Mechanical Resonance (album)
1986 studio album by Tesla
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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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| Released | December 8, 1986 | |||
| Recorded | 1986 | |||
| Studio | Bearsville (Woodstock, New York) | |||
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| Length | 53:28 | |||
| Label | Geffen | |||
| Producer | Steve Thompson, Michael Barbiero | |||
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| Singles from Mechanical Resonance | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 6/10[2] |
| Metal Forces | 9.3/10[3] |
| Rolling Stone | (mixed)[4] |
| Rock Hard | 8/10[5] |
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "EZ Come EZ Go" | Frank Hannon, Jeff Keith, Troy Luccketta, Tommy Skeoch, Brian Wheat | 3:33 |
| 2. | "Cumin' Atcha Live" | Hannon, Keith, Wheat | 4:25 |
| 3. | "Gettin' Better" | Hannon, Keith | 3:20 |
| 4. | "2 Late 4 Love" | Keith, Skeoch, Hannon, Luccketta, Wheat | 3:50 |
| 5. | "Rock Me to the Top" | Keith, Skeoch | 3:38 |
| 6. | "We're No Good Together" | Hannon, Keith, Luccketta | 5:15 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 7. | "Modern Day Cowboy" | Hannon, Keith, Skeoch | 5:19 |
| 8. | "Changes" | Hannon, Keith, Luccketta, Skeoch, Wheat | 5:02 |
| 9. | "Little Suzi" (Ph.D. cover) | Jim Diamond, Tony Hymas | 4:55 |
| 10. | "Love Me" | Hannon, Keith, Wheat | 4:15 |
| 11. | "Cover Queen" | Hannon, Keith | 4:32 |
| 12. | "Before My Eyes" | Hannon, Keith, Luccketta, Skeoch | 5:25 |
Personnel
- 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
- Steve Thompson – producer
- Michael Barbiero – producer, engineer
- Michael Beyer – engineer and mixing on "Little Suzi" acoustic intro
- George Marino – mastering at Sterling Sound, New York
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United States (RIAA)[11] | Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
Accolades
| Publication | Country | Accolade | Rank |
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| PopMatters | US | 10 Essential Glam Metal Albums[12] | 4 |
| Guitar World | US | Top 20 Hair Metal Albums of the Eighties[13] | 8 |
| Loudwire | US | Top 30 Hair Metal Albums[14] | 7 |