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Released on Geffen, also Sweet Child o’ Mine (Guns N’ Roses), White Christmas (V) and Welcome to the Jungle (Guns N’ Roses)
Produced by Danny Kortchmar, also The River of Dreams (Billy Joel), Blaze of Glory (Jon Bon Jovi) and Lullabye (Goodnight, My Angel) (Billy Joel)
Written by Mike Campbell, also Here Comes My Girl (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers), Refugee (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers) and Love Is a Long Road (Tom Petty)
Part of The End of the Innocence, also New York Minute, The End of the Innocence and I Will Not Go Quietly
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
Danny Kortchmar produced 7 of Don Henley’s top 10 songs
Mike Campbell produced 184 songs on fono
Mike Campbell’s most frequent co-producer is Tom Petty (170 songs together)
Don Henley wrote 86 songs on fono
Credits
All 8 credits
- Written by
- Don Henley, J.D. Souther and Mike Campbell
- Produced by
- Danny Kortchmar, Don Henley and Mike Campbell
- Part of
- The End of the Innocence
- Released on
- Geffen
- Written by
- Don Henley, J.D. Souther and Mike Campbell
- Produced by
- Danny Kortchmar, Don Henley and Mike Campbell
- Part of
- The End of the Innocence
- Released on
- Geffen
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same producer: Danny Kortchmar
Same writer: Mike Campbell
Same producer: Mike Campbell
Same writer: J.D. Souther
Same label: Geffen
Same release: The End of the Innocence
Same producer: Danny Kortchmar
Same writer: Mike Campbell
Elsewhere
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1MusicBrainz The Heart of the Matter was produced by Danny Kortchmar
The Heart of the Matter was produced by Danny Kortchmar
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
2MusicBrainz The Heart of the Matter was produced by Don Henley
The Heart of the Matter was produced by Don Henley
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
3MusicBrainz The Heart of the Matter was produced by Mike Campbell
The Heart of the Matter was produced by Mike Campbell
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
4MusicBrainz The Heart of the Matter was written by Don Henley
The Heart of the Matter was written by Don Henley
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
5MusicBrainz The Heart of the Matter was written by J.D. Souther
The Heart of the Matter was written by J.D. Souther
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
6MusicBrainz The Heart of the Matter was written by Mike Campbell
The Heart of the Matter was written by Mike Campbell
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
7MusicBrainz The Heart of the Matter is part of the release The End of the Innocence
The Heart of the Matter is part of the release The End of the Innocence
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
8MusicBrainz Geffen is the label of the song The Heart of the Matter
Geffen is the label of the song The Heart of the Matter
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
9MusicBrainz The Heart of the Matter was released on 1989-06-27
The Heart of the Matter was released on 1989-06-27
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026