Petty and the band paid tribute to the slain former Beatle by etching “WE LOVE YOU J.L.” in the runout deadwax on early U.S. The meeting never occurred, as Lennon was murdered before the date of his planned visit to the studio.
Petty was looking forward to meeting him when he came in. Hard Promises is the fourth studio album by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers released on on Backstreet Records.ĭuring the recording of the album, John Lennon was scheduled to be in the same studio at the same time. Ron Blair – bass guitar on “Between Two Worlds” Howie Epstein – bass guitar, backing vocalsīenmont Tench – acoustic and electric pianos, Hammond and Vox organs, synthesizer, backing vocals Mike Campbell – guitars (lead, 12-string), organ on “We Stand a Chance” Tom Petty – lead vocals, guitars (acoustic, electric, 12-string, lead on “We Stand a Chance”), Prophet 5 synthesizer “Keeping Me Alive”, another outtake from the sessions for the album, was a Petty favorite, and was eventually released on his and the Heartbreakers’ 1995 box set Playback, as well as on An American Treasure.
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. The first of these joined “You Got Lucky” in the Billboard top 40. Two other singles from the album were released, “Change of Heart” and “Straight into Darkness”. Epstein’s vocals are prevalent throughout the album and from that point on, became an integral part of the Heartbreakers’ sound. 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. Long After Dark is the fifth studio album by American rock band Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, released Novemon Backstreet Records.
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