Editing Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers (section)

== Petty's solo albums ==
[[File:Tom Petty (8191710373).jpg|thumb|upright=0.7|Tom Petty, the band's primary vocalist and songwriter. He also had a successful solo career and served as a member of the [[supergroup (music)|supergroup]] the [[Traveling Wilburys]]]]

Petty released three solo albums. The first was 1989's ''[[Full Moon Fever]]'', which included his signature tune, "[[Free Fallin']]", as well as "[[I Won't Back Down]]", later covered by [[Johnny Cash]], "Runnin' Down a Dream" and [[Gene Clark]]'s [[The Byrds|Byrds]] classic "[[I'll Feel a Whole Lot Better]]".

The Heartbreakers were dismayed by Petty's decision to go solo. Nevertheless, [[Mike Campbell (musician)|Campbell]] played guitar solos on every track, [[Benmont Tench|Tench]] contributed piano to one track, and [[Howie Epstein|Epstein]] provided backing vocals to two tracks.

Petty's second solo album, ''[[Wildflowers (Tom Petty album)|Wildflowers]]'', included all Heartbreakers members except for Stan Lynch. The album, which featured [[Steve Ferrone]] on drums, produced the single "[[You Don't Know How It Feels]]".

Petty's final solo album was ''[[Highway Companion]]''. As with ''Full Moon Fever'', it was produced by [[Jeff Lynne]]. Campbell was the lead guitarist for the album, but no other Heartbreaker participated in the recording, as all instruments and vocals were performed by Petty, Campbell, and Lynne.