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Five Man Acoustical Jam
Five Man Acoustical Jam is Tesla's live album, recorded at the Trocadero Theatre in Philadelphia and released in November 1990 on Geffen. The band swapped the electric guitars that pop-metal groups are usually known for in favour of acoustic ones, and the result strips their songs back to the writing underneath.
It arrived after The Great Radio Controversy and before Psychotic Supper, and it draws on the former with "Love Song" and "The Way It Is". The big hit, though, was "Signs", a cover of the Five Man Electrical Band song. There are other borrowed tunes too: The Rolling Stones' "Mother's Little Helper", Creedence Clearwater Revival's "Lodi" and The Beatles' "We Can Work It Out". It's a good one to put on if you only know Tesla at full volume.
Five Man Acoustical Jam: tracklist, credits and charts
14 tracks · 1:07:29Tracklist
- 1Comin’ Atcha Live / Truckin’Hannon, Keith, Wheat, Garcia, Lesh, Weir, Hunter7:23
- 2Heaven’s Trail (No Way Out)Jeff Keith and Tommy Skeoch4:41
- 3The Way It IsHannon, Keith, Luccketta, Skeoch6:31
- 4We Can Work It OutJohn Lennon and Paul McCartney2:09
- 5SignsLes Emmerson3:15
- 6Gettin’ BetterFrank Hannon and Jeff Keith3:30
- 7Before My EyesHannon, Keith, Luccketta, Skeoch6:06
- 8ParadiseHannon, Keith, Wheat5:49
- 9LodiJohn Fogerty2:53
- 10Mother’s Little HelperMick Jagger and Keith Richards3:45
- 11Modern Day CowboyHannon, Keith, Skeoch6:09
- 12Love SongFrank Hannon and Jeff Keith9:54
- 13Tommy’s Down HomeTommy Skeoch2:04
- 14Down fo’ BoogieKeith, Keith, Skeoch3:20
- Produced by
- Dan McClendon
- Recorded at
- Remote Recording Services
- Recorded
- 2 July 1990
- Mixed by
- Dan McClendon
- Mixed at
- Paradise Studios
- Engineered by
- David Hewitt
- Label
- Geffen
- Length
- 1:07:29
Line-up
- Tommy Skeoch · lead vocals · guest
Singles
- “Signs” · December 1990
- “Paradise” · 1991
Peak chart positions
| Chart | Peak |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200 · 1990 | 12 |
| UK Albums Chart · 1990 | 59 |
| Finnish Albums (The Official Finnish Charts) · 1990 | 26 |
| Canadian Albums (RPM) · 1990 | 63 |
| Japanese Albums (Oricon) · 1990 | 65 |
| Australian Albums (ARIA) · 1990 | 145 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification |
|---|---|
| Canada · 1991 | Gold |
| United States · 1991 | Platinum |
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Releases and pressings
How we know the release date wikipedia 1990-11-09 vs 1990-11-13 (musicbrainz)
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 13 November 1990 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 9 November 1990 | |
| Wikidata | 1990 | |
| US release | 13 November 1990 | earliest US date |
8 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | CA | Geffen | 075992431125 | other |
| 1990 | DE | Geffen | 075992431125 | other |
| 1990 | DE | Geffen | other | |
| 1990 | DE | Geffen | 720642431122 | other |
| 13 November 1990 | US | Geffen | 720642431122 | original |
| 21 February 1991 | JP | Geffen | 4988067000019 | other |
| 14 July 2009 | XW | Geffen | 00720642431122 | other |
| 26 January 2022 | JP | Geffen | 4988031465264 | other |
Cover art sources
coverartarchive · native: native 1600x1600
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| coverartarchive ✓ | 1600×1600 | native: native 1600x1600 |
| deezer | 1200×1200 | upscaled |
| fanarttv | 1000×1000 | upscaled |