Editing Tom Petty (section)

===1988–1991: Traveling Wilburys and solo career===
{{Main|Traveling Wilburys|Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers}}
In 1988, Petty, along with [[George Harrison]], [[Bob Dylan]], [[Roy Orbison]] and [[Jeff Lynne]], was a founding member of the [[Traveling Wilburys]]. The band's first song, "[[Handle with Care (song)|Handle with Care]]", was intended as a B-side of one of Harrison's singles, but was judged too good for that purpose and the group decided to record a full album, ''[[Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1]]''. A second Wilburys album, mischievously titled ''[[Traveling Wilburys Vol. 3]]'' and recorded without the recently deceased Orbison, followed in 1990. The album was named ''Vol. 3'' as a response to a series of bootlegged studio sessions being sold as ''Travelling Wilburys Vol. 2''. Petty incorporated Traveling Wilburys songs into his live shows, consistently playing "Handle with Care" in shows from 2003 to 2006, and for his 2008 tour adding "surprises" such as "[[End of the Line (Traveling Wilburys song)|End of the Line]]" to the set list.<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Graff|first1=Gary|title=Tom Petty / May 31, 2008 / Auburn Hills, Mich. (The Palace)|magazine=Billboard|date=June 4, 2008|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1045211/tom-petty-may-31-2008-auburn-hills-mich-the-palace|access-date=October 3, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170318232041/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1045211/tom-petty-may-31-2008-auburn-hills-mich-the-palace|archive-date=March 18, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 1989, Petty released ''[[Full Moon Fever]]'', which featured hits "[[I Won't Back Down]]", "[[Free Fallin']]" and "[[Runnin' Down a Dream]]". It was nominally his first solo album, although several Heartbreakers and other well-known musicians participated: Mike Campbell co-produced the album with Petty and Jeff Lynne of [[Electric Light Orchestra]], and backing musicians included Campbell, Lynne, and fellow Wilburys Roy Orbison and George Harrison ([[Ringo Starr]] appears on drums in the video for "I Won't Back Down", but they were actually performed by Phil Jones).<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Readers' Poll: Tom Petty's 10 Best Songs|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/pictures/readers-poll-tom-pettys-10-best-songs-20130619/5-i-wont-back-down-0964154|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=June 19, 2013|access-date=October 3, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003125323/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/pictures/readers-poll-tom-pettys-10-best-songs-20130619/5-i-wont-back-down-0964154|archive-date=October 3, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>

Petty and the Heartbreakers reformed in 1991 and released ''[[Into the Great Wide Open]]'', which was co-produced by Lynne and included the hit singles "[[Learning to Fly (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers song)|Learning To Fly]]" and "[[Into the Great Wide Open (song)|Into the Great Wide Open]]", the latter featuring [[Johnny Depp]] and [[Faye Dunaway]] in the music video.<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Patridge|first1=Kenneth|title=Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers' 'Into the Great Wide Open' at 25: Classic Track-by-Track Album Lookback|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/7423932/tom-petty-heartbreakers-into-the-great-wide-open-25-years|magazine=Billboard|access-date=October 2, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171014202211/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/7423932/tom-petty-heartbreakers-into-the-great-wide-open-25-years|archive-date=October 14, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>

Before leaving MCA Records, Petty and the Heartbreakers got together to record, live in the studio, two new songs for a ''[[Greatest Hits (Tom Petty album)|Greatest Hits]]'' package: "[[Mary Jane's Last Dance]]" and [[Thunderclap Newman]]'s "[[Something in the Air (song)|Something in the Air]]". This was Stan Lynch's last recorded performance with the Heartbreakers. Petty commented "He left right after the session without really saying goodbye." The package went on to sell over ten million copies, therefore receiving diamond certification by the RIAA.<ref name="gpawards">{{cite web|title=Gold & Platinum – Tom Petty|url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&se=tom+petty#search_section|publisher=RIAA|access-date=October 2, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171008205627/https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&se=Tom+Petty#search_section|archive-date=October 8, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>