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35 Years Ago: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers Face Another Battle on ‘Hard Promises’
By Jeff Giles May 5, 2016 1:28 PM

One notable change was the introduction of Stevie Nicks into Petty’s creative circle. Nicks, who’d been working with Petty producer Jimmy Iovine on her debut solo album, Bella Donna, developed a close working relationship with Petty and the Heartbreakers that spilled over into Hard Promises as well as her own record. “Insider,” a song Petty initially wrote with Nicks in mind, ended up on Hard Promises after Nicks tried singing harmony to Petty’s guide vocal and realized he wouldn’t want to give up the track — so instead, Petty gave Nicks “Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around,” a Bella Donna duet between the two that later became a Top 5 hit.



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