Into the great wide open

*Into the great wide open*
Into the great wide open
Studio album Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
Date of issue	July 2, 1991
Recorded by	1990–1991 at Rumbo Recorders, Studio C, Canoga Park in Hollywood
Genres	heartland rock , blues rock
Duration	43:55
Producers	Jeff Lynn, Tom Petty, Mike Campbell
A country	;
Label	MCA Records
Professional reviews
	Allmusic link; Rolling stone link;
Timeline Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

Into the Great Wide Open is the eighth studio album of rock band Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers , released in 1991.

Content

About the album

Like Petty’s solo album Full Moon Fever , Into the Great Wide Open was produced by Traveling Wilburys fellow musician Jeff Lynn . The album became quite successful, having received the status of gold in Germany ^[1] and Switzerland ^[2] , platinum in the UK ^[3] and Sweden ^[4] and 2 × multi-platinum in Canada ^[5] and the USA ^[6] . The songs “Out In The Cold”, “Learning To Fly”, “King s Highway” and “Into The Great Wide Open” took the leading positions in the Mainstream Rock chart ^[7] . Johnny Depp starred in a music video for the latter, who had free time on the set of the film " Arizona Dream " by Emir Kusturica .

After several fairly average albums, Into the Great Wide Open finally returned The Heartbreakers to its critics. Entertainment Weekly 's Dave DiMartino called it “Petty and the band’s most classic album in 15 years.” ^[8] Rolling Stone critic Parker Paterbauch, giving Into the Great Wide Open 4 stars out of 5, placed him in a niche between the albums Full Moon Fever and Damn the Torpedoes ^[9] . Allmusic reviewer Stephen Thomas Erlewine also noted the similarity of Into the Great Wide Open to Full Moon Fever , albeit with less enthusiasm. According to Erlewine, the album is pleasant, but not diverse enough ^[10] .

List of Songs

Lyrics and music for all Tom Petty's songs, with the exception of Learning to Fly, Into the Great Wide Open, The Dark of the Sun, All the Wrong Reasons, Out in the Cold, and Built to Last "- Petty co-authored with Jeff Lynn , as well as" All or Nothin '"and" Makin' Some Noise "- co-authored with Jeff Lynn and Mike Campbell.

No.	Title	Duration
one.	Learning to Fly	4:02
2.	Kings Highway	3:08
3.	"Into the Great Wide Open"	3:43
four.	"Two Gunslingers"	3:09
5.	"The Dark of the Sun"	3:23
6.	'All or Nothin'	4:07
7.	"All the Wrong Reasons"	3:46
8.	"Too Good to Be True"	3:59
9.	"Out in the Cold"	3:40
10.	"You and I Will Meet Again"	3:42
eleven.	"Makin 'Some Noise"	3:27
12.	"Built to Last"	4:00

Record Members

The heartbreakers

Tom Petty - vocals , electric guitar , acoustic guitar , keyboards , percussion , bass
Mike Campbell - guitar, bass, welcome , keyboards, slide guitar
Benmont Tench - piano , accordion
Howie Epstein - bass, backing vocals
Stan Lynch - Percussion , Percussion

Also

Jeff Lynn - guitar, bass, backing vocals, piano, synthesizer , drums, sound effects
Richard Thandy - Synthesizer ("Two Gunslingers")
Roger McGinn - backing vocals ("All The Wrong Reasons")

Notes

↑ Gold- / Platin-Datenbank (neopr.) . Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Date of treatment November 11, 2012. Archived December 11, 2012.
↑ AWARDS 1992 (unspecified) . Hung Medien. Date of treatment November 11, 2012. Archived January 8, 2013.
↑ Certified Awards Search (Neopr.) . British Phonographic Industry . Date of treatment November 11, 2012. Archived November 21, 2012.
↑ Guld Platina 1987–1998 (unopened) (unreachable link) . International Federation of the Phonographic Industry . Date of treatment November 11, 2012. Archived January 19, 2010.
↑ Gold Platinum Database (neopr.) . Music Canada Date of treatment November 11, 2012. Archived January 8, 2013.
↑ RIAA's Gold Platinum Program (Neopr.) . Recording Industry Association of America . Date of treatment November 11, 2012. Archived December 17, 2012.
↑ Mainstream Rock (unopened) . Allmusic . Date of treatment November 11, 2012. Archived January 8, 2013.
↑ DiMartino, Dave. MUSIC REVIEW - Into the Great Wide Open (unopened) . Entertainment Weekly (July 19, 1991). Date of treatment November 11, 2012. Archived January 8, 2013.
↑ Puterbaugh, Parke. Into the Great Wide Open (Neopr.) . Rolling Stone (July 11, 1991). Date of treatment November 11, 2012. Archived January 8, 2013.
↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Into the Great Wide Open review (neopr.) . Allmusic . Date of treatment November 11, 2012. Archived January 8, 2013.

Links

[1] Gold- / Platin-Datenbank (neopr.) . Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Date of treatment November 11, 2012. Archived December 11, 2012.

[2] AWARDS 1992 (unspecified) . Hung Medien. Date of treatment November 11, 2012. Archived January 8, 2013.

[3] Certified Awards Search (Neopr.) . British Phonographic Industry . Date of treatment November 11, 2012. Archived November 21, 2012.

[4] Guld Platina 1987–1998 (unopened) (unreachable link) . International Federation of the Phonographic Industry . Date of treatment November 11, 2012. Archived January 19, 2010.

[5] Gold Platinum Database (neopr.) . Music Canada Date of treatment November 11, 2012. Archived January 8, 2013.

[6] RIAA's Gold Platinum Program (Neopr.) . Recording Industry Association of America . Date of treatment November 11, 2012. Archived December 17, 2012.

[7] Mainstream Rock (unopened) . Allmusic . Date of treatment November 11, 2012. Archived January 8, 2013.

[8] DiMartino, Dave. MUSIC REVIEW - Into the Great Wide Open (unopened) . Entertainment Weekly (July 19, 1991). Date of treatment November 11, 2012. Archived January 8, 2013.

[9] Puterbaugh, Parke. Into the Great Wide Open (Neopr.) . Rolling Stone (July 11, 1991). Date of treatment November 11, 2012. Archived January 8, 2013.

[10] Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Into the Great Wide Open review (neopr.) . Allmusic . Date of treatment November 11, 2012. Archived January 8, 2013.