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“Love Song” by Tesla
From the album The Great Radio Controversy (1989)
“Love Song” by Tesla appears on 36 radio countdowns from 14 stations between 1990 and 2026. It was first released in 1989 on the album The Great Radio Controversy. Its best result is #174 on the Z-Rock Top 1001 Songs of All-Time (1990). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #835 classic rock song of all time.
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In 1989 Tesla tucked a power ballad onto The Great Radio Controversy, and "Love Song", written by Frank Hannon and Jeff Keith, climbed to No. 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 and went gold. Hannon handles both the acoustic and electric guitars, Keith sings it with his heart on his sleeve, and Brian Wheat on bass and Troy Luccketta on drums and percussion keep the bottom end steady, with Michael Barbiero and Steve Thompson producing and mixing for Geffen.
The video is a homecoming: it was shot on July 7, 1989, at a concert at the old Cal Expo amphitheater in the band's hometown of Sacramento, where local rock station KRXQ, 93 Rock, ran a contest for the best fan banner, and you can spot the entries waving through the crowd.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
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