An An American Treasure [Deluxe]

An An American Treasure [Deluxe]

by Tom Petty
An An American Treasure [Deluxe]

An An American Treasure [Deluxe]

by Tom Petty

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Overview

An American Treasure, the first posthumous Tom Petty project, is designed as an aural biography of the late rocker, telling a tale that begins with a Mudcrutch session from 1974, running through the glory of Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers in 1976, and concluding with a live version of "Hungry No More" from 2016, just over a year prior to his tragic 2017 passing. Arriving roughly a year after Petty's death, the timing for An American Treasure makes sense -- he certainly deserved a tribute -- but in strict discographical terms, there didn't seem to be a need for a second career-spanning box set, as he already had 1995's rarity-laden box Playback and a multi-disc The Live Anthology from 2009. Happily, An American Treasure offers a story that's not told on either previous set, and that's a complete picture of Petty's career, told entirely through byways, not highways. The compilers -- a team consisting of his widow Dana, daughter Adria, bandmates Mike Campbell and Benmont Tench, plus longtime producer Ryan Ulyate -- made a conscious decision not to replicate any material from Playback, which meant that there wasn't room for the original hit versions of any of Petty's hits. Ultimately, this meant that many of his best-known songs are nowhere to be found on An American Treasure, but that winds up as a feature, not a bug. In the absence of "American Girl," "Refugee," "The Waiting," and "Free Falling," the spotlight shifts to the remarkable consistency of Tom Petty's catalog, which is represented through deep cuts, alternate takes, live versions, and unheard songs. Upon first glance at the track listing, it may seem like there's not a treasure trove of unheard material, but as An American Treasure plays, what becomes clear is that the bigger picture counts more than the individual details. Not that the box doesn't serve up some unexpected surprises from all eras: an alternate "Rebels" has a muscle lacking on the original version, Echo generates two fine rarities in "Gainesville" and "I Don't Belong," the plaintive outtake "Don't Fade on Me" could've fit onto Wildflowers with no problem. It's fun to cherry-pick these tracks, but An American Treasure carries a greater resonance by demonstrating how Petty kept growing through the years, not only as a songwriter but a performer; some of the best moments are hearing him sing older songs later in his career. The trick An American Treasure pulls off is weaving these latter-day performances into the place where the songs were originally written, so this not only provides a narrative but also gives a sense of continuity, which is a rare thing in a decades-spanning box like this. As such, this box winds up as a fitting tribute to a rocker whose touch was so casual, he could be easy to take for granted, but when his work is looked at as a whole, he seems like a giant. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date: 09/28/2018
Label: Reprise / Wb
UPC: 0093624905561
Rank: 37154

Tracks

Disc 1

  1. Surrender
  2. Listen to Her Heart
  3. Anything That's Rock 'n' Roll
  4. When the Time Comes
  5. You're Gonna Get It
  6. Radio Promotion Spot
  7. Rockin' Around (With You)
  8. Fooled Again (I Don't Like It)
  9. Breakdown
  10. The Wild One, Forever
  11. No Second Thoughts
  12. Here Comes My Girl
  13. What Are You Doing in My Life
  14. Louisiana Rain
  15. Lost in Your Eyes

Disc 2

  1. Keep a Little Soul
  2. Even the Losers
  3. Keeping Me Alive
  4. Don't Treat Me Like a Stranger
  5. The Apartment Song
  6. Concert (Intro)
  7. Kings Road
  8. Clear the Aisles
  9. A Woman in Love (It's Not Me)
  10. Straight into Darkness
  11. You Can Still Change Your Mind
  12. Rebels
  13. Deliver Me
  14. Alright for Now
  15. The Damage You've Done
  16. The Best of Everything
  17. Walkin' From the Fire
  18. King of the Hill

Disc 3

  1. I Won't Back Down
  2. Gainesville
  3. You and I Will Meet Again
  4. Into the Great Wide Open
  5. Two Gunslingers
  6. Lonesome Dave
  7. To Find a Friend
  8. Crawling Back to You
  9. Wake Up Time
  10. Grew Up Fast
  11. I Don't Belong
  12. Accused of Love
  13. Lonesome Sundown
  14. Don't Fade on Me

Disc 4

  1. You and Me
  2. Have Love Will Travel
  3. Money Becomes King
  4. Bus to Tampa Bay
  5. Saving Grace
  6. Down South
  7. Southern Accents
  8. Insider
  9. Two Men Talking
  10. Fault Lines
  11. Sins of My Youth
  12. Good Enough
  13. Something Good Coming
  14. Save Your Water
  15. Like a Diamond
  16. Hungry No More

