Bump Ahead

Bump Ahead
Studio album by Mr. Big
Released	July 19, 1993 (U.K.) September 17, 1993 (U.S./Europe) September 21, 1993 (France) September 25, 1993 (Japan)
Recorded	1993
Genre	Hard rock
Length	44:41
Label	Atlantic
Producer	Kevin Elson
Mr. Big chronology
Lean into It (1991) Bump Ahead (1993) Hey Man (1996)
Singles from Bump Ahead
"Wild World" Released: 1993 "Ain't Seen Love Like That" Released: 1994

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic
Entertainment Weekly	B

Bump Ahead is the third studio album by the hard rock band Mr. Big.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
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
Total length:			44:41

Japanese edition bonus track

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
12.	"Long Way Down"	?	3:48

2009 remastered digital edition bonus tracks

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
12.	"Long Way Down"	?	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

Personnel

Mr. Big

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

Additional musicians

• Little John Chrisley - harmonica on "Price You Gotta Pay"

Production personnel

• Kevin Elson - production, mixing, engineering
• Bob Ludwig - mastering
• Tom Size - engineering, mixing
• Andy Udoff - engineering
• Stephen Hart - engineering
• Dick Kaneshiro - engineering
• Michael Semanick - engineering
• Melanie Nissen - art direction
• Reisig and Taylor - photography, images

Charts

Album

Chart	Peak position
The Billboard 200	82

Singles

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1993	"Wild World"	Billboard Hot 100	27
		Mainstream Rock Chart	33
		Top 40 Mainstream	12
1994	"Ain't Seen Love Like That"	Billboard Hot 100	83

External links

• Mr. Big - Bump Ahead (1993) Album Review at Rockpedia.co
• Heavy Harmonies page