# Remembering When Tom Petty and Jeff Lynne Got Together One Last Time for a Standout Album in 2006

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/remembering-when-tom-petty-and-jeff-lynne-got-together-one-last-time-for-a-standout-album-in-2006/
- Published: 2026-10-24T10:00:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-24T10:08:29+00:00
- Original publisher: American Songwriter
- Original article: https://americansongwriter.com/remembering-when-tom-petty-and-jeff-lynne-got-together-one-last-time-for-a-standout-album-in-2006/
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## Key points

- Petty and Lynne reunited for *Highway Companion* in 2006.
- It was their last album together.
- The record paired reflective songs with a few rockers.

## Summary

Tom Petty and Jeff Lynne reunited in 2006 to make *Highway Companion*, their final album together. The collaboration mattered because it brought back a successful creative partnership while giving Petty’s more reflective songwriting room to lead.

They had first worked together on Petty’s solo debut, *Full Moon Fever*, and later on *Into the Great Wide Open* and the Traveling Wilburys albums. After a 15-year gap, Lynne and Heartbreaker Mike Campbell joined Petty, who also played drums on the record. Its songs range from rockers such as “Saving Grace” to quieter reflections, with Petty and Lynne harmonising on “Damaged By Love”.

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