Psychotic Supper

Psychotic Supper is the third studio album by American hard rock band Tesla, released in 1991. It peaked at 13 on the Billboard 200 and was certified platinum by RIAA on November 5, 1993.^[1]

Psychotic Supper
Studio album by Tesla
Released	September 10, 1991[1]
Recorded	1991
Genre	Pop metal blues rock
Length	67:59
Label	Geffen
Producer	Steve Thompson Michael Barbiero Tesla
Tesla chronology
Five Man Acoustical Jam (1990) Psychotic Supper (1991) Bust a Nut (1994)
Singles from Psychotic Supper
"Edison's Medicine" Released: 1991 "Call It What You Want" Released: 1991 "What You Give" Released: 1992 "Song & Emotion" Released: 1992 "Stir It Up" Released: 1992

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Entertainment Weekly	C+[3]
Rock Hard	10/10[4]

Music

According to AllMusic, the album "mashes a few convincing pop metal hits with moderate stabs at the Black Crowes' roots rock purity".^[5]

Reception

The album's reception was mostly positive. Steve Huey from AllMusic gave the album three-and-a-half stars, saying it "benefits from a more stripped-down production than The Great Radio Controversy, using fewer overdubs and thereby enhancing Tesla's bluesy, acoustic-tinged rock & roll".^[2]

In 2005, Psychotic Supper was ranked number 475 in Rock Hard magazine's book The 500 Greatest Rock & Metal Albums of All Time.^[6] The album was retrospectively called Tesla's peak by Ultimate Classic Rock writer Matt Wardlaw in 2016.^[7]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Change in the Weather"	Keith, Skeoch, Hannon	3:38
2.	"Edison's Medicine"	Keith, Barbiero, Hannon, Skeoch, Wheat	4:47
3.	"Don't De-Rock Me"	Keith, Barbiero, Skeoch	5:11
4.	"Call It What You Want"	Keith, Barbiero, Wheat	4:29
5.	"Song & Emotion"	Keith, Barbiero, Hannon, Skeoch	8:29
6.	"Time"	Keith, Hannon	5:13
7.	"Government Personnel"	Keith, Hannon	0:58
8.	"Freedom Slaves"	Keith, Hannon, Skeoch, Wheat	6:40
9.	"Had Enough"	Keith, Skeoch	4:49
10.	"What You Give"	Keith, Hannon	7:15
11.	"Stir It Up"	Keith, Skeoch	5:41
12.	"Can't Stop"	Keith, Hannon, Skeoch, Wheat	5:27
13.	"Toke About It"	Keith, Barbiero, Hannon	5:24
Total length:			68:01

Personnel

Tesla

• Jeff Keith – vocals
• Tommy Skeoch – guitars
• Frank Hannon – guitars, piano, synth, organ
• Brian Wheat – bass
• Troy Luccketta – drums

Production

• Lee Anthony – mixing assistant
• Michael Barbiero – arranger, composer, engineer, mixing, producer
• George Cowan – engineer
• Victor Deyglio – engineer
• Lolly Grodner – mixing assistant

Art

• Nick Egan – art direction, design
• Michael Halsband – photography

Charts

Chart (1991)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[8]	158
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[9]	32
Finnish Albums (The Official Finnish Charts)[10]	38
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[11]	18
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[12]	39
UK Albums (OCC)[13]	44
US Billboard 200[14]	13

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[15]	Gold	50,000^
United States (RIAA)[16]	Platinum	1,000,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.