Editing Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers (section)

===Comeback and return to popularity (1989–2005)===
In 1989, Petty released his debut solo album ''[[Full Moon Fever]]'', which included five singles ("[[I Won't Back Down]]", "[[Runnin' Down a Dream]]", "[[Free Fallin']]", "[[A Face in the Crowd (Tom Petty song)|A Face in the Crowd]]" and "[[Yer So Bad (song)|Yer So Bad]]"), and was accompanied by a tour with [[The Replacements (band)|the Replacements]]. Two years later, the Heartbreakers released ''[[Into the Great Wide Open]]'', produced by [[Jeff Lynne]], who had worked with Petty in the [[Traveling Wilburys]]. Songs included [[Into the Great Wide Open (song)|the title track itself]] and "[[Learning to Fly (Tom Petty song)|Learning to Fly]]". Multi-instrumentalist [[Scott Thurston]] joined the band as of the tour for the album.

[[File:Tom Petty Walk of Fame.JPG|right|thumb|Hollywood walk of fame star, awarded in 1999]]
In 1993, Petty released ''[[Greatest Hits (Tom Petty album)|Greatest Hits]]'', which included the hit single "[[Mary Jane's Last Dance]]". [[Stan Lynch]] had moved to Florida, but was persuaded to return for his last session with the band.

In 1994, Lynch left the band. Drummer [[Dave Grohl]], formerly of the band [[Nirvana (band)|Nirvana]], sat in on a number of performances, but declined to join the band, instead choosing to pursue his own solo work which eventually grew into the band [[Foo Fighters]]. The band was now and for the next several years officially a quartet with no permanent drummer, but beginning in 1995 for live shows [[Steve Ferrone]], formerly a session and touring musician who had played with numerous other acts, served as drummer. He had worked with Petty, Campbell, Tench, and Epstein on Petty's solo album ''[[Wildflowers (Tom Petty album)|Wildflowers]]''.

In 1995, a six-CD box-set titled ''[[Playback (Tom Petty box set)|Playback]]'' was released. Approximately half of the tracks were previously available on albums, and the rest were [[B-sides]], demos and live tracks. Two notable tracks are a "solo" version of Petty's 1981 duet with [[Stevie Nicks]], "[[Stop Draggin' My Heart Around]]", and the song "Waiting for Tonight", which features vocals by [[the Bangles]]. The latter song also appeared on the two-CD anthology released in 2000, ''[[Anthology: Through the Years]]''.

In 1996, Petty reunited with the Heartbreakers and released a soundtrack to the film ''[[She's the One (1996 film)|She's the One]]'' starring [[Cameron Diaz]] and [[Jennifer Aniston]], titled ''[[Songs and Music from "She's the One"]]''. Three songs charted from the album: "Walls (Circus)" (featuring [[Lindsey Buckingham]]), "Climb that Hill", and a song written by [[Lucinda Williams]], "[[Changed the Locks]]". The album also included a cover version of [[Beck]]'s song "Asshole". [[Curt Bisquera]], not an official member of the group, was the drummer on most of the album, with [[Ringo Starr]] substituting on one track and Ferrone playing on two others.

In 1999, Petty and the Heartbreakers released the album ''[[Echo (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers album)|Echo]]'', produced by [[Rick Rubin]]. The album reached number 10 in the U.S. album charts and featured, among other singles, "Room at the Top". The band was still officially a four-piece (Petty, Campbell, Tench and Epstein), augmented by Ferrone on drums and [[Scott Thurston]] on various guitars, lap steel and ukulele. Both Ferrone and Thurston were promoted to full band membership after the album was released, and would remain Heartbreakers for the rest of the band's existence.

On April 28, 1999, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers received a star on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]], located at 7018 Hollywood Boulevard, for their contributions to the recording industry.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.walkoffame.com/tom-petty-and-the-heartbreakers|title=Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers|publisher=Hollywood Walk of Fame|access-date=September 16, 2016}}</ref>

In 2002, the group released ''[[The Last DJ]]''. Many of the tracks' lyrics contain stinging attacks on the music industry and major record companies. The album reached number 9 in the U.S. charts. Bassist [[Ron Blair]] played on two of the tracks. He replaced Epstein, who had previously been Blair's replacement, on the band's 2002 tour as a result of Epstein's deepening personal problems and drug abuse. Epstein died in 2003 at the age of 47.