Mechanical Resonance (album)

Mechanical Resonance
Mechanical Resonance
Studio album by Tesla
Released	December 8, 1986
Recorded	1986
Studio	Bearsville Studios, Bearsville, New York
Genre	Hard rock
Length	53:28
Label	Geffen
Producer	Steve Thompson, Michael Barbiero
Tesla chronology
Singles from Mechanical Resonance
	"Modern Day Cowboy"; Released: 1986; "Little Suzi"; Released: 1987; "Gettin' Better"; Released: February 1988;

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]

Professional ratings
Review scores
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]

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]

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

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

Chart (1987)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[9]	32

Year-end charts

Chart (1987)	Position
US Billboard 200^[10]	57

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)^[11]	Platinum	1,000,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Accolades

Publication	Country	Accolade	Rank
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

References

^ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Mechanical Resonance - Tesla". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved January 5, 2013.
^ Popoff, Martin (November 1, 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 353. ISBN 978-1-894959-31-5.
^ Reynolds, Dave (1986). "Tesla - Mechanical Resonance". Metal Forces. No. 20. Retrieved January 5, 2013.
^ Considine, J.D. (May 21, 1987). "Tesla: Mechanical Resonance : Music Reviews". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on December 27, 2007. Retrieved March 22, 2013.
^ "TESLA - Mechanical Resonance". ROCK HARD Heavy-Metal-Magazin. Retrieved 2021-06-26.
^ "Mechanical Resonance". 27 March 2018.
^ "Tesla Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved May 26, 2018.
^ "Gold & Platinum". RIAA. Retrieved April 22, 2021.
^ "Tesla Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1987". Billboard. 2 January 2013. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
^ "American album certifications – Tesla – Mechanical Resonance". Recording Industry Association of America.
^ Zupko, Sarah (18 March 2021). "10 Essential Glam Metal Albums, PopMatters". PopMatters. Retrieved 2021-04-10.
^ "Guitar World - Top 20 Hair Metal Albums of the Eighties". Guitar World. December 12, 2008. Archived from the original on 2012-10-04. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
^ DiVita, Joe (November 9, 2016). "Top 30 Hair Metal Albums". Loudwire. Retrieved June 18, 2021.

[allmusic-1] Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Mechanical Resonance - Tesla". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved January 5, 2013.

[martin-2] Popoff, Martin (November 1, 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 353. ISBN 978-1-894959-31-5.

[3] Reynolds, Dave (1986). "Tesla - Mechanical Resonance". Metal Forces. No. 20. Retrieved January 5, 2013.

[4] Considine, J.D. (May 21, 1987). "Tesla: Mechanical Resonance : Music Reviews". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on December 27, 2007. Retrieved March 22, 2013.

[5] "TESLA - Mechanical Resonance". ROCK HARD Heavy-Metal-Magazin. Retrieved 2021-06-26.

[6] "Mechanical Resonance". 27 March 2018.

[billboard200-7] "Tesla Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved May 26, 2018.

[riaa-8] "Gold & Platinum". RIAA. Retrieved April 22, 2021.

[ac_Billboard200_Tesla-9] "Tesla Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 24, 2021.

[10] "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1987". Billboard. 2 January 2013. Retrieved September 24, 2021.

[United_StatesTeslaMechanical_ResonancealbumCertRef-11] "American album certifications – Tesla – Mechanical Resonance". Recording Industry Association of America.

[12] Zupko, Sarah (18 March 2021). "10 Essential Glam Metal Albums, PopMatters". PopMatters. Retrieved 2021-04-10.

[gw-13] "Guitar World - Top 20 Hair Metal Albums of the Eighties". Guitar World. December 12, 2008. Archived from the original on 2012-10-04. Retrieved June 18, 2021.

[lw-14] DiVita, Joe (November 9, 2016). "Top 30 Hair Metal Albums". Loudwire. Retrieved June 18, 2021.

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