Damn the Torpedoes

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Damn the Torpedoes is a critically acclaimed 1979 rock album by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers that marked their commercial breakthrough.

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Damn the Torpedoes canonical 12
Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf rock album
studio album
achievedCertification RIAA 3× Platinum
artist Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
associatedAct Tom Petty
bassistOnAlbum Ron Blair
chartPositionUSBillboard200 1
closingTrack Louisiana Rain
commercialBreakthroughFor Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
criticalReception critically acclaimed
drummerOnAlbum Stan Lynch
engineer Shelly Yakus
genre heartland rock
rock
roots rock
guitaristOnAlbum Mike Campbell
hasCoverArt Damn the Torpedoes album cover
hasFormat compact disc
digital download
vinyl record
hasLength approximately 36 minutes
includedInList Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Albums of All Time
keyboardistOnAlbum Benmont Tench
label Backstreet Records
MCA Records
language English
leadSingle Don't Do Me Like That
surface form: Don’t Do Me Like That
mainSongwriter Tom Petty
mixedAt Record Plant, Los Angeles
nextWork Hard Promises
notableTrack Don't Do Me Like That
surface form: Don’t Do Me Like That

Even the Losers
Here Comes My Girl
Refugee
numberOfTracks 9
openingTrack Refugee
originalReleaseDate 1979-10-19
performer Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
previousWork You’re Gonna Get It!
producer Jimmy Iovine
Mike Campbell
Tom Petty
recordedAt Cherokee Studios
Sound City Studios
recordedInYear 1978
1979
releaseYear 1979

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Tom Petty notableWork Damn the Torpedoes
Tom Petty notableAlbum Damn the Torpedoes
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers album Damn the Torpedoes
Refugee partOfAlbum Damn the Torpedoes
Refugee album Damn the Torpedoes
Don't Do Me Like That album Damn the Torpedoes
subject surface form: "Don't Do Me Like That"
Hard Promises follows Damn the Torpedoes
Battle of Mobile Bay associatedQuote Damn the Torpedoes
this entity surface form: Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead
Stan Lynch notableWork Damn the Torpedoes
Here Comes My Girl album Damn the Torpedoes
Here Comes My Girl partOf Damn the Torpedoes
You’re Gonna Get It! followedBy Damn the Torpedoes
subject surface form: You're Gonna Get It!
Sound City Studios recordedAlbum Damn the Torpedoes