Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers – Damn the Torpedoes
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"Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers – Damn the Torpedoes" is a landmark 1979 rock album that propelled the band to mainstream success with its polished sound and enduring hits like "Refugee" and "Don't Do Me Like That."
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| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Damn the Torpedoes | 0 |
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| instanceOf |
rock album
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studio album ⓘ |
| artist | Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| certification | RIAA 3× Platinum ⓘ |
| chartPositionUSBillboard200 | 2 ⓘ |
| coSongwriterOnSomeTracks | Mike Campbell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| coverArtDesigner | Kosh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| criticalReception | widely acclaimed ⓘ |
| describedAs |
breakthrough album for Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
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landmark album ⓘ |
| engineer | Shelly Yakus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresMusician |
Benmont Tench
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Mike Campbell NERFINISHED ⓘ Ron Blair NERFINISHED ⓘ Stan Lynch NERFINISHED ⓘ Tom Petty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
heartland rock
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rock ⓘ roots rock ⓘ |
| hasTrack |
Century City
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Don't Do Me Like That NERFINISHED ⓘ Even the Losers NERFINISHED ⓘ Here Comes My Girl NERFINISHED ⓘ Louisiana Rain NERFINISHED ⓘ Refugee NERFINISHED ⓘ Shadow of a Doubt (A Complex Kid) NERFINISHED ⓘ What Are You Doin' in My Life? NERFINISHED ⓘ You Tell Me NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includedInList | Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Albums of All Time NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| label |
Backstreet Records
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MCA Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSongwriter | Tom Petty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nextWork | Hard Promises NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableSingle |
Don't Do Me Like That
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Even the Losers NERFINISHED ⓘ Here Comes My Girl NERFINISHED ⓘ Refugee ⓘ |
| originalReleaseDate | 1979-10-19 ⓘ |
| performer | Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousWork | You're Gonna Get It! NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Jimmy Iovine
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Shelly Yakus NERFINISHED ⓘ Tom Petty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedIn | 1979 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1979 ⓘ |
| soundCharacter | polished ⓘ |
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