Full moon fever is the debut solo studio album by 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 traveling wilburys.
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The album is not over produced by lynne except perhaps for the final track zombie zoo.
This album contends with damn the torpedoes 1979 into the great wide open 1991 and the 1976 debut tom petty and the heartbreakers as petty s finest.
The record shows petty exploring his musical roots with nods to.
Nevertheless the distinction between solo and heartbreakers is a fuzzy one because full moon fever is essentially in the same style as the heartbreakers albums.
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With full moon fever touted as petty s first solo outing the album nearly redefines his relationship to rock n roll taking a step back from the power of the heartbreakers band in order to reestablish the romance surrounding the likes of buddy holly del shannon and of course the byrds where he incorporates aspects from these and other artists who ve inspired him morphing those.
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This album contends with damn the torpedoes 1979 into the great wide open 1991 and the 1976 debut tom petty and the heartbreakers as petty s finest.
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On full moon fever petty stands at the peak of his creative powers.
The album is not over produced by lynne except perhaps for the final track zombie zoo.