Mechanical Resonance (album)

Mechanical Resonance is the debut studio album by the American hard rock band Tesla, released in 1986. The album was certified platinum by the RIAA on October 5, 1989.[7]

Mechanical Resonance
Studio album by Tesla
Released	December 8, 1986
Recorded	1986
Studio	Bearsville Studios, Bearsville, New York
Genre	Hard rock[1] glam metal[2][3]
Length	53:28
Label	Geffen
Producer	Steve Thompson, Michael Barbiero
Tesla chronology
Mechanical Resonance (1986) The Great Radio Controversy (1989)
Singles from Mechanical Resonance
"Modern Day Cowboy" Released: January 1987 "Little Suzi" Released: March 1987

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal	6/10[4]
Metal Forces	9.3/10[5]
Rolling Stone	(mixed)[6]

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," the first single from the album, 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.

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

Album

Chart (1986)	Peak position
Billboard 200 (US)[8]	32

Singles and album tracks

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1987	"Modern Day Cowboy"	Mainstream Rock Tracks (US)[9]	35
	"Little Suzi"	Mainstream Rock Tracks (US)[9]	22
		Billboard Hot 100 (US)[10]	91

References

1. Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Mechanical Resonance - Tesla". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved January 5, 2013.
2. DiVita, Joe (November 9, 2016). "Top 30 Hair Metal Albums". Loudwire. Retrieved August 17, 2019.
3. "Top 20 Hair Metal Albums of the Eighties". Guitar World. Archived from the original on December 24, 2015. Retrieved August 17, 2019.
4. 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.
5. Reynolds, Dave (1986). "Tesla - Mechanical Resonance". Metal Forces. No. 20. Retrieved January 5, 2013.
6. 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.
7. "RIAA Searchable Database: search for Tesla". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved January 5, 2013.
8. "Tesla Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved May 26, 2018.
9. "Tesla Chart History: Mainstream Rock". Billboard. Retrieved May 26, 2018.
10. "Tesla Chart History: Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved May 26, 2018.