{"product_id":"damn-the-torpedoes","title":"Damn the Torpedoes","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDamn The Torpedoes\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e,\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTom Petty and The Heartbreakers'\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ethird album (and first on Backstreet\/MCA,) proved to be the breakthrough for the singer-songwriter-guitarist and his band (guitarist Mike Campbell, keyboardist Benmont Tench, bassist Ron Blair and drummer Stan Lynch). The album was released in October 1979, after a highly publicized lawsuit in which Petty made a groundbreaking stand for artist rights, refusing to be sold by one record company to another without his consent.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDamn The Torpedoes\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebecame the group's first Top 10, remaining at No. 2 for seven weeks (only Pink Floyd's\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Wall\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003ekept it from the top). It sold over 5-million copies, and had 3 top 40 hits and 4 top 5 rock-radio hits. The album was an immediate critical success, with\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003edeclaring\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDamn The Torpedoes\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\"the Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers album we have all been waiting for.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eProduced by Petty and\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eJimmy Iovine\u003c\/strong\u003e, the album reached double platinum quickly and catapulted the band to arena performances where they played such classic cuts as the infectious Top 10 hit \"Don't Do Me Like That,\" blistering rockers \"Refugee\" and \"Here Comes My Girl,\" and the exhilarating \"Even The Losers.\" Bursting with full speed ahead American rock ‘n' roll, the album brought together rock, folk, country and blues in what has become Petty and the Heartbreakers' signature style.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe release garnered Petty his first Rolling Stone Magazine cover in February 1980. In 2003, nearly 25 years after its release,\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRolling Stone\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003ehonored\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDamn The Torpedoes\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eon its list of \"the greatest albums ever made,\" and in 2002 T\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eom Petty and the Heartbreakers\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewere inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, during their first year of eligibility.\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTom Petty and the Heartbreakers\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eare one of the very few artists to score a top five record on the Billboard charts in five consecutive decades.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1. Refugee\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e2. Here Comes My Girl\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e3. Even The Losers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e4. Shadow Of A Doubt (A Complex Kid)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e5. Century City\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e6. Don't Do Me Like That\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e7. You Tell Me\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e8. What Are You Doin' In My Life?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e9. 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