Mechanical Resonance
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Mechanical Resonance is the debut album by the American rock band Tesla
Tesla (band)
Tesla is an American hard rock band formed in Sacramento, California in 1984. They have sold 14 million albums in the United States.-Formation and Mechanical Resonance :...

. It was released in 1986. The album was certified platinum
RIAA certification
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 by RIAA
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 on October 5, 1989.

Track listing

  1. "EZ Come EZ Go" (Frank Hannon
    Frank Hannon
    -Frank Hannon :Born October 3, 1966 in Sacramento, California) is best known as the guitarist, songwriter and a co-founder of the multi-platinum band TESLA, and is now established as a solo singer / songwriter with his album ""...

    , Jeff Keith
    Jeff Keith
    Jeffery Lynn Keith is an American musician, best known as the lead singer of the band Tesla. He was also the lead singer for the band Bar 7 and Sofaking....

    , Troy Luccketta, Tommy Skeoch, Brian Wheat
    Brian Wheat
    Brian Wheat best known as the bass guitarist of the band Tesla. He formed the band City Kidd in 1982, with his friend Frank Hannon...

    ) - 3:32
  2. "Cumin' Atcha Live" (Hannon, Keith, Wheat) - 4:25
  3. "Gettin' Better" (Hannon, Keith) - 3:20
  4. "2 Late 4 Love" (Hannon, Keith, Luccketta, Skeoch, Wheat) - 3:50
  5. "Rock Me to the Top" (Keith, Skeoch) - 3:38
  6. "We're No Good Together" (Hannon, Keith, Luccketta) - 5:15
  7. "Modern Day Cowboy" (Hannon, Keith, Skeoch) - 5:19
  8. "Changes" (Hannon, Keith, Luccketta, Skeoch, Wheat) - 5:02
  9. "Little Suzi" (Jim Diamond
    Jim Diamond (Scottish musician)
    James "Jim" Diamond is a Scottish singer-songwriter. Diamond is best known for his three Top 5 hits. The first was "I Won't Let You Down" , as the lead singer in the trio Ph.D., with Tony Hymas and Simon Phillips. His solo performance, "I Should Have Known Better", was a United Kingdom number one...

    , Tony Hymas
    Tony Hymas
    Anthony 'Tony' Hymas is an English keyboard player, pianist, composer and is well known for being a founding member of Ph.D. He is a very versatile musician and contributes in different styles of music....

    ) - 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

Song information

  • "Cumin' Atcha Live" is generally the first song played at concerts by the band. It is featured in the video game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
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    .
  • "Modern Day Cowboy" is featured in the video game Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock
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    .
  • "Gettin' Better" was released as the second single from the album on February 10, 1987. The B-side was "Rock Me to the Top".
  • "Little Suzi" is a cover of the Ph.D.
    Ph.D. (band)
    Ph.D. is a British group that managed a UK Top 10 hit with "I Won't Let You Down" in April 1982, although the song had been a hit the previous year throughout Europe...

    song "Little Suzi's on the Up" and was the highest charting single from the album.

Album

Chart (1986) Peak
position
The Billboard 200 32

Singles and album tracks

Year Single Chart Position
1987 Modern Day Cowboy Mainstream Rock Tracks 35
1987 Little Suzi Billboard Hot 100 91
1987 Little Suzi Mainstream Rock Tracks 22

Personnel

  • Jeff Keith: Lead Vocal
  • Frank Hannon: Acoustic & Electric Guitars, Keyboards, Mandolin, Backing Vocals
  • Tommy Skeoch: Acoustic & Electric Guitars, Backing Vocals
  • Brian Wheat: Bass, Backing Vocals
  • Troy Lucketta: Drums, Percussion

Production

  • Produced By Michael Barbiero & Steve Thompson
  • Engineered By Michael Barbiero
  • "Little Suzi" acoustic intro Engineered & Mixed By Michael Beyer
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