Long After Dark

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Long After Dark
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Studio album by
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
ReleasedNovember 2, 1982 (1982-11-02)
Recorded1981–82
Studio
  • Record Plant (Hollywood)
  • Wally Heider's (Hollywood)
  • Crystal (Hollywood)
  • Rumbo (Los Angeles)
Genre
Length37:44
Label Backstreet
Producer
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers chronology
Hard Promises
(1981)		Long After Dark
(1982)		 Southern Accents
(1985)
Singles from Long After Dark
  1. "You Got Lucky"/"Between Two Worlds"
    Released: October 22, 1982
  2. "Straight into Darkness"/"A Wasted Life"
    Released: 1982
  3. "Change of Heart"
    Released: February 1983
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Blender Star full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Chicago Tribune Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Christgau's Record Guide C+ [4]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]
The Essential Rock Discography 5/10 [6]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [7]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [8]

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.

Contents

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 . "Keeping Me Alive", another outtake from the album sessions, [9] 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. [10] This version was released on streaming services, numbered vinyl and CD on October 18, 2024.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Tom Petty, except where noted.

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."A One Story Town" 3:06
2."You Got Lucky"
3:37
3."Deliver Me" 3:28
4."Change of Heart" 3:18
5."Finding Out"
  • Petty
  • Campbell
3:36
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."We Stand a Chance" 3:38
7."Straight into Darkness" 3:49
8."The Same Old You"
  • Petty
  • Campbell
3:31
9."Between Two Worlds"
  • Petty
  • Campbell
5:12
10."A Wasted Life" 4:35
Total length:37:44

Track listing : 2024 Extended Deluxe Edition

Disc 1 is the same as the 1982 release.

CD Version Disc 2
No.TitleLength
1.Stories We Could Tell - French TV3:36
2. Never Be You 3:55
3.Turning Point - Original Drums Version3:01
4.Don't Make Me Walk The Line3:17
5.Finding Out - French TV4:03
6.Heartbreakers Beach Party - Extended Version2:50
7.Keeping Me Alive - French TV3:21
8.Straight Into Darkness - French TV4.25
9.Ways To Be Wicked - Denver Sessions4:25
10.Between Two Worlds - French TV3:50
11.One on One3:41
12. Wild Thing 3:53
Total length:43:09

Personnel

Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers

Additional musicians

Production

Charts

Weekly chart performance for Long After Dark
ChartPosition
Australian Albums Chart [11] 77
Canadian RPM Albums Chart [12] 17
New Zealand Albums Chart [13] 25
Swedish Albums Chart [14] 20
UK Albums Chart [15] 45
United States Billboard 200 [16] 9
2024 chart performance for Long After Dark
Chart (2024)Peak
position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [17] 50
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [18] 86

Certifications

Certifications for Long After Dark
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [19] Gold50,000^
United States (RIAA) [20] Gold500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ↑ AllMusic review
  2. ↑ "Tom Petty: Long After Dark". Blender . Archived from the original on June 15, 2008. Retrieved November 5, 2017.
  3. ↑ Kot, Greg (September 1, 1991). "Through The Years With Tom Petty". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved April 4, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Robert Christgau: CG: tom petty and the heartbreakers".
  5. ↑ Larkin, Colin, ed. (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th edn). London: Omnibus Press. p. 2005. ISBN   978-0-85712-595-8.
  6. ↑ Strong, Martin C. (2006). The Essential Rock Discography. Edinburgh, UK: Canongate. p. 816. ISBN   978-1-84195-827-9.
  7. ↑ "Long After Dark". Rolling Stone . January 20, 1983.
  8. ↑ "Tom Petty: Album Guide". rollingstone.com . Archived from the original on July 14, 2011. Retrieved November 4, 2017.
  9. ↑ Zollo, Paul. Conversations With Tom Petty (2005): 81–83.
  10. ↑ "Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved August 31, 2024.
  11. ↑ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970-1992 . St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN   0-646-11917-6.
  12. ↑ "Top Albums/CDs - Volume 37, No. 20". RPM. January 15, 1983. Archived from the original (PHP) on May 2, 2014. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
  13. ↑ "charts.nz — Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - Long After Dark". Recording Industry Association of New Zealand . Retrieved May 1, 2014.
  14. ↑ "swedishcharts.com Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - Long After Dark" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan . Retrieved May 1, 2014.
  15. ↑ "Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Artist: Official Charts". UK Albums Chart . Retrieved April 8, 2014.
  16. ↑ "Allmusic: Long After Dark : Charts & Awards : Billboard Albums". AllMusic . Rovi Corporation . Retrieved March 1, 2014.
  17. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers – Long After Dark" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
  18. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers – Long After Dark". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 27, 2024.
  19. ↑ "Canadian album certifications – Tom Petty – Long After Dark". Music Canada.
  20. ↑ "American album certifications – Tom Petty – Long After Dark". Recording Industry Association of America.
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