Bump Ahead
1993 studio album by Mr. Big
Bump Ahead | ||||
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Studio album by Mr. Big | ||||
Released | September 21, 1993 | |||
Recorded | 1993 | |||
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Genre | Hard rock[1][2] | |||
Length | 44:41 | |||
Label | Atlantic | |||
Producer | Kevin Elson | |||
Mr. Big chronology | ||||
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Singles from Bump Ahead | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 6/10[5] |
Entertainment Weekly | B[6] |
Music Week | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Rock Hard | 8.5/10[8] |
Bump Ahead is the third studio album by the American rock band Mr. Big. It was released on September 21, 1993 by Atlantic Records.
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^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
References
- ^ "Mr. Big - Bump Ahead". Metal Kingdom. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
- ^ "Mr. Big - Bump Ahead".
- ^ Strong, Martin Charles (1995). The Great Rock Discography. p. 573. ISBN 9780862415419.
- ^ Bump Ahead at AllMusic
- ^ Popoff, Martin (August 1, 2007). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 3: The Nineties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 298. ISBN 978-1-894959-62-9.
- ^ Eddy, Chuck (November 5, 1993). "THE WEEK (Mr. Big, Bump Ahead)". Entertainment Weekly. p. 70. Archived from the original on November 26, 2015. Retrieved December 27, 2021.
- ^ Martin, Andy (September 11, 1993). "Market Preview: Rock" (PDF). Music Week. p. 14. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
- ^ Trojan, Frank (1993). "Review Album : Mr. Big - Bump Ahead". Rock Hard (in German). No. 77. Retrieved April 12, 2021.
- ^ "Mr Big ARIA Chart History (albums) complete to 2024". ARIA. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
- ^ "Austriancharts.at – Mr. Big – Bump Ahead" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
- ^ Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Mr. Big – Bump Ahead" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
- ^ Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – Mr. Big – Bump Ahead". Hung Medien. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
- ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Mr. Big – Bump Ahead". Hung Medien. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
- ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
- ^ "Mr. Big Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
- ^ "Japanese album certifications – Mr. Big – バンプ・アヘッド" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Select 1994年3月 on the drop-down menu
External links
- Heavy Harmonies page
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Mr. Big
- Mr. Big
- Lean into It
- Bump Ahead
- Hey Man
- Get Over It
- Actual Size
- What If...
- ...The Stories We Could Tell
- Defying Gravity
- Static
- "To Be with You"
- "Just Take My Heart"
- "Wild World"
- "Take Cover"
- "Not One Night"