Tell No Tales is the third studio album by the Norwegian 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] Rock Candy Records reissused a remastered CD of the album in February 2022.
| Tell No Tales | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 13 April 1987 | |||
| Recorded | Norsk Sound Studios, Trondheim / Sound Ideas, New York City | |||
| Genre | Hard rock, glam metal, heavy metal | |||
| Length | 30:26 | |||
| Label | PolyGram | |||
| Producer | Bjørn Nessjø | |||
| TNT chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Everyone's a Star" | Tony Harnell, Ronni Le Tekrø | 3:21 |
| 2. | "10,000 Lovers (In One)" | Harnell, Le Tekrø, Diesel Dahl | 2:54 |
| 3. | "As Far as the Eye Can See" | Harnell, Le Tekrø | 3:41 |
| 4. | "Sapphire" (instrumental) | Le Tekrø | 1:14 |
| 5. | "Child's Play" | Harnell, Le Tekrø | 4:25 |
| 6. | "Smooth Syncopation" (instrumental) | Harnell, Le Tekrø | 0:50 |
| 7. | "Listen to Your Heart" | Harnell, Le Tekrø | 3:18 |
| 8. | "Desperate Night" | Harnell, Le Tekrø | 3:33 |
| 9. | "Northern Lights" | Harnell, Le Tekrø, Bjørn Nessjø | 4:10 |
| 10. | "Incipits" (instrumental) | Harnell, Le Tekrø | 0:50 |
| 11. | "Tell No Tales" | Harnell, Le Tekrø, Dahl | 2:21 |
Personnel
edit- Band
- Tony Harnell – vocals
- Ronni Le Tekrø – guitars, guitar synthesizer
- Morty Black – bass guitar, pedal synthesizer
- Diesel Dahl – drums, percussion
- Additional personnel
- Håkon Iversen – background vocals
- Bård Svendsen – keyboards and programming
- Bjørn Nessjø – keyboards and programming
- Carlos Waadeland – keyboards and programming[4]
Charts
editAlbum
edit| Year | Country | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Norway | 1 |
| Sweden | 41 | |
| United States[5] | 100 |
Singles
edit| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | "10,000 Lovers (In One)" | Norway | 2 |
| "Everyone's a Star" | Norway | - |
Certification
edit| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Norway (IFPI Norway)[6] | Gold | 50,000[6] |
Album credits
edit- 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
edit- ^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r20255
- ^ "Album of the Week: TNT – "Tell No Tales" (1987)". Ning.com.
- ^ "TNT – "Tell No Tales" (1987)". Wordpress.com.
- ^ a b "TNT (15) – Tell No Tales". Discogs.com.
- ^ "TNT Top 200". Billboard. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
- ^ a b "Gold & Platinum Awards 1987" (PDF). Music & Media. 26 December 1987. p. 44. Retrieved 7 July 2019.