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Tom Petty   Primary Artist,Bass,Drums,Organ,Guitar,Vocals,Harmonica,Tambourine,Spoken Word,Guitar (Bass),Vocal Harmony,Piano (Electric),Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric),Guitar (12 String),Vocals (Background)
Mudcrutch   Primary Artist
Roger McGuinn   Primary Artist,Vocals,Guitar (12 String)
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers   Primary Artist
Stevie Nicks   Primary Artist,Vocals,Vocal Harmony,Vocals (Background)
William Bergman   Horn
Sharon Ceylani   Vocals (Background)
Benmont Tench   Harpsichord,Synthesizer,Handclapping,Piano (Electric),Vocals (Background),Organ,Piano,Harmonium,Mellotron,Vox Organ,Chamberlin,Tack Piano
Phil Jones   Drums,Percussion
Jim Keltner   Percussion
Tom Leadon   Guitar,Vocal Harmony,Vocals (Background)
Novi Novog   Viola
Randall Marsh   Drums
Ron Blair   Bass,Cello,Guitar,Clapping,Handclapping,Guitar (Bass),Vocals (Background)
Alan Weidel   Clapping,Handclapping
Kurt McGettrick   Horn
Jeff Jourard   Guitar
Dick Braun   Horn
Rick Rubin   Clapping,Handclapping
Bobbye Hall   Tambourine
Mike Campbell   Bass,Sitar,Drones,Guitar,Accordion,Coral Sitar,Handclapping,Guitar (Bass),Guitar (12 String),Mandolin
Dave Plews   Trumpet
Danny Roberts   Bass,Guitar (Bass)
Molly Duncan   Saxophone
George Drakoulias   Drums,Clapping,Handclapping
Jim Coile   Horn
Heart Attack   Horn
Herb Pedersen   Guitar,Vocal Harmony,Vocals (Background)
Shelly Yakus   Vocals (Background),Guitar
Steve Ferrone   Drums,Bongos,Percussion
Stan Lynch   Drums,Bongos,Percussion,Vocal Harmony,Vocals (Background)
Jesse Ehrlich   Cello
John Berry, Jr.   Horn
Ringo Starr   Drums
Jeff Lynne   Bass,Piano,Guitar,Keyboards,Synthesizer,Guitar (Bass),Guitar (Rhythm),Vocals (Background)
Lenny Castro   Percussion
Jon Brion   Conductor
Jerry Hey   Horn,Conductor,Horn Conductor
Howie Epstein   Bass,Handclapping,Guitar (Bass),Vocal Harmony,Vocals (Background)
Scott Thurston   Guitar,Clapping,Harmonica,Synthesizer,Slide Guitar,Vocal Harmony,Vocals (Background)
Richard Manuel   Vocal Harmony

Technical Credits

Nick Steinhardt   Art Direction,Package Design
Michael Ochs   Photography
Fabio Nosotti   Photography
Ed Caraeff   Photography
Andy Tennille   Photography
Steve Ziegelmeyer   Photography
Alison Tavel   Research,Archivist
Annakim Violette   Associate Producer
Dana Petty   Executive Producer
Denny Cordell   Producer
Mark Dearnley   Engineer,Recording
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar   Introduction
Allan Tannenbaum   Photography
Ian Dickson   Photography
Jeri Heiden   Art Direction,Package Design
Mark Seliger   Photography,Illustrations
Michael Montfort   Photography
Sam Jones   Photography
Max Reese   Mixing,Engineer,Mixing,Recording
Ryan Ulyate   Mixing,Engineer,Producer,Recording
Randall Marsh   Announcer
Lynn Goldsmith   Photography
Shepard Fairey   Design,Cover Illustration
Robert Sebree   Photography
Martyn Atkins   Photography
Herbert Worthington III   Photography
Aaron Rapoport   Photography
Dennis Callahan   Photography
Alan Singer   Photography
Brantley Gutierrez   Photography
Robert Scovill   Engineer,Recording
Roger Harris   Engineer,Recording
Noah Shark   Mixing,Engineer,Producer,Recording
Rick Rubin   Producer
Mike Campbell   Composer,Recording,Engineer,Producer
Adria Petty   Liner Notes,Creative Director,Executive Producer
Joel Bernstein   Photography
Tom Petty   Leader,Arranger,Composer,Producer,Announcer,Orchestral Arrangements
George Drakoulias   Mixing,Producer
Benmont Tench   Producer
Shelly Yakus   Mixing,Engineer,Recording
Andy Udoff   Engineer,Recording
Roger McGuinn   Composer
Biff Dawes   Engineer,Recording
Bill Bottrell   Mixing
Chris Bellman   Mastering
Bud Scoppa   Liner Notes
Larry Jenkins   Creative Consultant,Editorial Consultation
Greg Looper   Engineer,Monitors,Recording
Don Smith   Engineer,Recording
Jeff Lynne   Composer,Producer
Jon Brion   Arranger,Orchestral Arrangements
Robbie Robertson   Producer
Jerry Hey   Arranger,Horn Arrangements
Jim Scott   Mixing,Engineer,Recording
Richard Dodd   Mixing,Engineer,Recording
Jimmy Iovine   Producer
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