Petty Country: A Country Music Celebration of Tom Petty

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Petty Country: A Country Music Celebration of Tom Petty
Compilation album by
various artists
ReleasedJune 21, 2024
StudioVarious artists' studios
GenreCountry
Length76:40
LabelBig Machine
Producer
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Petty Country: A Country Music Celebration of Tom Petty is a 2024 tribute album celebrating the life of Tom Petty. It features 20 covers of Petty songs that feature a variety of country artists. The Tom Petty estate put the album together.[2]

Recording history

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Many of the 20 featured artists released their songs ahead of time as singles, with the first being Dierks Bentley, who released his rendition of "American Girl" on February 23, 2024. Bentley gave high praise of the song, saying that, while it wasn't a country song, it was one of Tom Petty's "greatest songs in a life’s work of great American songs."[3]

On April 6, 2024, Dolly Parton released a cover of "Southern Accents", accompanied by a music video. The video showcased "home videos and professional footage of Petty throughout his life."[4]

Other artists to release songs ahead of time include Steve Earle on May 10 with "Yer So Bad",[5] Wynonna Judd on May 17 with "Refugee",[6] Eli Young Band on June 3 with "Learning to Fly"[7] and Margo Price on June 7 with "Ways To Be Wicked".[8]

Track listing

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Petty Country: A Country Music Celebration of Tom Petty track listing
No.TitleArtistLength
1."I Should Have Known It"Chris Stapleton3:56
2."Wildflowers"Thomas Rhett3:15
3."Runnin' Down a Dream"Luke Combs4:07
4."Southern Accents"Dolly Parton4:27
5."Here Comes My Girl"Justin Moore4:43
6."American Girl"Dierks Bentley3:03
7."Stop Draggin' My Heart Around"Lady A4:18
8."I Forgive It All"Jamey Johnson4:26
9."I Won't Back Down"Brothers Osborne2:58
10."Refugee"Wynonna Judd feat. Lainey Wilson3:50
11."Angel Dream (No. 2)"Willie Nelson and Lukas Nelson2:29
12."Learning to Fly"Eli Young Band3:25
13."Breakdown"Ryan Hurd feat. Carly Pearce3:09
14."Yer So Bad"Steve Earle2:58
15."Ways To Be Wicked"Margo Price feat. Mike Campbell3:27
16."Mary Jane's Last Dance"Midland5:04
17."Free Fallin'"The Cadillac Three feat. Breland4:35
18."I Need to Know"Marty Stuart and His Fabulous Superlatives2:38
19."Don't Come Around Here No More"Rhiannon Giddens feat. Silkroad Ensemble and Benmont Tench4:36
20."You Wreck Me (Live)"George Strait5:16

Production

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  • Scott Borchetta, George Drakoulias, Randall Poster – executive production
  • Adria Petty – Tom Petty creative
  • Sandi Spika Borchetta, Justin Ford – art direction
  • Don Phillips – cover artwork, package design
  • Mark Seliger, Dennis Callahan – photography
  • Alan Weidel – facilities and equipment management
  • Alison Tavel – archives production and direction

Charts

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Chart performance for Petty Country: A Country Music Celebration of Tom Petty
Chart (2024) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[9] 84
US Top Compilation Albums (Billboard)[9] 1

References

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  1. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Petty Country: A Country Music Celebration of Tom Petty". AllMusic. Retrieved July 14, 2024.
  2. ^ "Petty Country: A Country Music Celebration Of Tom Petty CD". tompetty.com.
  3. ^ "Dierks Bentley drops his take of Tom Petty classic 'American Girl'". Niagara Frontier Publications.
  4. ^ "Dolly Parton's Version of Tom Petty's "Southern Accents" Debuts With a New Video". Dollyparton.com.
  5. ^ "Steve Earle - Yer So Bad (Official Audio)" – via YouTube.
  6. ^ "Wynonna - Refugee (In The Studio) ft. Lainey Wilson" – via YouTube.
  7. ^ "Eli Young Band - Learning To Fly (In The Studio)" – via YouTube.
  8. ^ "Margo Price - Ways To Be Wicked (Audio) ft. Mike Campbell" – via YouTube.
  9. ^ a b Caulfield, Keith (June 7, 2024). "All-Star Tom Petty Country Tribute Album Makes Chart-Topping Debut". Billboard. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
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