Tom Petty bol americká rocková legenda, spevák, gitarista a skladateľ, ktorý svoju kariéru budoval s kapelou The Heartbreakers, ale aj ako člen superskupiny Traveling Wilburys (s Bobom Dylanom, Royom Orbisonom a Georgeom Harrisonom) či formácie Mudcrutch. Zomrel v októbri 2017 vo veku 66 rokov.
Kompilácia An American Treasure vyšla v roku 2018 na vydavateľstve Reprise Records ako pocta Pettyho odkazu. Obsahuje 63 skladieb – vzácne a doteraz nevydané nahrávky, alternatívne verzie známych piesní, živé záznamy a rarity z rôznych období tvorby. Vedľa materiálu The Heartbreakers tu nájdete aj sólové skladby a nahrávky Mudcrutch. Výber zostavila Pettyho dcéra Adria a jeho manželka Dana, produkciu zabezpečili Mike Campbell a Benmont Tench z The Heartbreakers. Tento výber na CD predstavuje skrátenú variantu rozsiahlejšieho boxu. Medzi piesňami vynikajú Surrender, Listen to Her Heart, Here Comes My Girl alebo živé verzie Even the Losers a Breakdown.
Skladby
CD 1
1. Rockin' Around (With You) [2018 Remaster] [2:20]
2. Anything That's Rock 'n' Roll (Live At Capitol Studios, Hollywood, Ca, 11/11/77) [3:38]
3. Listen To Her Heart (Live At The Record Plant, Sausalito, Ca, 4/23/77) [3:20]
4. Louisiana Rain (Alternate Version, 1979) [5:05]
5. Here Comes My Girl (Alternate Version, 1979) [4:57]
6. Kings Road (Live At The Forum, Inglewood, Ca, 6/28/81) [5:14]
7. Keep A Little Soul (Outtake, 1982) [3:08]
8. Straight Into Darkness (Alternate Version, 1982) [4:30]
9. Don't Treat Me Like A Stranger (2018 Remaster) [3:06]
10. Rebels (Alternate Version, 1985) [5:18]
11. You're Gonna Get It (Alternate Version, 1978) [3:14]
12. Walkin' From The Fire (Outtake, 1984) [4:44]
13. The Best Of Everything (Alternate Version, 1985) [4:02]
CD 2
1. I Won't Back Down (Live At The Fillmore, San Francisco, Ca, 2/4/87) [3:39]
2. Two Gunslingers (Live At The Beacon Theatre, New York, Ny, 5/25/13) [3:50]
3. Crawling Back To You (2018 Remaster) [5:02]
4. Wake Up Time (Alternate Take, 1992) [5:31]
5. Accused Of Love (2018 Remaster) [2:44]
6. Gainesville (Outtake, 1998) [4:05]
7. You And Me (Clubhouse Version, 2007) [3:13]
8. Like A Diamond (Alternate Version, 2002) [4:16]
9. Southern Accents (Live At Stephen C. O'connell Center, Gainesville, Fl, 9/21/06) [5:01]
10. Insider (Live At Stephen C. O'connell Center, Gainesville, Fl, 9/21/06) [4:56]
11. Something Good Coming (2018 Remaster) [4:10]
12. Have Love Will Travel (2018 Remaster) [4:05]
13. Hungry No More (Live At House Of Blues, Boston, Ma, 6/15/16) [7:17]
