, 2008	Geffen Records	CD	1774395

References

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3. Sinclair, Tom (November 19, 1993). "Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers: Greatest Hits Review". Entertainment Weekly: 92. Retrieved January 2, 2013.
4. Strong, Martin C. (2006). The Essential Rock Discography. Edinburgh, UK: Canongate. p. 816. ISBN 978-1-84195-827-9.
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13. "Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers – Greatest Hits (Album)" (ASP). Schweizer Hitparade. Hung Medien. Retrieved July 1, 2011.
14. "Chart Archive: Top 40 Official UK Albums Archive – 20th November 1993". The Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 1, 2011.
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17. "100 Albums (CD's & Cassettes)" (PHP). RPM 59 (3). February 7, 1994. ISSN 0315-5994. Retrieved July 1, 2011.
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20. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers; 'Greatest Hits')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
21. THE FIELD id (chart number) MUST BE PROVIDED for NEW ZEALAND CERTIFICATION.
22. "Norwegian album certifications – Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers – Greatest Hits" (in Norwegian). IFPI Norway.
23. "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 2015" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden.
24. "British album certifications – Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers – Greatest Hits". British Phonographic Industry. Enter Greatest Hits in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select album in the field By Format. Select Gold in the field By Award. Click Search
25. "American album certifications – Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers – Greatest Hits". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH

See also

• List of best-selling albums in the United States