1981 HITS ARCHIVE: The Waiting - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers (stereo 45)

Lead single from Petty’s 1981 LP “Hard Promises.”

Pop Chart Peaks: Cash Box 14, Billboard & Record World 19

Transferred from stereo 45 single Backstreet 51100 - The Waiting (Tom Petty) by Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers, produced by Tom Petty & Jimmy Iovine

THE 1981 HITS ARCHIVE - Here in one place, a comprehensive collection of ‘pop’ best-sellers and songs which made an impact that were either released or enjoyed a major chunk of their popularity within the calendar year 1981 (some were recorded in 1980)
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The three* MusicProf channels are home to The HITS ARCHIVES, YouTube’s most comprehensive collection of U.S. ‘popular music’ recordings from 1925 thru 1980. Discover thousands of original hit versions, conveniently arranged in year-by-year playlists and sorted alphabetically in your choice of either song title or artist name. Simply visit this channel’s home page (here: https://www.youtube.com/@anotherprof3408 ), scroll down the rows of playlist categories, choose a favorite year, click on “view full playlist,” and then pick out the songs that you want to hear. Enjoy the music!

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