Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers is the debut studio album by the American rock band Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, released on November 9, 1976, by Shelter Records. The album was recorded and mixed
Tom Petty Debut Cover
"American Girl" is a song written by American singer, songwriter, and guitarist Tom Petty and recorded by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers for their self-titled debut album. It was released as a single
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers (album)
…charts, where it peaked at No. 55 in 1978 and eventually went Gold. "Breakdown" was released as the lead single and cracked the Top 40 in the U.S. and "American Girl" became one of the band's signature songs. Reviewing in Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies (1981), Robert Christgau said, "Addicts…
American Girl Tom Petty
Beaty Towers on the University of Florida campus as seen from Route 441.