Five Man Acoustical Jam

Five Man Acoustical Jam is a live album released in 1990 by the band Tesla, using acoustic guitars instead of the electric guitars for which hard rock/heavy metal bands such as Tesla are traditionally known. The biggest hit from the album was the song "Signs", a cover version originally from the band Five Man Electrical Band, who also had a hit with the song (Tesla's version included a use of "fuck" not in the original version). Other songs included "Love Song" and "The Way It Is" (hits from their previous album The Great Radio Controversy) and covers of The Rolling Stones' "Mother's Little Helper", Creedence Clearwater Revival's "Lodi", and The Beatles' "We Can Work It Out". It was recorded live in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, at the Trocadero Theatre during a short run of acoustic shows organised to fill downtime while supporting Mötley Crüe on a leg of their Dr. Feelgood tour.^[4]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original artist	Length
1.	"Comin' Atcha Live/Truckin'"	Tesla / Garcia	Original song / Grateful Dead	7:23
2.	"Heaven's Trail (No Way Out)"	Keith, Skeoch		4:41
3.	"The Way It Is"	Hannon, Keith, Luccketta, Skeoch		6:35
4.	"We Can Work It Out"	Lennon, McCartney	The Beatles	2:09
5.	"Signs"	Emmerson	Five Man Electrical Band	3:15
6.	"Gettin' Better"	Hannon, Keith		3:30
7.	"Before My Eyes"	Hannon, Keith, Luccketta, Skeoch		6:06
8.	"Paradise"	Hannon, Keith, Wheat		5:49
9.	"Lodi"	Fogerty	Creedence Clearwater Revival	2:51
10.	"Mother's Little Helper"	Jagger, Richards	The Rolling Stones	3:47
11.	"Modern Day Cowboy"	Hannon, Keith, Skeoch		6:09
12.	"Love Song"	Hannon, Keith		9:54
13.	"Tommy's Down Home"	Skeoch		2:04
14.	"Down Fo' Boogie"	Keith, Skeoch		3:21
Total length:				67:34

Album

Year	Chart	Position
1991	The Billboard 200	12

Singles and Album Tracks

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1990	Signs	Mainstream Rock Tracks	2
1991	Signs	Billboard Hot 100	9
1991	Paradise	Mainstream Rock Tracks	28