Thomas Earl Petty 20 October 1950 - 2 October 2017 Was An American Musician Singer Composer And Songwriter Best Known For Fronting Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers. Apart From The Band He Released Three Solo Albums "Full Moon Fever" 1989 "Wildflowers" 1994 And "Highway Companion" 2006 . After Working With His Early Bands The Sundowners The Epics And Mudcrutch which Also Included Future Heartbreakers Members Mike Campbell And Benmont Read More On Last.Fm
Free Fallin' Is The Opening Track From Tom Petty's 1989 Solo Album Full Moon Fever. The Song Topped Billboard's Album Rock Tracks Chart The Week Ending August 26 1989 And Spent 33 Weeks On The Chart Making It Petty's Longest Charting Track. The Single Peaked At #7 On The Billboard Hot 100 In January The Song Was Written By Petty And His Writing Partner For The Album Jeff Lynne. The Duo Wrote And Recorded The Single In Two Days Making It The First Song Completed For Full Moon Fever.