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1986 studio album by Tesla
Mechanical Resonance is the debut studio album by the American hard rock band Tesla. It was released on December 8, 1986, by Geffen Records.[6]
The album peaked at No. 32 on the Billboard 200 on April 3, 1987, [7] and was certified platinum by the RIAA on October 5, 1989.[8]
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1. | "EZ Come EZ Go" | Frank Hannon, Jeff Keith, Troy Luccketta, Tommy Skeoch, Brian Wheat | 3:33 |
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2. | "Cumin' Atcha Live" | Hannon, Keith, Wheat | 4:25 |
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3. | "Gettin' Better" | Hannon, Keith | 3:20 |
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4. | "2 Late 4 Love" | Keith, Skeoch, Hannon, Luccketta, Wheat | 3:50 |
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5. | "Rock Me to the Top" | Keith, Skeoch | 3:38 |
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6. | "We're No Good Together" | Hannon, Keith, Luccketta | 5:15 |
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7. | "Modern Day Cowboy" | Hannon, Keith, Skeoch | 5:19 |
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8. | "Changes" | Hannon, Keith, Luccketta, Skeoch, Wheat | 5:02 |
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9. | "Little Suzi" (Ph.D. cover) | Jim Diamond, Tony Hymas | 4:55 |
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10. | "Love Me" | Hannon, Keith, Wheat | 4:15 |
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11. | "Cover Queen" | Hannon, Keith | 4:32 |
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12. | "Before My Eyes" | Hannon, Keith, Luccketta, Skeoch | 5:25 |
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- Band members
- Jeff Keith – lead vocals
- Frank Hannon – acoustic & electric guitars, keyboards, mandolin, backing vocals
- Tommy Skeoch – acoustic & electric guitars, backing vocals
- Brian Wheat – bass, backing vocals
- Troy Luccketta – drums, percussion
- Production
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10 Essential Glam Metal Albums[12]
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Guitar World
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Top 20 Hair Metal Albums of the Eighties[13]
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Loudwire
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Top 30 Hair Metal Albums[14]
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- ^ "TESLA - Mechanical Resonance". ROCK HARD Heavy-Metal-Magazin. Retrieved 2021-06-26.
- ^ "Mechanical Resonance". 27 March 2018.
- ^ "Tesla Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved May 26, 2018.
- ^ "Gold & Platinum". RIAA. Retrieved April 22, 2021.
- ^ "Tesla Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
- ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1987". Billboard. 2 January 2013. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
- ^ "American album certifications – Tesla – Mechanical Resonance". Recording Industry Association of America.
- ^ Zupko, Sarah (18 March 2021). "10 Essential Glam Metal Albums, PopMatters". PopMatters. Retrieved 2021-04-10.
- ^ "Guitar World - Top 20 Hair Metal Albums of the Eighties". Guitar World. December 12, 2008. Archived from the original on 2012-10-04. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
- ^ DiVita, Joe (November 9, 2016). "Top 30 Hair Metal Albums". Loudwire. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
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- Brian Wheat
- Frank Hannon
- Jeff Keith
- Dave Rude
- Steve Brown
- Steve Clausman
- Robert "Bobby" Contreras
- Colleen Lloy
- Brook Bright
- Jeff Harper
- Joey Murrieta
- Curtis Chapman
- Tommy Skeoch
- Troy Luccketta
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