Let Me Up (I've Had Enough)


Let Me Up is the seventh studio album by American rock band Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, released on April 27, 1987. It features the most songwriting collaborations between Petty and lead guitarist Mike Campbell on any Petty album. It is the first album without then-former bassist Ron Blair on any tracks, as well as the first since Damn the Torpedoes not produced by Jimmy Iovine.
The Heartbreakers' approach when starting to work on the album in 1986 was to make it sound like a live recording. This technique contrasted with the heavy studio production on the band's previous album, Southern Accents, and was influenced by touring as Bob Dylan's backing band.
Let Me Up is also notable for being the only previous studio album not represented on Petty's 1993 Greatest Hits album, even though the single "Jammin' Me" was No. 1 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks for four weeks and No. 18 on the Hot 100. "Jammin' Me" was later included on the compilation album Anthology: Through the Years.

Reception

The album received generally positive reviews from critics. Stephen Thomas Erlewine from AllMusic described the album as "their simplest album since Hard Promises." However, he also stated that Let Me Up was "filled with loose ends, song fragments, and unvarnished productions, it's a defiantly messy album, and it's all the better for it."
Cash Box said that the single "All Mixed Up" "tells a wondering, bittersweet story of life and love in the 80's."

Track listing

Personnel

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
  • Tom Petty – lead and backing vocals, guitars
  • Mike Campbell – lead guitars, koto, keyboards, dulcimer, mandolin, ukulele, percussion
  • Benmont Tench – acoustic and electric pianos, Hammond and Vox organs, vibraphone, synthesizer
  • Howie Epstein – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Stan Lynch – drums, percussion
Production
  • Annalisa – photography
  • Bruce Barris – assistant engineer
  • Nick Basich – assistant engineer
  • Mike Campbell – production, engineer
  • Paul Chinn – photography
  • Mark Desisto – assistant engineer
  • Mick Haggerty – design, art
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • Tom Petty – production
  • Don Smith – engineer
  • Mike Shipley – mixing
  • Andy Udoff – assistant engineer
  • Alan Weidel – assistant engineer
  • Shelly Yakus – overdub engineer

    Charts

Chart Peak
Position
Australia 63
UK Album Charts 59

Certifications