Mr. Big (Mr. Big album)

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July 10, 1989 (Japan)Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, CaliforniaTemplate:Hlist46:54AtlanticKevin Elsonx|2=</?t[drh][ >]|nomatch=}}|Template:Main other}}Template:Main other}} Mr. Big is the debut album by the American rock band Mr. Big.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Produced by Kevin Elson, the album proved a partial commercial success, reaching the 46th slot on the Billboard 200 chart. Lead-off single "Addicted to that Rush", featuring the band's aggressive guitar and bass playing, also brought the group some mainstream attention, reaching the No. 39 slot on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart.<ref name="singles" >{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> 300,000 copies were sold, according to a Musician magazine interview with Mr. Big in 1990.Template:Citation needed

Several of the songs from the album became live staples of the band, and have since been included in various live albums. The group followed up the album with Lean Into It in 1991.

The song "30 Days in the Hole" was originally recorded by British rock band Humble Pie on the 1972 album Smokin'. Bassist Billy Sheehan revealed on an interview on Nikki Sixx's radio show "Sixx Sense" that "Wind Me Up" is based on "Oh, Pretty Woman" by Roy Orbison played backwards.

Critical reception

Template:Music ratings The Chicago Tribune opined that "the lyrics are strictly by-the-numbers, but the playing is hard, flashy and tuneful, combining Bad Company's bluesiness with Def Leppard's melodic metal."<ref name=CT/>

Personnel

Mr. Big

• Eric Martin – lead vocals
• Paul Gilbert – guitar, vocals
• Billy Sheehan – bass guitar, vocals
• Pat Torpey – drums, vocals

Production

• Kevin Elson - producer, engineer, mixing
• Tom Size, Wally Buck - additional engineers
• Bob Ludwig - mastering at Masterdisk, New York

Charts

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Chart (1989)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)<ref name="ARIA history pages">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }} N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.</ref>	122
Japanese Albums (Oricon)<ref name="JPN">Template:Cite book</ref>	22

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