Mechanical Resonance (album)

Mechanical Resonance
Studio album by
Tesla
ReleasedDecember 8, 1986
Recorded1986
StudioBearsville (Woodstock, New York)
GenreHard rock
Length53:28
LabelGeffen
ProducerSteve Thompson, Michael Barbiero
Tesla chronology
Mechanical Resonance
(1986) 		The Great Radio Controversy
(1989)
Singles from Mechanical Resonance
  1. "Modern Day Cowboy"
    Released: 1986
  2. "Little Suzi"
    Released: 1987
  3. "Gettin' Better"
    Released: February 1988
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal6/10[2]
Metal Forces9.3/10[3]
Rolling Stone(mixed)[4]
Rock Hard8/10[5]

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] 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]

  1. ^ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Mechanical Resonance – Tesla". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved January 5, 2013.
  2. ^ Popoff, Martin (November 1, 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. 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 (in German). Retrieved June 26, 2021.
  6. ^ "Mechanical Resonance". March 27, 2018.
  7. ^ "Tesla Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved May 26, 2018.
  8. ^ "Gold & Platinum". RIAA. Retrieved April 22, 2021.