Mojo (album)
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| Studio album by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers | ||||
| Released | June 15, 2010 | |||
| Recorded | April 28, 2009 - January 11, 2010 at The Clubhouse, Los Angeles |
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| Genre | Rock, Blues-rock | |||
| Length | 1:04:58 | |||
| Label | Reprise | |||
| Producer | Tom Petty, Mike Campbell, Ryan Ulyate | |||
| Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers chronology | ||||
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Mojo is the twelfth studio album by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, released on June 15, 2010 on CD and June 29 on BD.[1][2] It is Petty's first album with the Heartbreakers in eight years.[3] Mojo debuted at number two on the U.S. Billboard 200, selling 125,000 copies in its first week of release.[4] The album is also the band's first album since 1981's Hard Promises to feature returning original bassist Ron Blair in its entirety, as he only played on two tracks on the previous Heartbreakers album, The Last DJ.
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[edit] Recording
In November 2009, Petty told Rolling Stone's David Fricke that it was his intention to record the album live in the studio without overdubs.[5]
He said of the album's tone, "It's blues-based. Some of the tunes are longer, more jammy kind of music. A couple of tracks really sound like the Allman Brothers — not the songs but the atmosphere of the band."[5]
[edit] Promotion and release
The band began streaming a song from the album, "Good Enough", on their website on February 24, 2010. "First Flash of Freedom" is now streaming on the website.[6] Videos for "Jefferson Jericho Blues," "First Flash of Freedom," "I Should Have Known It," "Something Good Coming," and "Good Enough" have been posted on the band's YouTube channel.[7]
Tom Petty has also released five of the songs prior to his upcoming Mojo tour via his YouTube account,[8] the first of which was the single "Good Enough", released on March 4, 2010.[9] The songs released as of June 10, 2010 are, in order of release:
- "Good Enough"[9]
- "First Flash of Freedom"[10]
- "I Should Have Known It" [Official Video][11]
- "Something Good Coming" [Official Video][12]
- "Jefferson Jericho Blues" [Official Video][13]
The last three of the songs were clean, non-overdubbed songs filmed in his new studio, as he expressed in a roughly twelve-minute "Mojo Documentary".[14] He notes that he has had the studio for "eight or nine years", which dates back approximately to before the recordings of his last studio album with the Heartbreakers, The Last DJ.[14]
In addition to his YouTube account, Mojo's tracklist was made available via an article on one of ESPN's websites, on June 8, 2010. The article goes into very brief detail of the tour and of the songs. Most of the songs were made available on the website through a "Streampad" music player, at least until the album was officially released.[15]
[edit] Reception
| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [16] |
| ChartAttack |  [17] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B [18] |
| The Globe and Mail | [19] |
| The Independent | [20] |
| Paste (magazine) |   [21] |
| Popmatters | [22] |
| Rolling Stone | [23] |
| Slant Magazine | [24] |
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[edit] Track listing
All songs written and composed by Tom Petty, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Jefferson Jericho Blues" | 3:24 | |
| 2. | "First Flash of Freedom" | Petty, Mike Campbell | 6:53 |
| 3. | "Running Man's Bible" | 6:02 | |
| 4. | "The Trip to Pirate's Cove" | 5:00 | |
| 5. | "Candy" | 4:12 | |
| 6. | "No Reason to Cry" | 3:04 | |
| 7. | "I Should Have Known It" | Petty, Campbell | 3:36 |
| 8. | "U.S. 41" | 3:01 | |
| 9. | "Takin' My Time" | 4:21 | |
| 10. | "Let Yourself Go" | 3:23 | |
| 11. | "Don't Pull Me Over" | 4:05 | |
| 12. | "Lover's Touch" | 4:24 | |
| 13. | "High In the Morning" | 3:36 | |
| 14. | "Something Good Coming" | 4:11 | |
| 15. | "Good Enough" | Petty, Campbell | 5:57 |
| 16. | "Little Girl Blues" (iTunes Bonus Track) | 3:08 | |
| 17. | "Mystery of Love" (Outtake, not finished in time) | 3:56 | |
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Total length:
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1:07:57 | ||
[edit] Personnel
- Tom Petty - Lead Vocals, Lead Guitar on Track 3, Rhythm Guitar
- Mike Campbell - Lead Guitar
- Scott Thurston - Rhythm Guitar, Harmonica
- Benmont Tench - Acoustic and Electric Piano, Organ
- Ron Blair - Bass
- Steve Ferrone - Drums, Percussion
[edit] Charts
| Chart | Peak position |
Certification | Sales/shipments |
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| Billboard 200[25] | 2 | 295,183 | |
| Billboard Rock Albums | 1 | ||
| Billboard Digital Albums | 2 | ||
| Canadian Albums[25] | 3 | 14,000 | |
| German Albums[26] | 12 |
[edit] Year-end charts
| Chart (2010) | Position |
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| US Billboard 200 | 99[27] |
[edit] References
- ^ McKnight, Connor. "Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers Announce New Album, Tour". billboard.com. February 25, 2010.
