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2:43 | | Performers |
Tom Petty (Lead Vocal), Tom Petty (Lead Guitar), Mike/Michael Campbell (Guitar), Ben(mont) (M.) Tench(, III) (Piano), Ben(mont) (M.) Tench(, III) (Vox Organ), Ron Blair (Electric Bass Guitar), Stan Lynch (Drums), Tom Petty (Produced By), Jimmy Iovine (Produced By), Shelly Yakus (Engineered By), Shelly Yakus (Mixed By) | | Comments | Recorded at: Sound City, Van Nuys, CA and Cherokee Studios, Hollywood, CA. Mixed at: Cherokee Studios, Los Angeles, CA (MCA Records) A Mudcrutch version is included elsewhere in this set. This is the Torpedoes take which was the Heartbreakers first big AM hit. "I wrote that in California," Petty says. "I didn't own a piano so I rented this rehearsal hall, a cheap little dingy place that had a piano, and I went down to write a song. I didn't really want to deal with the Mudcrutch songs after the band broke up. During Damn the Torpedoes we played it a couple of times and then completely ignored it. We never thought anything of it until we were wrapping the album and this second engineer, Tori Swenson, said, 'Look, I know I'm out of line speaking up but you know that "Don't Do Me Like That" song? I really think you should play that again.' Everyone just stared at him. It was a pretty bold thing to say. He said, 'Just put the tape on.' All of a sudden people were saying, 'Yeah, it sounds pretty good,' and Iovine said, 'I think it fits in.' I was really shocked when it was the first single off the record and a big hit because I thought it really misrepresented the album. Here we had a hit and it was the wrong one! But it all worked out." | | Appears On | |
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