Defying Gravity (Mr. Big album)
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| Released | July 7, 2017 | |||
| Studio | Various
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| Length | 47:57 | |||
| Label | Frontiers Music Srl | |||
| Producer | Kevin Elson | |||
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Defying Gravity is the ninth studio album from American hard rock band Mr. Big. It is their first album to feature drumming contributions from Matt Starr who has been filling on drums since 2014 as founding drummer Pat Torpey was unable to perform drums on most songs due to his Parkinson's Disease diagnosis but performs on some tracks and is credited as "drum producer".[1] Defying Gravity was Torpey's final studio appearance prior to his death on February 7, 2018.
Track listing
All tracks are written by Mr. Big
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Open Your Eyes" | 4:01 |
| 2. | "Defying Gravity" | 5:27 |
| 3. | "Everybody Needs a Little Trouble" | 3:52 |
| 4. | "Damn I'm in Love Again" | 2:55 |
| 5. | "Mean to Me" | 3:28 |
| 6. | "Nothing Bad (Bout Feeling Good)" | 4:00 |
| 7. | "Forever and Back" | 3:39 |
| 8. | "She's All Coming Back to Me Now" | 4:21 |
| 9. | "1992" | 5:00 |
| 10. | "Nothing at All" | 4:12 |
| 11. | "Be Kind" | 7:02 |
| Total length: | 47:57 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 12. | "Defying Gravity" (radio edit) | 4:30 |
Personnel
Mr. Big
- Eric Martin - lead vocals
- Paul Gilbert - lead guitar, backing vocals
- Billy Sheehan - bass guitar, backing vocals
- Matt Starr - drums, backing vocals
- Pat Torpey - drums (on some tracks), percussion, backing vocals
Production
- Kevin Elson - producer, engineering, mixing
- Greg Foeller - engineering (assistant)
- Kevin Cofield - recording (additional), engineering (additional)
- Chris Manning - producer (vocals), engineering (vocals)
- Giovanni Murrillo - engineering (mixing)
- Ari Blitz - engineering (mixing)
- Dave Collins - mastering
- Larry Freemantle - art direction
- William Hames - photography
- Jason Quigley - photography
- Larry Dimarzio - photography