Simplicity (Tesla album)

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Simplicity
Studio album by
Tesla
ReleasedJune 6, 2014 (2014-06-06)
GenreHard rock
Length60:30
LabelFrontiers Records (Europe)
Tesla Electric Company Recording (US)
ProducerTesla, Tom Zutaut
Tesla chronology
Forever More
(2008) 		Simplicity
(2014) 		Shock
(2019)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Blabbermouth.net[1]
Metal Forces[2]

Simplicity is the tenth studio album by American hard rock band Tesla. It was released on June 10, 2014 in the US and four days earlier in Europe, "Simplicity", sold around 14,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to land at position No. 24 on The Billboard 200 chart. The record arrived in stores on June 10 via Tesla Electric Company Recording's arrangement with Entertainment One Music and distribution.

Track listing[edit]

North American / European / Japanese versions[edit]

No.TitleLength
1."MP3"5:13
2."Ricochet"3:47
3."Rise and Fall"3:57
4."So Divine..."4:53
5."Cross My Heart"4:11
6."Honestly"4:13
7."Flip Side!"3:33
8."Other Than Me"3:22
9."Break of Dawn"5:04
10."Burnout to Fade"4:51
11."Life Is a River"4:56
12."Sympathy"4:04
13."Time Bomb"4:10
14."'Til That Day"4:16
Bonus tracks:
No.TitleLength
15."Burnout to Fade" (Writing Demo Version)4:29
16."Taste My Pain" (Japanese Bonus Track (original single released in 2013))4:08

Personnel[edit]

Band
  • Jeff Keith - lead vocals
  • Frank Hannon - guitars, vocals, piano, bass
  • Brian Wheat - bass, vocals, piano
  • Troy Luccketta - drums, percussion
  • Dave Rude - guitars, vocals, bass
Production
  • Michael Wagener - mixing & Mastering
  • Tom Zutaut (Rock Radio Hall of Fame 2014 inductee) & TESLA - Producers

Charts[edit]

Chart (2014) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[3] 182
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[4] 93
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[5] 224
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[6] 42
US Billboard 200[7] 24

References[edit]

  1. ^ Van Horn, Ray Jr. "Tesla "Simplicity"". Retrieved June 10, 2014.
  2. ^ Arnold, Neil. "Tesla "Simplicity"". Retrieved July 30, 2014.
  3. ^ "Ultratop.be – Tesla – Simplicity" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
  4. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Tesla – Simplicity" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
  5. ^ "シンプリシティ". Oricon.co.jp. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
  6. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Tesla – Simplicity". Hung Medien. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
  7. ^ "Tesla Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
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