Bump Ahead
1993 studio album by Mr. Big From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bump Ahead is the third studio album by the American rock band Mr. Big. It was released on September 21, 1993 by Atlantic Records.
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | September 21, 1993 | |||
| Recorded | 1993 | |||
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| Genre | Hard rock[1][2] | |||
| Length | 44:41 | |||
| Label | Atlantic | |||
| Producer | Kevin Elson | |||
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| Singles from Bump Ahead | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [4] |
| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 6/10[5] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B[6] |
| Music Week | [7] |
| Rock Hard | 8.5/10[8] |
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Colorado Bulldog" | Paul Gilbert, Billy Sheehan, Pat Torpey, Eric Martin, Tony Fanucchi | 4:13 |
| 2. | "Price You Gotta Pay" | Sheehan, Gilbert, Torpey | 3:56 |
| 3. | "Promise Her the Moon" | Martin, André Pessis | 4:07 |
| 4. | "What's It Gonna Be" | Gilbert, Torpey, Pessis, Sheehan | 3:57 |
| 5. | "Wild World" (Cat Stevens cover) | Cat Stevens | 3:28 |
| 6. | "Mr. Gone" | Torpey, Gilbert, Sheehan | 4:33 |
| 7. | "The Whole World's Gonna Know" | Gilbert, Sheehan | 3:52 |
| 8. | "Nothing but Love" | Gilbert | 3:46 |
| 9. | "Temperamental" | Martin, Gilbert, Fanucchi, Torpey | 4:55 |
| 10. | "Ain't Seen Love Like That" | Martin, Mark Spiro, Pessis | 3:32 |
| 11. | "Mr. Big" (Free cover) | Andy Fraser, Paul Rodgers, Paul Kossoff, Simon Kirke | 4:25 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 12. | "Long Way Down" | Martin, Pessis, Torpey, Sheehan, Gilbert | 3:48 |
| Total length: | 48:29 | ||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 12. | "Long Way Down" | Martin, Pessis, Torpey, Sheehan, Gilbert | 3:48 |
| 13. | "Ain't Seen Love Like That" (Demo) | Martin, Spiro, Pessis | 4:39 |
| 14. | "Mr. Big" (Demo; originally recorded by Free) | Fraser, Rodgers, Kossoff, Kirke | 4:16 |
| Total length: | 57:24 | ||
Personnel
- Mr. Big
- Eric Martin – lead vocals
- Paul Gilbert – guitar, backing vocals
- Billy Sheehan – bass, backing vocals
- Pat Torpey – drums, backing vocals
- Additional musicians
- Little John Chrisley – harmonica on "Price You Gotta Pay"
- Production
- Kevin Elson – producer, engineer, mixing, mastering
- Andy Udoff, Stephen Hart, Dick Kaneshiro, Michael Semanick – assistant engineers
- Tom Size – mixing
- Bob Ludwig – mastering
- Melanie Nissen – art direction
- Reisig and Taylor – photography, images
Charts
| Chart (1993) | Peak position |
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| Australian Albums (ARIA)[9] | 119 |
| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[10] | 22 |
| Finnish Albums (The Official Finnish Charts)[11] | 30 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[12] | 39 |
| Japanese Albums (Oricon)[13] | 4 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[14] | 16 |
| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[15] | 36 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[16] | 61 |
| US Billboard 200[17] | 82 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Japan (RIAJ)[18] | Platinum | 200,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
External links
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