Highway Companion
Studio album by Tom Petty
Released	25 July 2006
Recorded	Bungalow Palace and Shoreline Recorders, Los Angeles 2005-2006
Genre	Rock
Length	43:56
Label	Warner Bros., American
Producer(s)	Jeff Lynne, Tom Petty, Mike Campbell
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Being There Magazine link Guardian Unlimited 7/21/06 Q (#242, Sep. 2006, p. 110) Rolling Stone link The A.V. Club (B+) 7/26/06 Static And Feedback link
Tom Petty chronology
Live at the Olympic: The Last DJ (2003)	Highway Companion (2006)

Highway Companion is the third solo album by American musician Tom Petty, first released in late July 2006 (see 2006 in music), and charting at #4 on the Billboard 200 album chart. The album was produced by former Traveling Wilburys bandmate Jeff Lynne, who also produced Petty’s highly-acclaimed first solo album, Full Moon Fever. Petty released the album through Rick Rubin's American Recordings label and Warner Bros. Records, where Petty has had a record contract since his second solo album, Wildflowers (which was produced by Rubin). The tracks "Saving Grace" and "Big Weekend" were released 4 July 2006 on the iTunes Music Store. Image File history File links Highway_Companion. ... A studio album is a collection of previously unreleased, studio-recorded tracks by a recording artist. ... Thomas Tom Earl Petty (born October 20, 1950) is a popular American musician, known for his album-oriented, classicist rock n roll. ... July 25 is the 206th day (207th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 159 days remaining. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... Los Angeles and L.A. redirect here. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Rock is a form of popular music, usually featuring vocals (often with vocal harmony), electric guitars, and a strong back beat; other instruments, such as the saxophone, are common in some styles, however saxophones have been omitted from newer subgenres of rock music since the 90s. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Warner Bros. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... Jeff Lynne (born December 30, 1947) is a Grammy Award-nominated English rock songwriter, singer, guitarist and record producer. ... Michael (Mike) Campbell (born February 1, 1950 in Panama City, Florida in the U.S.) is a guitarist and record producer, best known for his work with Tom Petty. ... The All Music Guide (AMG) is a metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide. ... Image File history File links 3. ... Being There Magazine is an online music, film and culture magazine found at www. ... Image File history File links 3. ... Front page of Guardian Unlimited from August 16, 2005 Guardian Unlimited is a British website owned by the Guardian Media Group. ... Image File history File links 4_stars. ... Q is a music and entertainment magazinepublished monthly in the United Kingdom. ... Image File history File links 4_stars. ... This article is about the magazine. ... Image File history File links 3. ... The A.V. Club is an entertainment newspaper and website published by The Onion. ... Thomas Tom Earl Petty (born October 20, 1950) is a popular American musician, known for his album-oriented, classicist rock n roll. ... An album is a collection of related audio tracks distributed to the public. ... A musician is a person who plays or composes music Musicians can be classified by their role in creating or performing music: A singer (or vocalist) uses his or her voice as an instrument. ... Thomas Tom Earl Petty (born October 20, 1950) is a popular American musician, known for his album-oriented, classicist rock n roll. ... See also: 2006 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 2006 Record labels established in 2006 other events of 2006 list of years in music 2000s in music January – James Nicholl, drummer of Pay*Ola became ill and was admitted to hospital. ... The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. ... The Traveling Wilburys were a supergroup created by George Harrison and Jeff Lynne. ... Jeff Lynne (born December 30, 1947) is a Grammy Award-nominated English rock songwriter, singer, guitarist and record producer. ... It has been suggested that Free Fallin be merged into this article or section. ... Frederick Jay Rubin (born March 10, 1963 in Lido Beach, LI, New York) is a multiple Grammy Award-winning American record producer best known for his work with rap and heavy metal, as well as the American series albums with Johnny Cash. ... American Recordings is a Los Angeles-based record label headed by record producer Rick Rubin. ... Warner Bros. ... Wildflowers is the second solo album by Tom Petty, released in 1994 (see 1994 in music). ... For the United States holiday, the Fourth of July, see Independence Day (United States). ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into ITunes. ...

A streaming version of the album was available on numerous websites before its release. The iTunes release of the album contained extras: a live version of "Saving Grace", the video for "Saving Grace" and an interactive media booklet.

Track listing

All songs written by Tom Petty

1. "Saving Grace" – 3:48
2. "Square One" – 3:26
3. "Flirting with Time" – 3:16
4. "Down South" – 3:27
5. "Jack" – 2:29
6. "Turn This Car Around" – 3:59
7. "Big Weekend" – 3:16
8. "Night Driver" – 4:28
9. "Damaged by Love" – 3:23
10. "This Old Town" – 4:17
11. "Ankle Deep" – 3:24
12. "The Golden Rose" – 4:43

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Musicians

• Tom Petty - Lead vocal, Rhythm Guitar, Drums, Backing Vocals, Harmonica, Electric Piano on “Night Driver,” bass on “Square One,” Lead Guitar and Keyboards on “Jack”
• Mike Campbell - Lead Guitar, Vibraphone on “The Golden Rose”
• Jeff Lynne - Bass, Rhythm Guitar, Keyboards, Backing Vocals, Autoharp on “Ankle Deep”

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Personnel

• Produced by Jeff Lynne with Tom Petty and Mike Campbell.
• Recording and Mix Engineer: Ryan Ulyate
• Session supervision, equipment and guitar tech, coffee and tea transportation for Tom Petty: Alan "Bugs" Weidel
• Additional engineer for "Square One" and "Jack": Steve McGrath
• Recorded at Bungalow Palace and Shoreline Recorders, Los Angeles, CA
• Studio tech: Charlie Bolois
• Mastered by Brian Gardner at Bernie Grundman Mastering

Special Edition

An expanded Special Edition of "Highway Companion" is slated to be released on June 5, 2007 via the American Recordings/Warner Bros label. The expanded edition will include the original twelve tracks as they appeared on the original issue, but will also include demos of "This Old Town" and "Big Weekend". In addition the expanded special edition will include two unreleased songs recorded for the album in 2005, "Home" and "Around The Roses". These two tracks were mentioned in Tom Petty's 2005 biography "Conversations With Tom Petty" but did not appear on the original "Highway Companion" cd package.

The leatherette board packaging will also include two postcards.

External links

• Tom Petty signs exclusive recording contract with American Recordings, 6/15/06, from Tom Petty - The Last DJ URL accessed 16 June 2006.
• Watch "Saving Grace" at TomPetty.com, 6/26/06, from Tom Petty - The Last DJ URL accessed 29 June 2006.
• Gone Gator Radio - contains streaming version of the album