Echo (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers album)

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Echo
Warner Bros.
Producer
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers chronology
Songs and Music from "She's the One"
(1996) 		Echo
(1999) 		Anthology: Through the Years
(2000)
Singles from Echo
  1. "Free Girl Now"
    Released: 1999
  2. "
    Room at the Top
    "
    Released: 1999
  3. "Swingin'"
    Released: 1999
  4. "This One's For Me"
    Released: 1999
  5. "Accused of Love"
    Released: 1999

Echo is the tenth studio album by

RIAA
in July 1999, only three months after it was released. Echo is the only Heartbreakers' album to feature a lead vocal from another member of the band, namely lead guitarist Mike Campbell on "I Don't Wanna Fight".

"Free Girl Now" is also notable for being the second single by a major artist to be made available for free internet download in MP3 format by the artist. Petty's marketing decision caused concern at Warner Bros., and the download was pulled after two days, but propagated thanks to services like Napster.[2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
The Essential Rock Discography
5/10[6]
The Harvard Crimson(favorable)[7]
The Music Box[8]
Rolling Stone[9]
USA Today[10]

Track listing

All tracks are written by

Room at the Top
"5:002."Counting on You"4:053."Free Girl Now"3:304."Lonesome Sundown"4:325."Swingin'"5:306."Accused of Love"2:457."Echo"6:368."Won't Last Long"4:229."Billy the Kid"4:0810."I Don't Wanna Fight"2:4711."This One's for Me"2:4212."No More"3:1513."About to Give Out"3:1214."Rhino Skin"3:5715."One More Day, One More Night"5:37

Outtakes

  • "Sweet William" appeared as the B-side on the "Room at the Top" CD single.
  • "Gainesville" and "I Don't Belong" were released posthumously as a part of the An American Treasure compilation in 2018.

Personnel

Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers

Additional musicians

Production

  • Martyn Atkins – art direction and photography
  • Rob Brill – engineer
  • Mike Campbell – producer
  • Christine Cano – art direction and design
  • Richard Dodd – engineer, mixer
  • Ok Hee Kim – engineer
  • Aaron Lepley – engineer
  • Stephen Marcussen – mastering
  • Tom Petty – producer
  • Rick Rubin – producer
  • Dave Schiffman – engineer
  • Christine Sirois – engineer

Charts

Singles

Chart performance for singles from Echo
Year Single Chart Position
1999 "Free Girl Now" US Mainstream Rock[17] 5

Certifications

Certifications for Echo
Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[19] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ Matthews, Tom (March 16, 2011). "Heart Breaker". Milwaukee Magazine. Retrieved November 6, 2017.
  2. ^ Nelson, Chris (March 11, 1999). "Best of '99: Downloadable Tom Petty Single Pulled from 'MP3.com' Site". MTV.com. MTV. Retrieved July 28, 2017.
  3. ^ "Echo - Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, Tom Petty - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic.
  4. ISBN 978-0-85712-595-8
    .
  5. ^ "Echo - EW.com". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 2014-04-20. Retrieved 2013-01-02.
  6. ISBN 978-1-84195-827-9
    .
  7. ^ The Harvard Crimson review
  8. ^ Metzger, John. "Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - Echo (Album Review)".
  9. ^ "Echo". Rolling Stone. 29 April 1999.
  10. ^ "Rebellious ring to Petty's 'Echo' Bocelli right to return to pop, but John's 'Aida' simply tragic".[permanent dead link]
  11. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers – Echo" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
  12. GfK Entertainment Charts
    . Retrieved October 19, 2020.
  13. ^ "Charts.nz – Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers – Echo". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
  14. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers – Echo". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
  15. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers – Echo". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
  16. ^ "Tom Petty | full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
  17. ^ a b "Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved April 2, 2019.
  18. ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1999". Billboard. Archived from the original on January 24, 2015. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
  19. ^ "American album certifications – Tom Petty – Echo". Recording Industry Association of America.
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