Mechanical Resonance (album)

For information on mechanical systems' absorption of energy at resonance, see mechanical resonance.
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. 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.
  7. ^ "Tesla Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved May 26, 2018.
  8. ^ "Gold & Platinum". RIAA. Retrieved April 22, 2021.