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. The first single was "Mama's Fool," followed by "Need Your Loving" and "A Lot To Lose." The album was certified

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on March 16, 1995.

Critical reception

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'' magazine's top ten list of guitar albums of 1994.

Track listing

Personnel

*Jeff Keith: Lead Vocals *Frank Hannon: Acoustic & Electric Guitars, Keyboards, Backing Vocals *Tommy Skeoch: Acoustic & Electric Guitars, Backing Vocals *Brian Wheat: Bass, Backing Vocals *Troy Luccketta: Drums, Percussion

Production

*Produced By Terry Thomas *Engineered By Rafe McKenna & Andrew Scarth *Assistant Engineer: Richard Duarte *Mixing: Rafe McKenna & Terry Thomas *Mastering: George Marino

Charts

Certifications

References

1994 albums Tesla (band) albums Geffen Records albums {{1990s-metal-album-stub