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 . The album peaked at No. 32 on the Billboard 200 on April 3, 1987, and was certified platinum by the RIAA on October 5, 1989.
Track listing
Side one No. Title Writer(s) Length 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
Side two No. Title Writer(s) Length 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
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
Region
Certification
Certified units /sales
United States (RIAA )
Platinum
1,000,000
Shipments figures based on certification alone.
Accolades
Publication
Country
Accolade
Rank
PopMatters
US
10 Essential Glam Metal Albums
4
Guitar World
US
Top 20 Hair Metal Albums of the Eighties
8
Loudwire
US
Top 30 Hair Metal Albums
7
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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
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Tommy Skeoch
Troy Luccketta
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