Bust a Nut

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Bust a Nut is the fourth studio album by American hard rock band Tesla, released in 1994. It was their final studio album on Geffen Records. The first single was "Mama's Fool," followed by "Need Your Loving" and "A Lot To Lose." The album was certified gold by RIAA on March 16, 1995.^[1]

Bust a Nut
Studio album by Tesla
Released	August 23, 1994[1]
Recorded	1994
Studio	Fantasy (Berkeley, California)
Genre	Hard rock blues rock glam metal
Length	68:58
Label	Geffen
Producer	Terry Thomas
Tesla chronology
Psychotic Supper (1991) Bust a Nut (1994) Times Makin' Changes - The Best of Tesla (1995)
Singles from Bust a Nut
"Mama's Fool" Released: 1994 "Need Your Lovin'" Released: 1994 "A Lot to Lose" Released: 1995

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Entertainment Weekly	B[3]

In November 2011, Bust a Nut was ranked number ten (preceded by R.E.M.'s Monster) on Guitar World magazine's top ten list of guitar albums of 1994.^[4]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"The Gate / Invited"	Hannon, Keith, Skeoch, Wheat	5:36
2.	"Solution"	Keith, Skeoch	3:55
3.	"Shine Away"	Hannon, Keith, Skeoch, Wheat	6:42
4.	"Try So Hard"	Keith, Wheat	5:43
5.	"She Want She Want"	Hannon, Keith	5:13
6.	"Need Your Lovin'"	Keith, Luccketta, Skeoch	4:18
7.	"Action Talks"	Keith, Skeoch	3:48
8.	"Mama's Fool"	Hannon, Keith	6:11
9.	"Cry"	Hannon, Keith, Wheat	4:58
10.	"Earthmover"	Hannon, Keith	4:05
11.	"A Lot to Lose"	Hannon, Keith, Wheat	5:11
12.	"Rubberband"	Hannon, Keith, Wheat	4:35
13.	"Wonderful World"	Hannon, Keith, Skeoch	3:48
14.	"Games People Play"	Joe South	4:55
Total length:			68:58

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

Chart (1994)	Peak position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[5]	37
Finnish Albums (The Official Finnish Charts)[6]	33
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[7]	31
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[8]	43
UK Albums (OCC)[9]	51
US Billboard 200[10]	20

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[11]	Gold	500,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.