Long After Dark
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::data[format=table title="Infobox album"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Long After Dark |
| type | Album |
| artist | Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers |
| cover | PettyLongAfterDark.jpg |
| released | |
| recorded | 1981–82 |
| studio | |
| length | 37:44 |
| label | Backstreet |
| producer | |
| prev_title | Hard Promises |
| prev_year | 1981 |
| next_title | Southern Accents |
| next_year | 1985 |
| misc | {{Singles |
| name | Long After Dark |
| type | studio |
| single1 | You Got Lucky"/"Between Two Worlds |
| single1date | October 22, 1982 |
| single3 | Change of Heart |
| single3date | February 1983 |
| single2 | Straight into Darkness"/"A Wasted Life |
| single2date | 1982 |
| :: |
| name = Long After Dark | type = Album | artist = Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers | cover = PettyLongAfterDark.jpg | alt = | released = | recorded = 1981–82 | venue = | studio = | genre =
- Heartland rock
- pop rock
- new wave | length = 37:44 | label = Backstreet | producer = | prev_title = Hard Promises | prev_year = 1981 | next_title = Southern Accents | next_year = 1985 | misc = {{Singles | name = Long After Dark | type = studio | single1 = You Got Lucky"/"Between Two Worlds | single1date = October 22, 1982 | single3 = Change of Heart | single3date = February 1983 | single2 = Straight into Darkness"/"A Wasted Life | single2date = 1982 |rev1 = AllMusic |rev1score = |rev2 = Blender |rev2score = |rev3 = Chicago Tribune |rev3score = |rev4 = Christgau's Record Guide |rev4score = C+ |rev5 = The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |rev5Score = | rev6 = The Essential Rock Discography | rev6Score = 5/10 |rev7 = Rolling Stone |rev7score = |rev8 = The Rolling Stone Album Guide |rev8score = |noprose=yes
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.
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, 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. This version was released on streaming services, numbered vinyl and CD on October 18, 2024.
Track listing
| all_writing = Tom Petty, except where noted. | headline = Side one | title1 = A One Story Town | length1 = 3:06 | title2 = You Got Lucky | writer2 = | length2 = 3:37 | title3 = Deliver Me | length3 = 3:28 | title4 = Change of Heart | length4 = 3:18 | title5 = Finding Out | writer5 = | length5 = 3:36
| headline = Side two | title6 = We Stand a Chance | length6 = 3:38 | title7 = Straight into Darkness | length7 = 3:49 | title8 = The Same Old You | writer8 = | length5 = | length8 = 3:31 | title9 = Between Two Worlds | writer9 = | length9 = 5:12 | title10 = A Wasted Life | length10 = 4:35 | total_length = 37:44
Track listing : 2024 Extended Deluxe Edition
Disc 1 is the same as the 1982 release. ::data[format=table title="CD Version Disc 2"]
| No. | Title | Length | 1. | 2. | 3. | 4. | 5. | 6. | 7. | 8. | 9. | 10. | 11. | 12. | Total length: |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stories We Could Tell - French TV | 3:36 | ||||||||||||||
| Never Be You | 3:55 | ||||||||||||||
| Turning Point - Original Drums Version | 3:01 | ||||||||||||||
| Don't Make Me Walk The Line | 3:17 | ||||||||||||||
| Finding Out - French TV | 4:03 | ||||||||||||||
| Heartbreakers Beach Party - Extended Version | 2:50 | ||||||||||||||
| Keeping Me Alive - French TV | 3:21 | ||||||||||||||
| Straight Into Darkness - French TV | 4.25 | ||||||||||||||
| Ways To Be Wicked - Denver Sessions | 4:25 | ||||||||||||||
| Between Two Worlds - French TV | 3:50 | ||||||||||||||
| One on One | 3:41 | ||||||||||||||
| Wild Thing | 3:53 | ||||||||||||||
| 43:09 | |||||||||||||||
| :: |
Personnel
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
- Tom Petty – lead vocals, guitars (acoustic, electric, 12-string, lead on "We Stand a Chance")
- Mike Campbell – guitars (lead, 12-string), organ on "We Stand a Chance"
- Howie Epstein – bass guitar, backing vocals
- Benmont Tench – acoustic and electric pianos, Hammond and Vox organs, Oberheim OB-Xa synthesizer, backing vocals
- Stan Lynch – drums, backing vocals
Additional musicians
- Ron Blair – bass guitar on "Between Two Worlds"
- Phil Jones – percussion
Production
- Jimmy Iovine – production
- Stephen Marcussen – mastering
- Tom Petty – production
- Don Smith – engineer
- Tommy Steele – design
- Shelly Yakus – engineer
Charts
::data[format=table title="Weekly chart performance for ''Long After Dark''"]
| Chart | Position | Australian Albums Chart | Canadian RPM Albums Chart | New Zealand Albums Chart | Swedish Albums Chart | UK Albums Chart | United States Billboard 200 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 77 | |||||||
| 17 | |||||||
| 25 | |||||||
| 20 | |||||||
| 45 | |||||||
| 9 | |||||||
| :: |
::data[format=table title="2024 chart performance for ''Long After Dark''"] | Chart (2024) | Peak position | |---|---| ::
Certifications
References
References
- [{{AllMusic
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- "Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Artist: Official Charts". [[UK Albums Chart]].
- "Allmusic: ''Long After Dark'' : Charts & Awards : Billboard Albums". [[Rovi Corporation]].
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