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This article is about the TNT album. For the 1939 film, see Tell No Tales (film).
Tell No Tales
Studio album by
TNT
Released13 April 1987
RecordedNorsk Sound Studios, Trondheim, Norway / Sound Ideas, New York City, USA
GenreHeavy metal, glam metal
Length30:26
LabelPolyGram
ProducerBjørn Nessjø
TNT chronology
Knights of the New Thunder
(1984) 		Tell No Tales
(1987) 		Intuition
(1989)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Tell No Tales is the third studio album by the Norwegian hard rock band TNT. It was the best-selling TNT album in the U.S., according to their bass guitarist Morty Black.[2] This album diverted from the power metal style of Knights of the New Thunder into a more glam metal direction.[3]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Everyone's a Star"Tony Harnell, Ronni Le Tekrø3:21
2."10,000 Lovers (In One)"Harnell, Le Tekrø, Diesel Dahl2:54
3."As Far as the Eye Can See"Harnell, Le Tekrø3:41
4."Sapphire" (instrumental)Le Tekrø1:14
5."Child's Play"Harnell, Le Tekrø4:25
6."Smooth Syncopation" (instrumental)Harnell, Le Tekrø0:50
7."Listen to Your Heart"Harnell, Le Tekrø3:18
8."Desperate Night"Harnell, Le Tekrø3:33
9."Northern Lights"Harnell, Le Tekrø, Bjørn Nessjø4:10
10."Incipits" (instrumental)Harnell, Le Tekrø0:50
11."Tell No Tales"Harnell, Le Tekrø, Dahl2:21
12."Destiny" (Bonus track) 3:40

Personnel

Band

Additional personnel

  • Håkon Iversen – background vocals
  • Bård Svendsen – keyboards and programming
  • Bjørn Nessjø – keyboards and programming
  • Carlos Waadeland – keyboards and programming[4]

Charts

Album

Year Country Position
1987 Norway 1
Sweden 41
United States 100

Singles

Year Single Chart Position
1987 "10,000 Lovers (In One)" Norway 2
"Everyone's a Star" Norway -

Certification

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Norway (IFPI Norway)[5] Gold 50,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.

Album credits

  • Bjørn Nessjø – producer
  • Rune Nordahl – engineer
  • Mario Rodriguez – engineer
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • Mark Weiss – photography
  • Jackie Murphy – cover design
  • Koppel & Scher – cover design[4] Tom Schwab-Bits and pieces. Dale Matson-Bits and pieces.

References

  1. ^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r20255
  2. ^ "Album of the Week: TNT – "Tell No Tales" (1987)". Ning.com.
  3. ^ "TNT – "Tell No Tales" (1987)". Wordpress.com.
  4. ^ a b "TNT (15) – Tell No Tales". Discogs.com.
  5. ^ "Gold & Platinum Awards 1987" (PDF). Music & Media. December 26, 1987. p. 44. Retrieved July 7, 2019.
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