Southern Accents

by Tom Petty, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers

Overview

Produced by Dave Stewart, Southern Accents is an ambitious album, attempting to incorporate touches of psychedelia, soul, and country into a loose concept about the modern South. Occasionally, the songs work; "Rebels" and "Spike" are fine rockers, and "Don't Come Around Here No More" and "Make It Better (Forget About Me)" expand the Heartbreakers' sound nicely. But too often, the record is weighed down by its own ambitions. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	10/25/1990
Label:	Mca
UPC:	0076732548622
Rank:	5766

Tracks

1. Rebels
2. It Ain't Nothin' to Me
3. Don't Come Around Here No More
4. Southern Accents
5. Make It Better (Forget About Me)
6. Spike
7. Dogs on the Run
8. Mary's New Car
9. The Best of Everything

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Tom Petty   Primary Artist,Piano,Guitar,Vocals,Keyboards,Tambourine,Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (12 String),12-String Bass Guitar
Richard Manuel   Guest Artist,Vocals,Vocal Harmony
Marilyn Martin   Guest Artist,Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Garth Hudson   Guest Artist,Keyboards
Bobbye Hall   Percussion,Tambourine
Mike Campbell   Bass,Dobro,Piano,Guitar,Vocals,Harmonica,Keyboards,Slide Guitar
Dave Plews   Trumpet
Dave Stewart   Bass,Sitar,Guitar,Vocals,Keyboards,Guest Artist
Molly Duncan   Saxophone
Stan Lynch   Drums,Vocals,Keyboards,Percussion
Stephanie Spruill   Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Jack Nitzsche   Strings
Clydene Jackson   Vocals,Vocals (Background)
John Berry, Jr.   Horn,Trumpet,Sound Effects
Jim Coile   Horn,Sax (Tenor),Sound Effects,Vocals (Background)
Benmont Tench   Piano,Vocals,Keyboards,Vibraphone,Piano (Electric)
Sean Lynch   Drums
Phil Jones   Percussion,Tambourine
Jim Keltner   Percussion
Maxine Willard Waters   Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Daniel Rothmuller   Cello,Clarinet
Sharon Celani   Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Ron Blair   Bass
Kurt McGettrick   Horn,Sound Effects,Vocals (Background)
Marty Jourard   Saxophone
Julia Tillman Waters   Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Richard Mantel   Vocal Harmony
Dick Braun   Horn,Trumpet,Sound Effects,Vocals (Background)
Malcolm Duncan   Saxophone
Martin Jourard   Saxophone
William Bergman   Horn,Sax (Tenor),Sound Effects,Vocals (Background)
Greg Smith   Horn,Saxophone,Sax (Baritone),Vocals (Background)
Dean Garcia   Bass
Jerry Hey   Horn,Horn Conductor
Howie Epstein   Bass,Vocals,Vocal Harmony,Vocals (Background)
Julia Waters   Vocals (Background)

Technical Credits

Jimmy Iovine   Producer
Mike Campbell   Composer,Producer
Tommy Steele   Design,Cover Design,Art Direction
David Bianco   Engineer
Dave Stewart   Composer,Producer
Tom Petty   Composer,Producer
David A. Stewart   Composer
Stephen Marcussen   Mastering
Shelly Yakus   Engineer,Remixing
Jack Nitzsche   String Arrangements
Dennis Keeley   Photography
Alan Weidel   Engineer
Steele Works Design   Cover Design
Joel Fein   Engineer
Steve Breitborde   Photography
Winslow Homer   Artwork,Cover Painting
Don Smith   Engineer,Remixing
Robbie Robertson   Producer