Stapleton takes on Petty's "I Should Have Known It"
Friday, April 26, 2024 – Chris Stapleton's take on Tom Petty's "I Should Have Known It," from the forthcoming Petty Country: A Country Music Celebration of Tom Petty, debuts today with an accompanying audio video that features vintage photos of Petty.
The track originally appeared on Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers' 2010 album, "Mojo" and again on the late rocker's 2019 posthumous greatest hits album, "The Best of Everything."
Beloved by fans, "I Should Have Known It" became one of the most enduring live songs amongst Petty's more recent material.
The tribute disc is set for release on June 21 via Big Machine Records in partnership with the Tom Petty Estate.
Dolly Parton's take on "Southern Accents" and Dierks Bentley's on "American Girl" were previously released.
Petty's had friendships with Carl Perkins (Petty inducted Perkins into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame), Johnny Cash (The Heartbreakers were the backing band on Cash's "Unchained}), June Carter Cash, Marty Stuart, John Prine, Dolly Parton, Tammy Wynette, George Strait, Hank Williams Jr. and Willie Nelson.
The track list is:
"I Should Have Known It" by Chris Stapleton
"Wildflowers" by Thomas Rhett
"Runnin' Down A Dream" by Luke Combs
"Southern Accents" by Dolly Parton
"Here Comes My Girl" by Justin Moore
"American Girl" by Dierks Bentley
"Stop Draggin' My Heart Around" by Lady A
"I Forgive It All" by Jamey Johnson
"I Won't Back Down" by Brothers Osborne
"Refugee" by Wynonna Judd feat. Lainey Wilson
"Angel Dream No. 2" by Willie Nelson & Lukas Nelson
"Learning To Fly" by Eli Young Band
"Breakdown" by Ryan Hurd feat. Carly Pearce
"Yer So Bad" by Steve Earle
"Ways To Be Wicked" by Margo Price feat. Mike Campbell
"Mary Jane's Last Dance" by Midland
"Free Fallin'" by The Cadillac Three feat. Breland
"I Need To Know" by Marty Stuart And His Fabulous Superlatives
"Don't Come Around Here No More" by Rhiannon Giddens feat. Silkroad Ensemble and Benmont Tench
"You Wreck Me (Live)" by George Strait
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