Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers – Into The Great Wide Open

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Genre:	Rock
Style:	Pop Rock
Year:	1991

Tracklist

		Learning To Fly	4:01
		Kings Highway	3:05
		Into The Great Wide Open	3:42
		Two Gunslingers	3:08
		The Dark Of The Sun	3:23
		All Or Nothin'	4:05
		All The Wrong Reasons	3:44
		Too Good To Be True	3:58
		Out In The Cold	3:41
		You And I Will Meet Again	3:45
		Makin' Some Noise	3:25
		Built To Last	3:58

Credits (25)

Tiny Bouchet
Art Direction
Awest
Art Direction, Illustration
Brass Ring Circus Studios
Art Direction, Illustration
Jan Matulka
Artwork [Cover Art]
DZN, The Design Group
Design [Design Coordination]
Stan Lynch
Drums, Percussion, Performer [Champagne Bucket]

Notes

Eighth studio album released July 1991.

The album was the second Petty produced with Jeff Lynne after the success of Full Moon Fever.
The first single, "Learning to Fly", became the band's t longest-running No. 1 single (along with "The Waiting" from 1981's Hard Promises) on Billboard's Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, spending six weeks at the top spot. The second single, "Out in the Cold", also made No. 1 on the Mainstream Rock chart, albeit for two weeks.
The music video for the title song stars Johnny Depp as "Eddie", who moves to Los Angeles as a teenager to seek rock stardom, along with Gabrielle Anwar, Faye Dunaway, Matt LeBlanc, Terence Trent D'Arby and Chynna Phillips.

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Image	,	–			In Your Collection, Wantlist, or Inventory	Version Details	Data Quality
	Into The Great Wide Open LP, Album	MCA Records – MCA 10317	Europe	1991	Europe — 1991
	Into The Great Wide Open CD, Album, PDO	MCA Records – MCAD-10317	US	1991	US — 1991
	Into The Great Wide Open CD, Album	MCA Records – MCAD-10317	Europe	1991	Europe — 1991	Recently Edited
	Into The Great Wide Open LP, Album	MCA Records – MCA 10317	Portugal	1991	Portugal — 1991	Recently Edited
	Into The Great Wide Open LP, Album	MCA Records – MCA-70.100	Venezuela	1991	Venezuela — 1991	Recently Edited
	Into The Great Wide Open CD, Album, Club Edition	MCA Records – CMCASD-10317	Canada	1991	Canada — 1991	Recently Edited
	Into The Great Wide Open CD, Album	MCA Records – MCAD 10317	Europe	1991	Europe — 1991
	Into The Great Wide Open LP, Album	MCA Records – MCA 10317	US	1991	US — 1991	Recently Edited
	Into The Great Wide Open Cassette, Album	MCA Records – MCAC 10317	US	1991	US — 1991	Recently Edited
	Into The Great Wide Open LP, Album	MCA Records – MCA 10317	Canada	1991	Canada — 1991	Recently Edited
	Into The Great Wide Open LP, Album	MCA Records – MCA-10317	US	1991	US — 1991	Recently Edited
	Into The Great Wide Open LP, Album	MCA Records – MCA-10317	Spain	1991	Spain — 1991	Recently Edited
	Into The Great Wide Open CD, Album, Club Edition, CRC	MCA Records – MCAD-10317	US	1991	US — 1991
	Into The Great Wide Open LP, Album	BMG Ariola Discos Ltda. – 170.8008	Brazil	1991	Brazil — 1991
	Into The Great Wide Open Cassette, Album, Dolby HX Pro	MCA Records – MCAC-10317	Canada	1991	Canada — 1991
	Into The Great Wide Open LP, Album, Club Edition	MCA Records – MCA 10317	US	1991	US — 1991	Recently Edited
	Into The Great Wide Open CD, Album	MCA Records – MCASD-10317	Canada	1991	Canada — 1991	Recently Edited
	Into The Great Wide Open Cassette, Album	MCA Records – MCC 10317	Italy	1991	Italy — 1991	Recently Edited
	Into The Great Wide Open CD, Album	MCA Records – MCAD 10317	Europe	1991	Europe — 1991
	Into The Great Wide Open CD, Album, Long Box	MCA Records – MCAD-10317	US	1991	US — 1991
	Into The Great Wide Open LP, Album	MCA Records – LMCA 6504	South Africa	1991	South Africa — 1991	New Submission
	Into The Great Wide Open CD, Album, Stereo	MCA Records – (MCAD-10317)	Japan	1991	Japan — 1991	New Submission
	Into The Great Wide Open CD, Album, Club Edition, BMG Direct Marketing	MCA Records – MCAD-10317	US	1991	US — 1991	Recently Edited
	Into The Great Wide Open Cassette, Album	MCA Records – MCAC 10317	Europe	1991	Europe — 1991	New Submission
	Into The Great Wide Open CD, Album	MCA Records – MCAD10317	Australia	1991	Australia — 1991	New Submission
	Into The Great Wide Open CD, Album, Club Edition	MCA Records – CMCASD-10317	Canada	1991	Canada — 1991	New Submission
	Into The Great Wide Open LP, Album	MCA Records – TLP 90274	Argentina	1991	Argentina — 1991	Recently Edited
	Into The Great Wide Open LP, Album	MCA Records – 929-1113	Ecuador	1991	Ecuador — 1991	New Submission
	Into The Great Wide Open Cassette, Album, Club Edition, Stereo, SR - Specialty Records	MCA Records – MCAC 10317	US	1991	US — 1991	Recently Edited
	Into The Great Wide Open Cassette, Album	MCA Records – MCC-10317	Singapore	1991	Singapore — 1991	New Submission
	Into The Great Wide Open CD, Album	MCA Records – MCAMD 10317	Canada	1991	Canada — 1991	New Submission
	Into The Great Wide Open CD, Album, Club Edition, CRC, No Barcode	MCA Records – MCAD-10317	US	1991	US — 1991	New Submission
	Into The Great Wide Open Cassette, Album, Club Edition, Dolby HX Pro, B NR	MCA Records – MCAC 10317	US	1991	US — 1991	New Submission
	Into The Great Wide Open Cassette, Album	MCA Records – MCAC 10317	Poland	1991	Poland — 1991	New Submission
	Into The Great Wide Open Cassette, Album, Unofficial Release	B.W. – 525	Poland	1991	Poland — 1991	New Submission
	Into The Great Wide Open Cassette, Album	MCA Records – MCAC 10317	US	1991	US — 1991	New Submission
	Into The Great Wide Open Cassette, Album	MCA Records – MCAC 10317	Turkey	1991	Turkey — 1991	New Submission
	Into The Great Wide Open CD, Album	MCA Records – MCA 10317	Brazil	1991	Brazil — 1991	New Submission
	Into The Great Wide Open CD, Album	MCA Records – CDLMCA 6504	South Africa	1991	South Africa — 1991	New Submission
	Into The Great Wide Open LP, Album, Club Edition	MCA Records – MCA 10317	Canada	1991	Canada — 1991	New Submission