- ^ http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Tom-Petty-and-the-Heartbreakers-Mojo-Blu-ray/11657/
- ^ Kreps, Daniel (February 25, 2010). "Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers Announce New Album "MOJO," Big Summer Tour". http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2010/02/25/tom-petty-and-the-heartbreakers-announce-new-album-mojo-big-summer-tour/. Retrieved 26 February 2010.
- ^ Caulfield, Keith. "Drake Debuts At No. 1 on Billboard 200". billboard.com. June 23, 2010.
- ^ a b Fricke, David (November 25, 2009). "Tom Petty Looks Back". Rolling Stone. http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/tompetty/articles/story/31095462/tom_petty_looks_back. Retrieved 26 February 2010.
- ^ "Listen to "Good Enough"". http://www.tompetty.com/news/title/listen-to-good-enough. Retrieved 26 February 2010.
- ^ "Tom Petty's YouTube Channel". http://www.youtube.com/tompetty. Retrieved 31 May 2010.
- ^ "tompetty" user account on YouTube
- ^ a b "Good Enough" on YouTube
- ^ "First Flash of Freedom" on YouTube
- ^ "I Should Have Known It" Official Video on YouTube
- ^ "Something Good Coming" Official Video on YouTube
- ^ "Jefferson Jericho Blues" Official Video on YouTube
- ^ a b Mojo Documentary on YouTube
- ^ http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/thelife/music/news/story?id=5260264[dead link]
- ^ "Allmusic review". http://www.allmusic.com/album/r1805755.
- ^ "ChartAttack review". http://www.chartattack.com/reviews/86339/tom-petty-and-the-heartbreakers-mojo.
- ^ "Entertainment Weekly review". June 9, 2010. http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20392199,00.html.
- ^ "The Globe and Mail review". Toronto. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/arts/music/tom-petty-and-the-heartbreakers/article1603644/.
- ^ Gill, Andy (June 11, 2010). "The Independent review". London. http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/album-tom-petty-amp-the-heartbreakers-mojo-1996870.html.
- ^ "Paste review". http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2010/06/tom-petty-and-the-heartbreakers-mojo.html.
- ^ "Popmatters review". http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/127018-tom-petty-the-heartbreakers-mojo.
- ^ "Rolling Stone review". http://www.rollingstone.com/music/reviews/album/17385/116900.
- ^ "Slant Magazine review". http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/tom-petty-and-the-heartbreakers-mojo/2157.
- ^ a b http://www.billboard.com/album/tom-petty-and-the-heartbreakers/mojo/1338385#/album/tom-petty-the-heartbreakers/mojo/1338385
- ^ http://www.mtv.de/charts/album50
- ^ "Best of 2010 - Billboard Top 200". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. http://www.billboard.com/#/charts-year-end/top-billboard-200?year=2010. Retrieved 2010-12-31.
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