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The Penguin Discography: Love Is A Long Road




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Love Is A Long Road
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Tom Petty, Mike/Michael Campbell

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Running Time 4:08
Performers Tom Petty (Lead Vocal), Tom Petty (Background Vocal), Mike/Michael Campbell (Guitars (Solos)), Jeff Lynne (Bass Guitar), Jeff Lynne (Synthesizer), Jeff Lynne (Background Vocal), Phil Jones (Drums), Phil Jones (Percussion), Jim Keltner (Drums), Jim Keltner (Maracas), Jim Keltner (Tambourine), Howie Epstein (Background Vocal), Jeff Lynne (Produced By), Tom Petty (Produced By), Mike/Michael Campbell (Produced By), Mike/Michael Campbell (Engineered By), Don Smith (Engineered By), Bill/William Bot(t)rell (Engineered By), Bill/William Bot(t)rell (Mixed By), Dennis Kirk (Engineered By), Alan (Bugs) Weidel (Assistant Engineer)
CommentsRecorded at: M.C. Studios, Los Angeles, CA. Mixed at: Sunset Sound, Hollywood, CA Additional recordings at: Devonshire Studios, North Hollywood, CA and Conway Studios, Los Angeles, CA (MCA Records) Jeff Lynne appears courtesy of Reprise Records "The music was sort of inspired by a motorcycle," Mike says. "I had a motorcycle at the time which I have since sold. I was really into that frame of mind. The music reflects what I was feeling. Tom heard it and liked it and wrote some words. Jeff was away at the time. When he came back he helped us tidy up the track, this monster we'd created. I like that one a lot." Did Motorcycle Mike suggest the "long road" image to Tom? "No, I would never presume to do that cause he's so good with lyrics. I remember saying at one point, 'This feels like a motorcycle shifting gears,' but he might have already written the words by then."
Appears On
Playback (1995)
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers

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2008-08-18