1991 studio album by Mr. Big
Lean into It Released March 26, 1991 April 16, 1991 (Europe) Recorded 1990–91 Studio Genre
Length 46 :09 Label Atlantic Producer Kevin Elson
"Daddy, Brother, Lover, Little Boy (The Electric Drill Song)" Released: 1991
"Green-Tinted Sixties Mind" Released: November 21, 1991
"To Be with You " Released: January 1992
"Just Take My Heart " Released: 1992
Lean into It is the second studio album by the American rock band Mr. Big , released on March 26, 1991. The band's breakthrough release, Lean into It peaked at number 15 on the Billboard 200 charts, while the single "To Be with You " became the band's first and only song to hit number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 . The follow-up single, "Just Take My Heart", was a top-20 hit, peaking at number 16 on the Billboard Hot 100.[5]
"Daddy, Brother, Lover, Little Boy" features Gilbert and Sheehan running Makita cordless drills over their guitar strings in harmony to create an unusually fast solo which is likely not possible to replicate with hands.[6] The "CDFF" prefix of the Jeff Paris -penned "Lucky This Time", is the song "Addicted to That Rush" from the band's 1989 eponymous debut album , played at a higher playback speed; hence the "CDFF" for "Compact Disc Fast Forward", "CDFF" is also the chord structure to the song.
The cover image is a picture from the Montparnasse train accident that occurred on October 22, 1895 in Gare Montparnasse station in Paris, France.
The album was ranked No. 49 on Rolling Stone' s list of the 50 Greatest Hair Metal Albums of All Time.[7]
The album includes the psychedelic rock song "Green-Tinted Sixties Mind".[8] [7]
Track listing [ ]
1. "Daddy, Brother, Lover, Little Boy (The Electric Drill Song)" Billy Sheehan , Paul Gilbert , André Pessis, Pat Torpey , Eric Martin 3:54 2. "Alive and Kickin'" Gilbert, Martin, Pessis, Sheehan, Torpey 5:28 3. "Green-Tinted Sixties Mind" Gilbert 3:30 4. "CDFF-Lucky This Time" (Originally recorded by Jeff Paris) Jeff Paris 4:10 5. "Voodoo Kiss" Martin, Pessis 4:07 6. "Never Say Never" Martin, Jim Vallance 3:48 7. "Just Take My Heart " Martin, Pessis 4:21 8. "My Kinda Woman" Gilbert, Martin, Sheehan 4:09 9. "A Little Too Loose" Gilbert 5:21 10. "Road to Ruin" Torpey, Paris, Gilbert, Sheehan 3:54 11. "To Be with You " Martin, David Grahame 3:27
12. "Love Makes You Strong" Gilbert 3:28
12. "Love Makes You Strong" Gilbert 3:28 13. "Alive and Kickin'" (Demo) Gilbert, Martin, Pessis, Sheehan, Torpey 4:56 14. "Green-Tinted Sixties Mind" (Demo) Gilbert 3:42 15. "To Be with You" (Demo; reggae version) Martin, Grahame 1:17
1. "Stop Messing Around" Martin, Tony Fanucchi 4:02 2. "Wild Wild Women" Martin, Roger Silver, Pessis 3:35 3. "Just Take My Heart" (Piano version) Martin, Pessis 3:49 4. "Shadows" Giorgio Moroder , Tom Whitlock , Larry Lee, Steve Bates3:42 5. "Strike Like Lightning" Moroder, Whitlock, Lee, Bates 3:43 6. "Love Makes You Strong" Gilbert 3:27 7. "Alive and Kickin'" (Demo) Gilbert, Martin, Pessis, Sheehan, Torpey 4:56 8. "Green-Tinted Sixties Mind" (Demo) Gilbert 3:41 9. "To Be With You" (Demo; reggae version) Martin, Grahame 1:18 10. "Daddy, Brother, Lover, Little Boy (The Electric Drill Song)" (Minus guitar) Sheehan, Gilbert, Pessis, Torpey, Martin 3:47 11. "Green-Tinted Sixties Mind" (Minus guitar) Gilbert 3:31 12. "Love Makes You Strong" (Minus bass) Gilbert 3:27 13. "Daddy, Brother, Lover, Little Boy (The Electric Drill Song)" (Minus bass) Sheehan, Gilbert, Pessis, Torpey, Martin 3:55
Personnel [ ]
Mr. Big
Eric Martin – lead vocals, handclaps
Paul Gilbert – electric guitar, acoustic guitar, handclaps, backing vocals, electric drill
Billy Sheehan – bass, six-string bass on "Just Take My Heart",[9] handclaps, backing vocals, electric drill
Pat Torpey – drums, percussion, handclaps, backing vocals
Production
Charts [ ]
Album [ ]
Certifications [ ]
References [ ]
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