Let Me Up (I've Had Enough) | ||||
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Released | April 27, 1987 | |||
Recorded | 1986–87 | |||
Studio | Sound City and M.C. Studios (Los Angeles, California) | |||
Genre | Heartland rock [1] | |||
Length | 41:08 | |||
Label | MCA | |||
Producer | ||||
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Singles from Let Me Up (I've Had Enough) | ||||
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Let Me Up (I've Had Enough) (styled on the cover with quotation marks) is the seventh studio album by American rock band Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers,released on April 27,1987. [2] It features the most songwriting collaborations between Petty and lead guitarist Mike Campbell on any Petty album. It is the first album without then-former bassist Ron Blair on any tracks,as well as the first since Damn the Torpedoes not produced by Jimmy Iovine.
The Heartbreakers' approach when starting to work on the album in 1986 was to make it sound like a live recording. This technique contrasted with the heavy studio production on the band's previous album, Southern Accents, and was influenced by touring as Bob Dylan's backing band.
Let Me Up (I've Had Enough) is also notable for being the only previous studio album not represented on Petty's 1993 Greatest Hits album,even though the single "Jammin' Me" (co-written with fellow Traveling Wilbury Bob Dylan) was No. 1 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks for four weeks and No. 18 on the Hot 100. "Jammin' Me" was later included on the compilation album Anthology:Through the Years .
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Blender | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Chicago Tribune | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Christgau's Record Guide | B+ [6] |
Encyclopedia of Popular Music | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Essential Rock Discography | 5/10 [8] |
MusicHound | 3.5/5 [9] |
Rolling Stone | (favorable) [10] |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The album received generally positive reviews from critics. Stephen Thomas Erlewine from AllMusic described the album as "their simplest album since Hard Promises ." However,he also stated that Let Me Up (I've Had Enough) was "filled with loose ends,song fragments,and unvarnished productions,it's a defiantly messy album,and it's all the better for it." [12]
Cash Box said that the single "All Mixed Up" "tells a wondering,bittersweet story of life and love in the 80's." [13]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Jammin' Me" | 4:09 | |
2. | "Runaway Trains" |
| 5:13 |
3. | "The Damage You've Done" | Petty | 3:53 |
4. | "It'll All Work Out" | Petty | 3:11 |
5. | "My Life/Your World" |
| 4:40 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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6. | "Think About Me" | Petty | 3:45 |
7. | "All Mixed Up" |
| 3:42 |
8. | "A Self-Made Man" | Petty | 3:02 |
9. | "Ain't Love Strange" | Petty | 2:40 |
10. | "How Many More Days" | Petty | 3:18 |
11. | "Let Me Up (I've Had Enough)" |
| 3:31 |
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Chart (1987) | Peak Position |
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Australia (Kent Music Report) [14] | 63 |
UK Album Charts (OCC) | 59 [15] |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United States (RIAA) [16] | Gold | 500,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |