Piece of Mind (Tela album) - Composition

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Piece of Mind is the debut studio album by American rapper Tela. It was released on November 5, 1996 through Suave House/Relativity Records. Production was handled by Tela himself with DJ Slice T, Jazze Pha, T-Mix and Insane Wayne. It features guest appearances from 8Ball & MJG, Crime Boss, South Circle and NOLA. The album peaked at number 70 on the Billboard 200 and number 17 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. Its lead single, "Sho Nuff", peaked at No. 58 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Piece of Mind

Studio album by

Tela

Released

November 5, 1996

Recorded

1996

Studio

House Of Blues Studios
Digital Services (Houston, TX)
Crosstown Studios (Memphis, TN)
Jus-Fresh Studio (Houston, TX)

Genre

Southern hip hop
gangsta rap
hardcore hip hop
g-funk

Length

1:00:26

Label

Suave House Records
Relativity Records

Producer

James Endsley (exec.)
Tony Draper (exec.)
DJ Slice Tee
Ensayne Wayne
Jazze Pha
Tela
T-Mix

Tela chronology

Piece of Mind
(1996)

Now or Never
(1998)

Singles from Piece of Mind

"Sho Nuff"
Released: 1996

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Track listing

No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Intro"	Slice T Tela	2:53
2.	"Twisted"	Slice T Tela	4:26
3.	"Tired of Ballin"	Jazze Pha Tela	5:00
4.	"Strange" (featuring Mr. Mike and Crime Boss)	T-Mix Tela	4:18
5.	"Success"	Slice T Tela	5:03
6.	"Let It Rain"	Tela	4:14
7.	"Sho Nuff" (featuring 8Ball & MJG)	Jazze Pha Tela	4:05
8.	"Time"	Slice T Tela	1:57
9.	"Blackhaven"	Slice T Tela	4:44
10.	"Suave House" (featuring Nola)	Slice T Tela	6:07
11.	"Cell Call (Interlude)"	Slice T Tela	1:32
12.	"U Can't Tell"	Slice T Tela	6:26
13.	"All About That Money"	Slice T Jazze Pha Ensayne Wayne Tela	1:39
14.	"Survival"	Slice T Tela	3:51
15.	"Piece of Mind"	Slice T Tela	4:11
Total length:			1:00:26

Personnel

Winston "Tela" Rogers – main artist, producer, mixing
Mr. Mike Walls – featured artist (track 3)
Thurston "Crime Boss" Slaughter – featured artist (track 3)
Premro "8Ball" Smith – featured artist (track 7)
Marlon "MJG" Goodwin – featured artist (track 7)
Toni Hickman – featured artist (track 10)
Tylene Mercadel – featured artist (track 10)
Suns Of Soul – additional vocals (tracks: 1, 15)
Tyree Robinson – additional vocals (track 2)
Phalon "Jazze Pha" Alexander – additional vocals (tracks: 3, 5, 7, 10, 12, 13), keyboards (tracks: 3, 7), drum programming (track 3), producer (tracks: 3, 7, 13)
Thomas "Low Key" McCollum – additional vocals (track 4)
Marcus McRee – additional vocals (tracks: 5, 9, 13, 14)
Mac Rodd – additional vocals (tracks: 6, 12)
Mista Rodd – additional vocals (tracks: 6, 12)
Nathaniel Malone – additional vocals (track 6)
The Care Bear – additional vocals (track 9)
B. McRay – additional vocals (track 13)
Baby Dre – additional vocals (tracks: 13, 14)
Gee-Kay – additional vocals (track 13)
L. McRay – additional vocals (track 13)
Mr. Rob – additional vocals (track 13)
Sheldon "Slice T" Arrington – keyboards, drum programming, producer (tracks: 1, 2, 5, 8-15), mixing
Niko Lyras – guitar (track 1), acoustic guitar (track 12)
Neal Jones – guitar (track 2), bass (tracks: 1, 7, 9), engineering (tracks: 1-3, 5-14), mixing
Lawrence Long – guitar (track 4)
Tristan "T-Mix" Jones – keyboards & producer (track 4)
Adam Warren – guitar (track 9)
Derrel Harris – Rhodes piano & drums (track 9)
Ferrell "Ensayne Wayne" Miles – producer (track 13)
Roger Tausz – mixing
Clay "Jus Fresh" James – engineering
Tony Dawsey – mastering
James Endsley – executive producer
Tony Draper – executive producer
Pen & Pixel – artwork, design

Charts

Chart (1996)	Peak position
US Billboard 200[2]	70
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[3]	17

References

Stanley, Leo. "Piece of Mind - Tela | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved April 24, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
"Tela Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved April 25, 2021.
"Tela Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 25, 2021.

External links

Tela – Piece Of Mind at Discogs (list of releases)
Tela - Piece Of Mind - Goldhiphop

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