Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers a devenit o prezență emblematică a rock-ului mainstream american începând cu a doua jumătate a anilor '70. Trupa din Gainesville, Florida, este cunoscută pentru rock-ul melodic cu influențe folk și country.
Compilația Anthology: Through The Years pe 2 CD-uri acoperă perioada de la debutul lor (1976) până la începutul anilor '90. Veți găsi aici piese precum American Girl, Refugee, The Waiting, Don't Come Around Here No More, dar și succesele solo ale lui Tom Petty Free Fallin', I Won't Back Down și Runnin' Down a Dream. Nu lipsește nici duetul cu Stevie Nicks Stop Draggin' My Heart Around sau versiunea live a piesei So You Want to Be a Rock 'n' Roll Star. Albumul oferă o privire de ansamblu asupra pieselor esențiale din primii cincisprezece ani de activitate.
În perioada înregistrărilor, trupa era formată din Tom Petty (voce, chitară), Mike Campbell (chitară), Benmont Tench (clavituri), Ron Blair / Howie Epstein (bas) și Stan Lynch (tobe).
Melodii
CD 1
1. Breakdown (Album Version) - Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers
2. American Girl (Album Version) - Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers
3. Hometown Blues (Album Version) - Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers
4. The Wild One, Forever (Album Version) - Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers
5. I Need To Know (Album Version) - Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers
6. Listen To Her Heart (Album Version) - Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers
7. Too Much Ain't Enough (Album Version) - Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers
8. Refugee (Album Version) - Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers
9. Here Comes My Girl (Album Version) - Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers
10. Don't Do Me Like That (Album Version) - Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers
11. Even The Losers (Album Version) - Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers
12. The Waiting (Album Version) - Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers
13. A Woman In Love (It's Not Me) (Album Version) - Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers
14. Stop Draggin' My Heart Around - Nicks, Stevie
15. You Got Lucky (Album Version) - Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers
16. Straight Into Darkness (Album Version) - Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers
17. Change Of Heart (Album Version) - Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers
CD 2
1. Rebels (Album Version) - Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers
2. Don't Come Around Here No More (Album Version) - Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers
3. The Best Of Everything (Album Version) - Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers
4. So You Want To Be A Rock 'n' Roll Star (Live (Wiltern Theater)) - Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers
5. Jammin' Me (Album Version) - Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers
6. It'll All Work Out (Album Version) - Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers
7. Love Is A Long Road (Album Version) - Petty, Tom
8. Free Fallin' (Album Version) - Petty, Tom
9. Yer So Bad (Album Version) - Petty, Tom
10. I Won't Back Down (Album Version) - Petty, Tom
11. Runnin' Down A Dream (Album Version) - Petty, Tom
12. Learning To Fly (Album Version) - Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers
13. Into The Great Wide Open (Album Version) - Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers
14. Two Gunslingers (Album Version) - Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers
15. Mary Jane's Last Dance (1993 Greatest Hits Version) - Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers
16. Waiting For Tonight (Playback 1995 Box Set Version) - Petty, Tom
17. Surrender - Petty, Tom
