Personnel: Tom Petty (vocals, acoustic, electric, 6 & 12 string guitars, keyboards, tambourine, handclaps, sound effects); George Harrison (acoustic guitar, background vocals); Mike Campbell (guitar, slide guitar, mandolin, keyboards, bass); Jeff Lynne (guitar, keyboards, bass, handclaps, sound effects, background vocals); Benmont Tench (piano); Jim Keltner (drums, maracas, tambourine); Phil Jones (drums, percussion); Alan Weidel (handclaps); Kelsey Campbell, Del Shannon (sound effects); Howie Epstein, Roy Orbison (background vocals).
Producers: Jeff Lynne, Tom Petty, Mike Cambell.
Engineers include: Mike Cambell, Don Smith, Bill Bottrell.
Recorded in Mike Campbell's Garage, Los Angeles, California.
There is a "special message" between tracks 5 and 6 which is found exclusively on the CD.
Personnel: Tom Petty (vocals, acoustic, electric, 6 & 12 string guitars, keyboards, tambourine, handclaps, sound effects); George Harrison (acoustic guitar, background vocals); Mike Campbell (guitar, slide guitar, mandolin, keyboards, bass); Jeff Lynne (guitar, keyboards, bass, handclaps, sound effects, background vocals); Benmont Tench (piano); Jim Keltner (drums, maracas, tambourine); Phil Jones (drums, percussion); Alan Weidel (handclaps); Kelsey Cambell, Del Shannon (sound effects); Howie Epstein, Roy Orbison (background vocals).
Producers: Jeff Lynne, Tom Petty, Mike Cambell.
Engineers include: Mike Cambell, Don Smith, Bill Bottrell.
There is a "special message" between tracks 5 and 6 which is found exclusively on the CD.
Personnel: Tom Petty (vocals, guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, 6-string guitar, 12-string guitar, keyboards, tambourine, hand claps, sound effects, background vocals); George Harrison (guitar, acoustic guitar, background vocals); Mike Campbell (guitar, slide guitar, mandolin, keyboards); Jeff Lynne (guitar, keyboards, hand claps, sound effects, background vocals); Benmont Tench (piano); Jim Keltner (marimba, drums, maracas, tambourine); Phil Jones (drums, percussion); Alan Weidel (hand claps); Del Shannon, Kelsey Campbell (sound effects); Howie Epstein, Roy Orbison (background vocals).
Recording information: Conway Studios; Devonshire Studios; M.C. Studios; MC Studios; Rumbo Studios; Sound City Studios; Sunset sound.
Illustrator: Awest.
Photographers: Aaron Rapoport; Robert Sebree.
Unknown Contributor Roles: Del Shannon; Jeff Lynne; Tom Petty.
This album is just damn good fun--a great collection of easy-going rock songs, crafted not to change the world, but certainly to make it just a little brighter. Petty's first solo project (without the Heartbreakers), FULL MOON FEVER shares the goodtime feel of the Traveling Wilburys' contemporary "Handle With Care." This is not altogether surprising; Jeff Lynne co-produced and George Harrison and Roy Orbison guest. The only non-Petty composition is a version of Gene Clark's "Feel A Whole Lot Better," while "Zombie Zoo," a bewildered parent's diatribe on the kids of today, comes perilously close to social commentary.
Professional Reviews
Rolling Stone (11/89) - Ranked #92 in Rolling Stone's "100 Greatest Albums Of The 80s" survey.
Pitchfork (Website) - "On his debut solo album, Tom Petty's economical, thoughtful songwriting gelled with Jeff Lynne's restrained production. They crafted a laid-back sound but kept the tension of heartland rock`n'roll."
