Defying Gravity (Mr. Big album)

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Defying Gravity
Mr. Big Defying Gravity.jpg
Studio album by
Mr. Big
ReleasedJuly 7, 2017 (2017-07-07)
Studio
  • Ocean Studios (Burbank, California)
  • Assembly Room Studios (Los Angeles)
  • Salamander Sound (Fairfax, California)
Genre
Length47:57
LabelFrontiers
ProducerKevin Elson
Mr. Big chronology
...The Stories We Could Tell
(2014) 		Defying Gravity
(2017)
Singles from Defying Gravity
  1. "Everybody Needs a Little Trouble"
    Released: June 5, 2017
  2. "Defying Gravity"
    Released: July 14, 2017
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Classic Rock3/5 stars[1]
Metal Rules4.0/5[2]
Rock Hard7.5/10[3]

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 in since 2014, as founding member 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".[4] 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.TitleLength
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
Japanese edition bonus track
No.TitleLength
12."Defying Gravity" (radio edit)4:30

Personnel[]

Mr. Big
Additional musicians
Production
  • Kevin Elson – producer, engineer, mixing
  • Greg Foeller – assistant engineer
  • Kevin Cofield – additional recording engineer
  • Chris Manning – lead vocals producer and engineer
  • Giovanni Murrillo, Ari Blitz – mixing assistants
  • Dave Collins – mastering
  • Larry Freemantle – art direction
  • William Hames, Jason Quigley, Larry Dimarzio – photography

References[]

  1. ^ Stubbs, David. "Mr. Big: Defying Gravity". Classic Rock. Loudersound.com. Retrieved 2021-06-03.
  2. ^ "Mr. Big - Defying Gravity". Metal Rules. November 2017. Retrieved 2021-06-03.
  3. ^ Schäfer, Frank (October 2014). "Review Album : Mr. Big - Defying Gravity". Rock Hard (in German). No. 363. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
  4. ^ http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/mr-big-to-release-defying-gravity-album-in-july-complete-details-revealed/
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