Actual Size

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Actual Size
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Studio album by
Mr. Big
ReleasedAugust 14, 2001 (Japan)
August 28, 2001 (U.K.)
September 25, 2001 (U.S./Europe)
Genre
Length51:11
LabelAtlantic
ProducerRichie Zito
Mr. Big chronology
Get Over It
(1999) 		Actual Size
(2001) 		What If...
(2010)
Singles from Actual Size
  1. "Shine"
    Released: July 25, 2001 (Japan only)
  2. "Arrow"
    Released: 2001 (Japan only)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic3/5 stars[1]

Actual Size is the sixth album by the American rock band Mr. Big, released in August 2001. It was their second and final studio album to feature guitarist Richie Kotzen. Actual Size would be Mr. Big's final studio album for 9 years, until What If... in 2010. The song "Shine" was used as the closing theme to the anime adaptation of Hellsing. Kotzen and Sheenan's band The Winery Dogs performed regularly the song in recent tours.[2]

Track listing[]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Lost in America"Eric Martin, André Pessis4:52
2."Wake Up"Richie Kotzen, Richie Zito3:45
3."Shine"Kotzen, Zito3:43
4."Arrow"Martin, Jack Blades3:43
5."Mary Goes 'Round"Martin, Pessis4:00
6."Suffocation"Pat Torpey, Lanny Cordola, Chuck Wright4:43
7."One World Away"Torpey, Cordola, Wright4:05
8."I Don't Want to Be Happy"Martin, Zito, Kotzen, Pessis4:50
9."Crawl Over Me"Torpey, Cordola, Matt Sorum5:08
10."Cheap Little Thrill"Torpey, Cordola, Wright3:12
11."How Did I Give Myself Away"Martin, Billy Sheehan, Kotzen, Pessis4:15
12."Nothing Like It in the World"Martin, Pessis5:02
Total length:51:11
Japanese edition bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
13."Deep Dark Secret"Torpey, Cordola, Wright4:37

Personnel[]

Mr. Big
Additional musicians
Production
  • Brian Reeves, Patrick Shevelin – assistant engineers
  • Phil Kaffel – mixing
  • Larry Freemantle – art direction

Charts[]

Year Chart Position
2001 Japanese Albums Chart[3] 5

References[]

  1. ^ Prato, Greg. "Mr. Big - Actual Size review". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 2021-04-25.
  2. ^ "Winery Dogs - Shine HQ". YouTube. Retrieved 2021-04-25.
  3. ^ "ＭＲ．ＢＩＧのアルバム売り上げランキング" (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on August 29, 2010. Retrieved 2021-04-12.

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