Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers – Hard Promises (CD) Paul Citone A Richmond institution celebrating a

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Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers – Hard Promises (CD) Paul Citone A Richmond institution celebrating aReleased in 1981, *Hard Promises* arrived on the heels of *Damn the Torpedoes* with Petty already deep in a public battle against his label over list pricing, a fight he won for fans everywhere. The album gave the world "The Waiting" and "A Woman in Love (It's Not Me)," cementing the Heartbreakers as one of American rock's most reliable units, built on Mike Campbell's guitar work and Benmont Tench's keyboards as much as Petty's songwriting. Tracks