Long After Dark is the fifth studio album by American rock band Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, released on November 2, 1982, on Backstreet Records. 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. Epstein's vocals are prevalent throughout the album and from that point on, became an integral part of the Heartbreakers' sound.
Two other singles from the album were released, "Change of Heart" and "Straight into Darkness", the former joining "You Got Lucky" in the Billboard top 40. 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. "Keeping Me Alive", another outtake from the album sessions,Zollo, Paul. Conversations With Tom Petty (2005): 81–83. was a Petty favorite, and was eventually released on his and the Heartbreakers' 1995 box set Playback, as well as on An American Treasure.
On August 30, 2024, the Tom Petty estate announced the release of an expanded deluxe edition of the album, which included 12 new live and previously unreleased songs, as well as a Blu-Ray Dolby Atmos remix. This version was released on streaming services, numbered vinyl and CD on October 18, 2024.
Track listing
2024 Deluxe Edition Disc one is the original album.
Personnel Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
Tom Petty – lead vocals, guitars (acoustic, electric, 12-string, lead on "We Stand a Chance") Mike Campbell – guitars (lead, 12-string), organ on "We Stand a Chance" Howie Epstein – bass guitar, backing vocals Benmont Tench – acoustic and electric pianos, Hammond and Vox organs, Oberheim OB-Xa synthesizer, backing vocals Stan Lynch – drums, backing vocals
Additional musicians
Ron Blair – bass guitar on "Between Two Worlds" Phil Jones – percussion
Production
Jimmy Iovine – production Stephen Marcussen – mastering Tom Petty – production Don Smith – engineer Tommy Steele – design Shelly Yakus – engineer
Charts +Weekly chart performance for Long After Dark Chart PositionAustralian Albums Chart77Canadian RPM Albums Chart17New Zealand Albums Chart25Swedish Albums Chart20UK Albums Chart45United States Billboard 2009
+ 2024 chart performance for Long After Dark Chart (2024) Peakposition
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