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The Image Of Me
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Wayne Kemp

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Date Performance 1984-00-00
Running Time 2:33
Performers Tom Petty (Vocal), Tom Petty (Guitar), Mike/Michael Campbell (Lead Guitar), Ben(mont) (M.) Tench(, III) (Piano), Howie Epstein (Bass Guitar), Howie Epstein (Background Vocal), Stan Lynch (Drums), Denny Cordell (Produced By), Don Smith (Engineered By), Alan (Bugs) Weidel (2nd Engineer), George Drakoulias (Mixed By), Jim Scott (Mixed By)
CommentsRecorded at: Gone Gator One, Los Angeles, CA. Mixed at: Johnny Yuma Recordings, Burbank, CA A Conway Twitty oldie recorded for Southern Accents. "'Image of Me' will always be one of my favorite tracks," Mike says, "because it was the last thing we did with Denny Cordell. He came in and produced it. I always loved Denny. He was the guy who saved us from oblivion. He got us our deal and helped us when we were really green. He was a mentor to us in many ways. He was in town that week and he came in and he said, 'Let's do a cover song.' He was really leaning on Tom. He said, 'You're going to sing this start to finish and you're not going to punch in.' Which is what he used to do and it used to drive Tom crazy. He said, "I don't care how long it takes. It's up to you, the singer, to sing this whole song. You can't go back and drop in. You've got to create the groove, you've got to carry the band. They're not gonna carry you, you're going to carry them." Given the deep affection that all of the Heartbreakers express for Cordell, it is hard to imagine that he is the same man they fought so hard against during the Damn the Torpedoes war. Harder still to imagine that after all that he would still come by and record them. "That's a tribute to Denny," Mike says. "He was a gentleman."
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Playback (1995)
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers

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2008-08-18