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studio album by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

Echo is the tenth studio album by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. Released in April , the album reached number 10 on the Billboard aided by singles "Free Girl Now", "Swingin'" and "Room at the Top", which hit numbers 5, 17 and 19 respectively on Billboard's Mainstream Rock Tracks in The album was the band's last collaboration with producer Rick Rubin, and was also the last to feature contributions from longtime bassist/vocalist Howie Epstein, who died of a heroinoverdose in Despite still being a member of the band, Epstein is missing from the album's cover photo because he failed to show up for the photo shoot, and Petty ordered it to commence without him.^[1] It also marks the first to feature longtime touring member Scott Thurston, as well as the first to credit drummer Steve Ferrone as an official member.

Echo was certified Gold (, copies sold) by the RIAA