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1996 studio album by Tela
Piece of Mind
Studio album by Tela
ReleasedNovember 5, 1996 (1996-11-05)
Recorded1996
Studio
  • House Of Blues Studios
  • Digital Services (Houston, TX)
  • Crosstown Studios (Memphis, TN)
  • Jus-Fresh Studio (Houston, TX)
Genre
Length1:00:26
Label
Producer
Tela chronology
Piece of Mind
(1996) 		Now or Never
(1998)
Singles from Piece of Mind
  1. "Sho Nuff"
    Released: 1996
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
The Source

Piece of Mind is the debut album by American rapper Tela. It was released on November 5, 1996, through Suave House/Relativity Records. Production was handled by Tela himself with DJ Slice T, Jazze Pha, T-Mix and Insane Wayne. It features guest appearances from 8Ball & MJG, Crime Boss, South Circle and NOLA. The album peaked at number 70 on the Billboard 200 and number 17 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. Its lead single, "Sho Nuff", peaked at No. 58 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Track listing

No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Intro"2:53
2."Twisted"
  • Slice T
  • Tela
4:26
3."Tired of Ballin"5:00
4."Strange" (featuring Mr. Mike and Crime Boss)4:18
5."Success"
  • Slice T
  • Tela
5:03
6."Let It Rain"Tela4:14
7."Sho Nuff" (featuring 8Ball & MJG)
  • Jazze Pha
  • Tela
4:05
8."Time"
  • Slice T
  • Tela
1:57
9."Blackhaven"
  • Slice T
  • Tela
4:44
10."Suave House" (featuring Nola)
  • Slice T
  • Tela
6:07
11."Cell Call (Interlude)"
  • Slice T
  • Tela
1:32
12."U Can't Tell"
  • Slice T
  • Tela
6:26
13."All About That Money"
  • Slice T
  • Jazze Pha
  • Ensayne Wayne
  • Tela
1:39
14."Survival"
  • Slice T
  • Tela
3:51
15."Piece of Mind"
  • Slice T
  • Tela
4:11
Total length:1:00:26

Personnel

  • Winston "Tela" Rogers – main artist, producer, mixing
  • Mr. Mike Walls – featured artist (track 3)
  • Thurston "Crime Boss" Slaughter – featured artist (track 3)
  • Premro "8Ball" Smith – featured artist (track 7)
  • Marlon "MJG" Goodwin – featured artist (track 7)
  • Toni Hickman – featured artist (track 10)
  • Tylene Mercadel – featured artist (track 10)
  • Suns Of Soul – additional vocals (tracks: 1, 15)
  • Tyree Robinson – additional vocals (track 2)
  • Phalon "Jazze Pha" Alexander – additional vocals (tracks: 3, 5, 7, 10, 12, 13), keyboards (tracks: 3, 7), drum programming (track 3), producer (tracks: 3, 7, 13)
  • Thomas "Low Key" McCollum – additional vocals (track 4)
  • Marcus McRee – additional vocals (tracks: 5, 9, 13, 14)
  • Mac Rodd – additional vocals (tracks: 6, 12)
  • Mista Rodd – additional vocals (tracks: 6, 12)
  • Nathaniel Malone – additional vocals (track 6)
  • The Care Bear – additional vocals (track 9)
  • B. McRay – additional vocals (track 13)
  • Baby Dre – additional vocals (tracks: 13, 14)
  • Gee-Kay – additional vocals (track 13)
  • L. McRay – additional vocals (track 13)
  • Mr. Rob – additional vocals (track 13)
  • Sheldon "Slice T" Arrington – keyboards, drum programming, producer (tracks: 1, 2, 5, 8-15), mixing
  • Niko Lyras – guitar (track 1), acoustic guitar (track 12)
  • Neal Jones – guitar (track 2), bass (tracks: 1, 7, 9), engineering (tracks: 1-3, 5-14), mixing
  • Lawrence Long – guitar (track 4)
  • Tristan "T-Mix" Jones – keyboards & producer (track 4)
  • Adam Warren – guitar (track 9)
  • Derrel Harris – Rhodes piano & drums (track 9)
  • Ferrell "Ensayne Wayne" Miles – producer (track 13)
  • Roger Tausz – mixing
  • Clay "Jus Fresh" James – engineering
  • Tony Dawsey – mastering
  • James Endsley – executive producer
  • Tony Draper – executive producer
  • Pen & Pixel – artwork, design

Charts

Chart (1996) Peak
position
US Billboard 200 70
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) 17

Samples

Twisted

References

  1. Stanley, Leo. "Piece of Mind - Tela | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved April 24, 2021.
  2. Marshall, Wesley K. (December 1996). "Record Report: Tela – Piece of Mind". The Source. No. 87. New York. p. 138.
  3. "Tela Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved April 25, 2021.
  4. "Tela Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 25, 2021.

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