Piece of Mind is the debut 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.
Track listing
Personnel
- Winston "Tela" Rogers â main artist, producer, mixing
- Mr. Mike Walls â featured artist <small>(track 3)</small>
- Thurston "Crime Boss" Slaughter â featured artist <small>(track 3)</small>
- Premro "8Ball" Smith â featured artist <small>(track 7)</small>
- Marlon "MJG" Goodwin â featured artist <small>(track 7)</small>
- Toni Hickman â featured artist <small>(track 10)</small>
- Tylene Mercadel â featured artist <small>(track 10)</small>
- Suns Of Soul â additional vocals <small>(tracks: 1, 15)</small>
- Tyree Robinson â additional vocals <small>(track 2)</small>
- Phalon "Jazze Pha" Alexander â additional vocals <small>(tracks: 3, 5, 7, 10, 12, 13)</small>, keyboards <small>(tracks: 3, 7)</small>, drum programming <small>(track 3)</small>, producer <small>(tracks: 3, 7, 13)</small>
- Thomas "Low Key" McCollum â additional vocals <small>(track 4)</small>
- Marcus McRee â additional vocals <small>(tracks: 5, 9, 13, 14)</small>
- Mac Rodd â additional vocals <small>(tracks: 6, 12)</small>
- Mista Rodd â additional vocals <small>(tracks: 6, 12)</small>
- Nathaniel Malone â additional vocals <small>(track 6)</small>
- The Care Bear â additional vocals <small>(track 9)</small>
- B. McRay â additional vocals <small>(track 13)</small>
- Baby Dre â additional vocals <small>(tracks: 13, 14)</small>
- Gee-Kay â additional vocals <small>(track 13)</small>
- L. McRay â additional vocals <small>(track 13)</small>
- Mr. Rob â additional vocals <small>(track 13)</small>
- Sheldon "Slice T" Arrington â keyboards, drum programming, producer <small>(tracks: 1, 2, 5, 8âÂÂ15)</small>, mixing
- Niko Lyras â guitar <small>(track 1)</small>, acoustic guitar <small>(track 12)</small>
- Neal Jones â guitar <small>(track 2)</small>, bass <small>(tracks: 1, 7, 9)</small>, engineering <small>(tracks: 1âÂÂ3, 5âÂÂ14)</small>, mixing
- Lawrence Long â guitar <small>(track 4)</small>
- Tristan "T-Mix" Jones â keyboards & producer <small>(track 4)</small>
- Adam Warren â guitar <small>(track 9)</small>
- Derrel Harris â Rhodes piano & drums <small>(track 9)</small>
- Ferrell "Ensayne Wayne" Miles â producer <small>(track 13)</small>
- Roger Tausz â mixing
- Clay "Jus Fresh" James â engineering
- Tony Dawsey â mastering
- James Endsley â executive producer
- Tony Draper â executive producer
- Pen & Pixel â artwork, design
Charts
Samples
Twisted
References
External links