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“Heaven's Trail (No Way Out)” by Tesla
From the album The Great Radio Controversy (1989)
“Heaven's Trail (No Way Out)” by Tesla appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 1990. It was first released in 1989 on the album The Great Radio Controversy. Its best result is #353 on the Z-Rock Top 1001 Songs of All-Time (1990). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #1,366 hard rock song of all time.
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"Heaven's Trail (No Way Out)" led the charge for The Great Radio Controversy, Tesla's second album, released on Geffen in 1989, and it has stuck as one of the band's signature songs, alongside "Love Song" and "What You Give". Jeff Keith and Tommy Skeoch wrote it; Keith sings lead, Skeoch plays acoustic guitar, and Frank Hannon handles electric and slide guitar, the slide framing the song at the start and the finish, plus backing vocals and, for good measure, a gong. Brian Wheat plays bass and Troy Luccketta drums and percussion, with Steve Thompson and Michael Barbiero producing and mixing.
AllMusic's Steve Huey counted it among Tesla's best, and in 2019 Loudwire put it on its list of 50 metal songs that defined 1989. On Billboard's Mainstream Rock chart it reached 13 in March 1989.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Hard Rock & Metal
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 353 | Z-Rock | Z-Rock Top 1001 Songs of All-Time (1990) | 1000 |
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