Hard Promises

For the 1992 American romantic comedy film, see Hard Promises (film).
Hard Promises
A photo of Petty standing in a record store and staring off to the side.
Studio album by
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
ReleasedMay 5, 1981 (1981-05-05)
Recorded1980–81
Studio
GenreRock
Length39:33
LabelBackstreet
Producer
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers chronology
Damn the Torpedoes
(1979) 		Hard Promises
(1981) 		Long After Dark
(1982)
Singles from Hard Promises
  1. "The Waiting"/"Nightwatchman"
    Released: April 20, 1981
  2. "A Woman in Love (It's Not Me)"
    Released: June 29, 1981
  3. "Something Big"/"Letting You Go"
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Blender[2]
Chicago Tribune[3]
Christgau's Record GuideB[4]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[5]
The Essential Rock Discography6/10[6]
MusicHound Rock[7]
Music Story[citation needed]
Rolling Stone(favorable)[8]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[9]

Hard Promises is the fourth studio album by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers released on May 5, 1981, on Backstreet Records.

  1. ^ AllMusic review
  2. ^ "Tom Petty: Hard Promises". Blender. Archived from the original on June 15, 2008. Retrieved November 5, 2017.
  3. ^ Kot, Greg (1991-09-01). "Through The Years With Tom Petty". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2014-04-04.
  4. ^ "Robert Christgau: CG: tom petty and the heartbreakers". www.robertchristgau.com.
  5. ^ Larkin, Colin, ed. (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th edn). London: Omnibus Press. p. 2005. ISBN 978-0-85712-595-8.
  6. ^ Strong, Martin C. (2006). The Essential Rock Discography. Edinburgh, UK: Canongate. p. 816. ISBN 978-1-84195-827-9.
  7. ^ Graff, Gary; Durchholz, Daniel, eds. (1999). MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Farmington Hills, MI: Visible Ink Press. p. 870. ISBN 1-57859-061-2.
  8. ^ "Hard Promises". rollingstone.com. 23 July 1981.
  9. ^ "Tom Petty: Album Guide - Rolling Stone Music". Rolling Stone. 14 July 2011. Archived from the original on 14 July 2011.