Name: Hard Promises [LP]
Brand: Geffen
SKU: 144784429
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Hard Promises [LP]

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Album: Hard Promises [LP]
#	Song Title		Time
1)	The Waiting	More Info...	0:04
2)	A Woman in Love	More Info...	0:04
3)	Nightwatchman	More Info...	0:04
4)	Something Big	More Info...	0:04
5)	Kings Road	More Info...	0:03
6)	Letting You Go	More Info...	0:03
7)	A Thing About You	More Info...	0:03
8)	Insider	More Info...	0:04
9)	The Criminal Kind	More Info...	0:04
10)	You Can Still Change Your Mind	More Info...	0:04

Album: Hard Promises [LP]
#	Song Title		Time
1)	The Waiting	More Info...	0:04
2)	A Woman in Love	More Info...	0:04
3)	Nightwatchman	More Info...	0:04
4)	Something Big	More Info...	0:04
5)	Kings Road	More Info...	0:03
6)	Letting You Go	More Info...	0:03
7)	A Thing About You	More Info...	0:03
8)	Insider	More Info...	0:04
9)	The Criminal Kind	More Info...	0:04
10)	You Can Still Change Your Mind	More Info...	0:04

Performer Notes

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers: Tom Petty (vocals, guitar, piano); Mike Campbell (guitar, autoharp, accordion, harmonium, bass); Benmont Tench (organ, piano, vocals); Ron Blair (bass); Stan Lynch (drums, vocals).
Additional personnel: Stevie Nicks (vocals); A. Bugs Weidel (piano); Donald "Duck" Dunn (bass); Phil Jones (percussion); Sharon Ceylani (background vocals).
Recorded at Sound City, Van Nuys, California; Cherokee Studios, Hollywood, California; Goodnight, Los Angeles, California.
All songs written by Tom Petty except "A Woman In Love" and "You Can Still Change Your Mind" (Tom Petty/Mike Campbell).
This is where Petty's Dylan influence begins to rear its head. He made his name as an all-American, Byrds-inspired rock & roller, but on HARD PROMISES Petty began to explore a more reflective style, leaning on the softer side of his folk-rock roots. This is no NEBRASKA-there are plenty of spirited rockers and classy pop tunes-but Petty does sound like he's been spending some time with BRINGING IT ALL BACK HOME. There are sharply observed character studies of hard-luck and no-luck guys ("Something Big," "Nightwatchman"), urgent power-pop declarations of romantic desperation ("A Thing About You") and even some light-hearted socio-cultural observations ("King's Road"). HARD PROMISES is Petty's first step towards the eclecticism that would mark his later work, and it's easily his most underrated album.

Professional Reviews

Q (8/01, p.154) - 3 stars out of 5 - "...A sourer world-view had crept in, and 'King's Road' finds him confused by the fashion sense of the Brits and being sold drugs by a 'Pakistani man'..."

CMJ (1/5/04, p.8) - Ranked #6 in CMJ's "Top 20 Most-Played Albums of 1981"