Sunday, February 3, 2008

Super Bowl XLII Halftime Show, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, 2008















Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers were the halftime entertainment at Super Bowl XLII on Sunday February 3, 2008 which aired on FOX. Sponsored by Bridgestone Tires, the band performed four songs during the show. The latter three were all from Petty's 1989 solo album Full Moon Fever during the "Wilbury era".

American Girl
I Won't Back Down
Free Fallin'
Running Down a Dream

The game was played at the University of Phoenix Stadium in Arizona and was seen by a record 97.5 million viewers as the New York Giants upset the favored New England Patriots, 17-14.


Multimedia
Video

Friday, October 5, 2007

Rock On! (reissue), Del Shannon, 2007

05 October 2007 (re-released)
















The Tracks

1. Walk Away (Del Shannon/Tom Petty/Jeff Lynne) 3:37
2. Who Left Who (Del Shannon) 3:20
3. Are You Lovin' Me Too (Del Shannon) 3:14
4. Callin' Out My Name (Del Shannon) 3:44
5. I Go To Pieces (Del Shannon) 3:59
6. Lost In A Memory (Del Shannon) 3:35
7. I Got You (The Bird's Song) (Del Shannon) 3:41
8. What Kind Of A Fool Do You Think I Am? (Ray Whitley) 3:09
9. When I Had You (Del Shannon) 4:17
10. Let's Dance (Del Shannon) 3:31
bonus tracks
11. Hot Love (Del Shannon) 3:25
12. One Woman Man (Del Shannon) 3:55
13. Nobody's Business (Del Shannon) 3:22
14. You Don't Know What You've Got (Until You Lose It) (P. Hampton/D. Burton) 4:29
15. Songwriter (Del Shannon) 3:24


Album Overview
Bonus Tracks issued as part of album reissue in 2007.


Highlights
Track 11, Hot Love features Wilbury members, Jeff Lynne, Tom Petty and George Harrison although their specific contributions are not noted.

Bonus tracks are referenced as part of what are known as "The Weddington Sessions".

The title of Track 8 I Got You (The Bird's Song) was shortened to I Got You on the reissued CD.
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The Players


Production staff


Liner Notes


CD Number
Acadia ACAM 8147

check January 2009

Tuesday, June 12, 2007

Traveling Wilbury Collection (2CDs/1 DVD), Traveling Wilburys, 2007

released 12 June 2007













The Tracks
Volume 1
1. Handle With Care (Traveling Wilburys) 3:20
2. Dirty World (Traveling Wilburys) 3:30
3. Rattled (Traveling Wilburys) 2:59
4. Last Night (Traveling Wilburys) 3:51
5. Not Alone Anymore (Traveling Wilburys) 3:25
6. Congratulations (Traveling Wilburys) 3:30
7. Heading For The Light (Traveling Wilburys) 3:37
8. Margarita (Traveling Wilburys) 3:17
9. Tweeter And The Monkey Man (Traveling Wilburys) 5:28
10. End Of The Line (Traveling Wilburys) 3:30
[Bonus Tracks]
11. Maxine (Traveling Wilburys) 2:49
12. Like A Ship (Traveling Wilburys) 3:31


The Tracks
Volume 3
1. She's My Baby (Traveling Wilburys) 3:12
2. Inside Out (Traveling Wilburys) 3:33
3. If You Belonged to Me (Traveling Wilburys) 3:11
4. The Devil's Been Busy (Traveling Wilburys) 3:18
5. 7 Deadly Sins (Traveling Wilburys) 3:14
6. Poor House (Traveling Wilburys) 3:14
7. Where Were You Last Night? (Traveling Wilburys) 3:00
8. Cool Dry Place (Traveling Wilburys) 3:33
9. New Blue Moon (Traveling Wilburys) 3:15
10. You Took My Breath Away (Traveling Wilburys) 3:18
11. Wilbury Twist (Traveling Wilburys) 2:59
[Bonus Tracks]
12. Nobody's Child (Traveling Wilburys) 3:29
13. Runaway (Del Shannon) 2:31


Video Disc
1. The True Story of the Traveling Wilburys
2. Music Videos
3. Handle With Care
4. End of the Line
5. She's my Baby
6. Inside Out
7. Wilbury Twist


Multimedia
Jeff Lynne and Tom Petty discuss the reissue of the Traveling Wilburys collection in this promotional video.

CNN feature

Instant Karma: The Amnesty International Campaign to Save Darfur, 2007

Released 12 June 2007















Regina Spektor provided her own version of John Lennon's Real Love for the album.

Regina Spektor's "Real Love" live version

Tuesday, November 21, 2006

The Legend of Johnny Cash, Volume II, Johnny Cash, 2006

released 21 November 2006















The Tracks
1. There You Go
2. Home of the Blues
3. Ballad of a Teenage Queen
4. The Ways of a Woman in Love
5. I Still Miss Someone
6. Don't Take Your Guns to Town
7. The Long Black Veil
8. The Ballad of Ira Hayes
9. It Ain't Me Babe (with June Carter)
10. Girl from the North Country (with Bob Dylan)
11. Daddy Sang Bass
12. Flesh and Blood
13. The Night Hank Williams Came to Town (with Waylon Jennings)
14. That Old Wheel (with Hank Williams Jr.)
15. The Beast in Me
16. Unchained
17. I Won't Back Down
18. I Hung My Head
19. Bird on a Wire (live)
20. In the Sweet By and By


Highlights
Johnny Cash is joined by Tom Petty as he sings Petty's I Won't Back Down on this album. It was a fitting tune since Cash was battling cancer when this song was recorded.


Multimedia
I Won't Back Down video