Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers – Hard Promises


Label: Backstreet Records – BSR-5160
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Europadisk Press
Country: US
Released: 1981
Genre: Rock, Pop
Style: Blues Rock, Pop Rock


Tracklist

A1 The Waiting 3:54
Written-By – Tom Petty

A2 A Woman In Love (It's Not Me) 4:21
Bass – Donald 'Duck' Dunn
Written-By – Mike Campbell, Tom Petty

A3 Nightwatchman 3:58
Piano – A. Bugs Weidel
Written-By – Mike Campbell, Tom Petty

A4 Something Big 4:45
Bass, Electric Piano – Tom Petty
Written-By – Tom Petty

A5 Kings Road 3:21
Written-By – Tom Petty


B1 Letting You Go 3:22
Written-By – Tom Petty

B2 A Thing About You 3:32
Written-By – Tom Petty

B3 Insider 4:21
Harmony Vocals – Stevie Nicks
Written-By – Tom Petty

B4 The Criminal Kind 3:55
Written-By – Tom Petty

B5 You Can Still Change Your Mind 4:01
Backing Vocals – Sharon Ceylani*, Stevie Nicks
Written-By – Mike Campbell, Tom Petty



Companies

Record Label - Backstreet Records
Record Company - MCA Records, Inc.
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Backstreet Records
Copyright © – Backstreet Records
Copyright © – Backstreet Records, Inc.
Recorded At – Sound City Studios
Recorded At – Cherokee Studios
Recorded At – Goodnight LA Studios
Mastered At – Sterling Sound
Pressed By – Europadisk
Designed At – Art Hotel
Manufactured By, Distributed By – MCA Distributing Corporation
Published By – Gone Gator Music
Published By – Wild Gator Music


Credits

Art Direction, Design – Tommy Steele 
Artwork [Hand Coloring] – Bennett Hall
Bass Guitar – Ron Blair
Drums, Vocals – Stan Lynch
Engineer – Shelly Yakus
Engineer [Assistant] – Brad Gilderman, Tori Swenson
Management – Elliot Roberts, Lookout Management, Tony Dimitriades
Mastered By – Greg Calbi
Organ, Piano, Vocals – Benmont Tench
Percussion – Phil Jones 
Photography By [Back Cover T.P] – Henry Diltz
Photography By [Back Cover] – Dennis Callahan
Photography By [Innersleeve, Front Cover] – Joel Bernstein
Photography By [Photo Collage] – Benmont Tench, Dennis Callahan, Henry Diltz, Joel Bernstein, Lynn Goldsmith
Producer – Jimmy Iovine, Tom Petty
Twelve-String Guitar [Electric], Electric Guitar [6-String], Autoharp, Accordion, Harmonium, Bass Guitar – Mike Campbell
Vocals, 12-String Acoustic Guitar, Twelve-String Guitar [Electric], Guitar [Acoustic 6-String], Electric Guitar [6-String] – Tom Petty


Notes

Europadisk pressing denoted by (EDP) stamp in runouts. No "Copyright infringement" warning box on back cover, bottom left.


Glossy Cover includes custom (cardstock) inner sleeve containing photos and additional credits.

Recorded at Sound City, Van Nuys and at Cherokee Studios, Hollywood, CA.
Some additional recording done at Goodnight, LA.

Mastered at Sterling, NYC

Mfd. & Distrib. by MCA Distrib. Corp.

© ℗ 1981 Backstreet Records
a Division of MCA Records, Inc.

© 1981 Backstreet Records, Inc.

All songs published by Gone Gator Music (ASCAP) except: A2, A3, B5 published by Gone Gator Music (ASCAP)/Wild Gator Music (ASCAP)

Stevie Nicks appears courtesy of Modern Records

This version does not have a barcode on the back cover like other releases


Other Identifiers

Matrix / Runout (Label side A): MCA 2445
Matrix / Runout (Label side B): MCA 2446
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, etched): MCA 2445-SS11  M1..SF1.SM7  WE LOVE YOU J.L.  2  𝓰𝓬
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, etched): MCA 2446-SS11 EDP M1.SF1. ̷S̷M13 𝓰𝓬
Matrix / Runout (Runout sides A & B, stamped):  EDP [circled]   sᴛᴇʀʟɪɴɢ
Pressing Plant ID: EDP
Rights Society: ASCAP