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Reviews

idledreamer1 Mar 21, 2025
referencing Into The Great Wide Open (LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, 180 gram)

Outstanding. I have a very modest lower end system and this pressing spins DEAD silent and is very dynamic. If you happen to find a decent copy at a reasonable price - grab it. In confidence. 5/5
theomegaconcern Jan 5, 2025
referencing Into The Great Wide Open (LP, Album, Reissue, Precision Pressing) B0024292-01

The credits have not been changed from the 2017 pressing (Chris Bellman, BGM), but the runouts indicate this is clearly a new in-house (digital) GZ Media cut, not the Bellman. Such a shame that UMG is silently replacing those great versions. (Same has happened with Southern Accent and Damn The Torpedoes.)
70sProgFan Dec 31, 2024
referencing Into The Great Wide Open (LP, Album) MCA 10317

My copy also has a one-sided glossy LP-sized insert showing all the Tom Petty/Heartbreakers albums up to this point.
chizor Dec 19, 2024
referencing Into The Great Wide Open (CD, Album, PDO) MCAD-10317

I see no mention of the charming intermission in which Tom requests the listener to turn over the media. It was present on my cassette copy and surely on some LPs, but omitted on the CD. Not sure what this feature was called or how long it lasted, nor did I ever hear another album that included it. Anyone?
blaisen Oct 26, 2024
referencing Into The Great Wide Open (LP, Album, Reissue, Precision Pressing) B0024292-01

Great sounding Petty Album, Very bold, clean sound. This has become one of my favorite Tom Petty LP's!
markus.parssinen Aug 9, 2024
referencing Into The Great Wide Open (LP, Album) MCA-10317

This is a wonderful album. Great soundstage, organic and analog sound. All instruments are well-balanced. A highly recommended version.
kumarp May 17, 2024
Edited one year ago

referencing Into The Great Wide Open (LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, 180 gram)

Is it just me or is the second side louder than the first? Agree that it's a fabulous pressing.
Dyeomans45 Apr 16, 2024
referencing Into The Great Wide Open (LP, Album, Reissue, 180g) B0024292-01

I have a copy from 2016. same version or diffrent?
chitown84 Mar 22, 2024
referencing Into The Great Wide Open (LP, Album, Reissue, 180g) B0024292-01

Not sure why my matrix numbers don’t have the crossed out numbers like they are listed here but a fantastic pressing either way.
Kirky70 Feb 29, 2024
Edited one year ago

referencing Into The Great Wide Open (LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, 180 gram)

Outstanding pressing. Jacket abit flimsy, but well worth the price vs having to shell out big $ for an OG.