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"Heaven's Trail (No Way Out)" is a song by American glam metal band Tesla. The song was released as the lead single from the group's second studio album, The Great Radio Controversy. The song peaked at #13 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Songs chart on March 18, 1989.

"Heaven's Trail (No Way Out)"
Single by Tesla
from the album The Great Radio Controversy
Released	January 1989
Recorded	1988
Studio	Bearsville Studios, Bearsville, NY
Genre	Pop metal[1]
Length	4:41
Label	Geffen
Songwriter(s)	Jeff Keith Tommy Skeoch
Producer(s)	Steve Thompson Michael Barbiero
Tesla singles chronology
"Little Suzi" (1987) "Heaven's Trail (No Way Out)" (1989) "Hang Tough" (1989)

Along with "Love Song" and "What You Give", "Heaven's Trail (No Way Out)" is considered to be one of the band's signature songs.[2] The song's intro and outro features a slide guitar.[3]

Reception

In his review of the album, AllMusic's Steve Huey called "Heaven's Trail (No Way Out)" one of Tesla's best songs.[4] The song was called one of the 50 Metal Songs That Defined 1989 by Loudwire in 2019.[5]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Heaven's Trail (No Way Out)" (LP version)	4:41

Charts

Chart (1989)	Peak position
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[6]	13

Personnel

• Jeff Keith – lead vocals
• Tommy Skeoch – lead guitar, backing vocals
• Frank Hannon – rhythm guitar, slide guitar
• Brian Wheat – bass
• Troy Luccketta – drums

References

External links

• Official Music Video at YouTube

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