Time’s Makin’ Changes: The Best of Tesla by Tesla, album cover
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Time’s Makin’ Changes: The Best of Tesla

LabelGeffen
Popularity24.2

Time's Makin' Changes: The Best of Tesla is the hard rock band's first greatest hits collection, released by Geffen on 20 November 1995. It arrived a year after Bust a Nut, the fourth of their studio albums, and gathers material from the group's first stretch on record.

The selection draws on all four of those albums: Mechanical Resonance, The Great Radio Controversy, Psychotic Supper and Bust a Nut. It also takes in material from their first live album, Five Man Acoustical Jam, so the stripped-back side of the band sits alongside the studio recordings. There is one new song too, "Steppin' Over", which gives long-standing fans a reason to pick it up. For newcomers, it works as a compact route into Tesla's early years.

Time’s Makin’ Changes: The Best of Tesla: tracklist, credits and charts

15 tracks · 1:15:02

Tracklist

  1. 1Modern Day CowboyHannon, Keith, Skeoch5:19
  2. 2Gettin’ BetterFrank Hannon and Jeff Keith3:22
  3. 3Little Suzi4:03
  4. 4Heaven’s Trail (No Way Out)4:34
  5. 5The Way It IsHannon, Keith, Luccketta, Skeoch5:09
  6. 6Love SongFrank Hannon and Jeff Keith5:21
  7. 7Signs (live)Les Emmerson3:14
  8. 8Paradise (live)5:10
  9. 9Edison’s MedicineHannon, Skeoch, Wheat, Barbiero, Keith4:48
  10. 10Song & Emotion5:56
  11. 11What You GiveFrank Hannon and Jeff Keith7:18
  12. 12Mama’s FoolFrank Hannon and Jeff Keith6:12
  13. 13Alot to LoseHannon, Keith, Wheat5:12
  14. 14Steppin’ Over4:22
  15. 15ChangesHannon, Keith, Luccketta, Skeoch, Wheat5:03
Produced by
Michael Barbiero, Steve Thompson, Dan McClendon, Tesla
Recorded at
Bearsville Studios, Remote Recording Services
Recorded
1986–1995
Mixed by
Michael Barbiero, Steve Thompson, Dan McClendon, Tesla
Mixed at
Mediasound Studios, Paradise Studios
Engineered by
Michael Barbiero, George Cowan, David Hewitt
Mastered by
Bob Ludwig
Labels
Geffen, Geffen Records
Length
1:15:02

Line-up

  • Frank Hannon · acoustic guitar, electric guitar, background vocals, keyboard
  • Troy Luccketta · drums (drum set), percussion
  • Tommy Skeoch · electric guitar, background vocals · guest
  • Brian Wheat · electric bass guitar, background vocals, bass guitar
  • Jeff Keith · background vocals, lead vocals

Peak chart positions

ChartPeak
US Billboard 200 · 1996197

Certifications

RegionCertification
United States · 2018Platinum

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MusicBrainz20 November 1995
Wikipedia infobox20 November 1995
Wikidata1995
US release20 November 1995earliest US date
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DateCountryLabelBarcodeKind
—USGeffen720642483329other
20 November 1995USGeffen020831225328original
——Geffen00720642483329other
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