You're Gonna Get It!
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Album Summary
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers came roaring back in 1978 with 'You're Gonna Get It!', their sophomore record released on Shelter Records — and baby, this band was not playing around. Produced by the team of Denny Cordell and Tom Petty himself, the album was tracked with the kind of raw, lean energy that only a band truly hitting their stride can summon. Coming off the momentum of their debut, Petty and his Florida road warriors — Mike Campbell, Benmont Tench, Ron Blair, and Stan Lynch — walked into the studio with something to prove, and they delivered a record that crackled with jangly guitars, hooks sharp enough to cut glass, and a frontman who was quickly becoming one of rock and roll's most compelling voices.
Reception
- The album performed stronger commercially than the band's debut, breaking into the Billboard 200 and signaling that Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers were a genuine chart force to be reckoned with.
- Singles 'I Need To Know' and 'Listen To Her Heart' both received significant radio airplay and helped cement the band's reputation for crafting irresistible, radio-ready rock that never sacrificed its edge.
- Critical reception was warm, with reviewers noting the band's tightening chemistry and Petty's growing confidence as a songwriter and performer — a young band finding their voice and refusing to blink.
Significance
- 'Listen To Her Heart' and 'I Need To Know' stand as early proof that Tom Petty had an almost supernatural gift for the rock and roll single — concise, melodic, and built to last, these tracks helped define the sound of late-70s American rock.
- The album arrived at a crossroads moment in rock history, holding the line for guitar-driven, melody-first rock and roll at a time when both punk and disco were pulling the culture in opposite directions — and it did so with style and swagger.
- Tracks like 'Baby's A Rock 'N' Roller' and the title cut 'You're Gonna Get It' showcased the Heartbreakers as one of the tightest live-to-tape bands of their era, a unit that understood rhythm, tension, and release in a way that would influence generations of rock bands that followed.
Tracklist
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A1 When The Time Comes 149
2:48
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A2 You're Gonna Get It 106
2:57
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A3 Hurt 168
3:17
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A4 Magnolia 125
2:59
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A5 Too Much Ain't Enough 110
2:46
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B1 I Need To Know 154
2:23
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B2 Listen To Her Heart 127
3:01
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B3 No Second Thoughts 169
2:38
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B4 Restless 102
3:22
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B5 Baby's A Rock 'N' Roller 124
2:54
Artist Details
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers rose up out of Gainesville, Florida in 1976, bringing with them a raw, jangly brand of heartland rock and roll that sat somewhere beautiful between the classic sounds of the British Invasion and the gritty American spirit of the open road. That band — Petty on vocals and guitar, backed by Mike Campbell, Benmont Tench, and the rest of those cats — carved out a legacy of anthem after anthem that spoke to the working class soul, making records like "Damn the Torpedoes" and "Full Moon Fever" essential chapters in the story of American rock. Tom Petty stood as one of the last great defenders of no-nonsense, melody-driven rock and roll, and when the world lost him in 2017, it lost one of the truest voices this music ever had.
