Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Hard Promises (1981)

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Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Hard Promises (1981)
EAC | Flac(Image) + Cue + Log & M4A(Tracks) & MP3 CBR 320Kbps
MCA, MCAD-31066 | ~ 257 or 259 or 105 Mb | Scans(jpg, 600dpi) -> 105 Mb
Rock / Hard Rock

Damn the Torpedoes wasn't simply a culmination of Tom Petty's art; it happened to be a huge success, enabling him to call the shots on its successor, Hard Promises. Infamously, he used his first album as a star to challenge the record industry's practice of charging more for A-list artists, demanding that Hard Promises should be listed for less than most records by an artist of his stature, but if that was the only thing notable about the album, it would have disappeared like Long After Dark. Instead, it offered a reaffirmation that Damn the Torpedoes wasn't a fluke. There's not much new on the surface, since it continues the sound of its predecessor, but it's filled with great songwriting, something that's as difficult to achieve as a distinctive sound. The opener, "The Waiting," became the best-known song on the record, but there's no discounting "A Woman in Love (It's Not Me)," "Nightwatchman," "Kings Road," "Insider," and "The Criminal Kind," album tracks that would become fan favorites. If Hard Promises doesn't have the sweep of Damn the Torpedoes, that's because its predecessor was blessed with good timing and an unusually strong set of songs. Hard Promises isn't quite so epochal, yet it has a tremendous set of songs and a unified sound that makes it one of Petty's finest records.

by Stephen Thomas Erlewine, AMG
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Hard Promises (1981):


Tracklist:

01. The Waiting [0:03:56.25]
02. A Woman In Love (It's Not Me) [0:04:22.68]
03. Nightwatchman [0:04:00.65]
04. Something Big [0:04:43.25]
05. Kings Road [0:03:23.32]
06. Letting You Go [0:03:25.35]
07. A Thing About You [0:03:32.30]
08. Insider [0:04:23.73]
09. The Criminal Kind [0:04:00.42]
10. You Can Still Change Your Mind [0:04:17.55]

Exact Audio Copy V1.0 beta 3 from 29. August 2011

EAC extraction logfile from 14. December 2013, 21:53

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers / Hard Promises

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Filename H:\MUSIC\COLLECTION\Tom Petty\1981 -Hard Promises\Hard Promises.wav

Peak level 97.0 %
Extraction speed 5.8 X
Range quality 100.0 %
Test CRC 380CA7E8
Copy CRC 380CA7E8
Copy OK

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foobar2000 1.2.9 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
log date: 2014-09-07 10:08:56

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Analyzed: Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers / Hard Promises
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR12 -0.72 dB -15.52 dB 3:56 01-The Waiting
DR11 -1.20 dB -16.19 dB 4:23 02-A Woman In Love (It's Not Me)
DR12 -1.71 dB -16.07 dB 4:01 03-Nightwatchman
DR13 -1.58 dB -17.05 dB 4:43 04-Something Big
DR13 -0.26 dB -15.97 dB 3:23 05-Kings Road
DR12 -0.32 dB -15.07 dB 3:25 06-Letting You Go
DR11 -0.55 dB -14.75 dB 3:32 07-A Thing About You
DR12 -1.51 dB -17.99 dB 4:24 08-Insider
DR12 -1.04 dB -15.60 dB 4:01 09-The Criminal Kind
DR13 -4.16 dB -20.21 dB 4:18 10-You Can Still Change Your Mind
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Number of tracks: 10
Official DR value: DR12

Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 16
Bitrate: 853 kbps
Codec: FLAC


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