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- Generally, the term refers to any exceedingly rare event (as in “once in a…”), but many people specifically apply it to the occurrence of a second full moon in a calendar month, such as those happening this year in January and March.
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Full Moon Fever. Full Moon Fever is the debut solo studio album by American musician Tom Petty, released on April 24, 1989, by MCA Records. It features contributions from members of his band the Heartbreakers, notably Mike Campbell, as well as Jeff Lynne, Roy Orbison (who died prior to its release), and George Harrison, Petty's bandmates in the ...
- 1987–88
- April 24, 1989
Full Moon Fever is Tom Petty’s first solo record after seven previous releases as “Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers.”. Most of the album was written by Petty and Jeff Lynne, and every member ...
Released in 1989, Full Moon Fever would become Petty's greatest commercial success. During its creation he found a new musical partner that inspired him to create some of his best and most...
- “Free Fallin’” Petty’s most recognizable song is his ultimate work of magical realism: cosmic flights, vampiric marches and out-of-body experiences set against mundane San Fernando Valley geography.
- “I Won’t Back Down” In 1987, Petty waged and won a courtroom battle against B.F. Goodrich, a tire company that ripped off his song “Mary’s New Car” in a TV ad.
- “Love Is a Long Road” This co-write between Petty and Campbell was inspired by the lead guitarist’s motorcycle; like the Beach Boys on “Little Honda,” Campbell wanted to write a rock song that continually upshifts like a manual transmission.
- “A Face In the Crowd” A mid-tempo jangler that foreshadows 1994’s Wildflowers, “A Face in the Crowd” takes a very simple concept — a stranger becoming a lover — and shines it to perfection.
Apr 25, 2015 · Full Moon Fever was technically a solo venture, yet it wasn't without its share of Heartbreakers. Bassist Howie Epstein contributed backing vocals to a couple of songs, keyboard player Benmont ...
Apr 24, 2024 · Tom Petty’s debut solo outing, ‘Full Moon Fever,’ arguably remains the high-water mark of The Heartbreaker’s solo career.
Oct 10, 2017 · Full Moon Fever, in a twist that made the early executive apathy toward it become a setup for poetic justice, became one of the late 20th century’s most storied rock...
