Mechanical Resonance (album)

Mechanical Resonance

Studio album by Tesla

Released

December 8, 1986

Recorded

Bearsville Studios, Bearsville, New York, 1986

Genre

Hard rock

Length

53:28

Label

Geffen

Producer

Steve Thompson, Michael Barbiero

Tesla chronology

Mechanical Resonance
(1986)

The Great Radio Controversy
(1989)

Singles from Mechanical Resonance

"Little Suzi"
Released: 1987
"Modern Day Cowboy"
Released: 1987

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
Metal Forces	(9.3/10)^[2]
Rolling Stone	(mixed)^[3]

Mechanical Resonance is the debut album by the American hard rock band Tesla, released in 1986. The album was certified platinum by the RIAA on October 5, 1989.^[4]

Track listing

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"EZ Come EZ Go"	Frank Hannon, Jeff Keith, Troy Luccketta, Tommy Skeoch, Brian Wheat	3:32
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
Total length:			53:28

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.
"Modern Day Cowboy" is featured in the video game Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock.
"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. song "Little Suzi's on the Up" and was the highest charting single from the album.

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

Charts

Album

Chart (1986)	Peak position
The Billboard 200^[5]	32

Singles and album tracks

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1987	"Modern Day Cowboy"	Mainstream Rock Tracks^[5]	35
1987	"Little Suzi"	Billboard Hot 100^[5]	91
1987	"Little Suzi"	Mainstream Rock Tracks^[5]	22

References

↑ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Mechanical Resonance - Tesla". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2013-01-05.
↑ Reynolds, Dave (1986). "Tesla - Mechanical Resonance". Metal Forces (20). Retrieved 2013-01-05.
↑ Considine, J.D. (1987-05-21). "Tesla: Mechanical Resonance : Music Reviews". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2007-12-27. Retrieved 2013-03-22.
↑ "RIAA Searchable Database: search for Tesla". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 2013-01-05.
1 2 3 4 "Mechanical Resonace Billboard Albums". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2013-01-05.

Tesla
Frank Hannon Brian Wheat Jeff Keith Troy Luccketta Dave Rude Tommy Skeoch
Studio albums	Mechanical Resonance The Great Radio Controversy Psychotic Supper Bust a Nut Into the Now Forever More Simplicity
EPs	A Peace of Time
Cover albums	Real to Reel Real to Reel, Vol. 2
Compilations	Time's Makin' Changes – The Best of Tesla Tesla - Gold 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Tesla Time Machine
Live albums	Five Man Acoustical Jam Replugged Live Standing Room Only Alive in Europe
Acoustic albums	Twisted Wires & the Acoustic Sessions
Singles	"Little Suzi" "Modern Day Cowboy" "Love Song" "Signs" "Thank You"
Related articles	Discography Bar 7 Nikola Tesla

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