Hit Parade: Le Petty Prince Edition
Hit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia
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The Rise and Fall of Petty
Mary Jane's last dance, a laconic, yowling rock cut that sounded comfortable on the radio next to Grunge, brought Petty back to the top 20 for the first time since freefalling. Before 1994 was over and just weeks after Petty won MTV's Video Vanguard Award, Petty issued his second-ever solo album Wild Flowers. In early 1995, You Don't Know How It Feels became Petty's last top 40 pop hit. He'd already done better in the 90s than anyone could have expected, making the hit parade deep into his 40s. And he and the heartbreakers continued to record great albums, including 1996's soundtrack To She's the One and
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