Echo is the tenth studio album by Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers. Released in April 1999, the album reached number 10 on the Billboard 200 aided by singles “Free Girl Now”, “Swingin’” and “Room at the Top”, which hit numbers 5, 17 and 19 respectively on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock Tracks in 1999. The album was […]
Thomas Earl Petty (October 20, 1950 – October 2, 2017) was an American musician who was the lead vocalist and guitarist of the rock band Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, formed in 1976. He previously led the band Mudcrutch, was a member of the late 1980s supergroup the Traveling Wilburys, and had success as a solo […]
Bella Donna is the debut solo studio album by American singer and songwriter Stevie Nicks. Released on July 27, 1981, the album reached number one on the US Billboard 200 in September of that year. Bella Donna was awarded platinum status by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on October 7, 1981, less than […]
It’s Good To Be King is a song by American rock singer/songwriter Tom Petty, from his 1994 album Wildflowers. In 1995, it was released as the third single from the album. It charted at #68 on the Billboard hot 100, and at #6 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart. Musicians Bass Mike Campbell Drums Steve […]
The Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1 is the debut studio album by the English-American supergroup Traveling Wilburys, comprising George Harrison, Jeff Lynne, Bob Dylan, Roy Orbison and Tom Petty. It was released in October 1988 to commercial success and critical acclaim. Although Harrison had long planned to start such a band, the project came about through […]
“Handle with Care” is a song by the British-American supergroup the Traveling Wilburys. It was released in October 1988 as their debut single and as the opening track of their album Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1. The song was the first recording made by the group, although it was originally intended as a bonus track on […]
“It’s Money That Matters” is the second single by Randy Newman from his album Land Of Dreams (1988). It reached #60 in the US Billboard Charts. Musicians Bass Leland Sklar Drums Carlos Vega Guitar Mark Knopfler Piano Randy Newman Synclavier Guy Fletcher Synthesizer Kevin Maloney Background Vocals Mark Knopfler Background Vocals Jeff Lynne Background Vocals […]
Mystery Girl is the twenty-second album by American singer Roy Orbison. It was completed in November 1988, a month before his death at the age of 52, and according to the official Roy Orbison discography by Marcel Riesco, released on the Virgin record label on January 31, 1989. It includes the hit singles “You Got […]
“You Don’t Know How It Feels” is a song and the lead single from Tom Petty‘s 1994 album Wildflowers. It reached number one on the Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart and number 13 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming his last Top 40 hit. With candid lyrics regarding the songwriter’s desire for personal and […]
Wildflowers is the second solo studio album by American musician Tom Petty, released on November 1, 1994. The album was the first released by Petty after signing a contract with Warner Bros. Records (where he had recorded as part of the Traveling Wilburys) and the first of three albums produced by Rick Rubin. The album […]