Hey Man

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Hey Man
Mr Big - Hey Man-front.jpg
Studio album by
Mr. Big
ReleasedJanuary 25, 1996 (Japan)
March 12, 1996 (US/UK)
Recorded1995
StudioRumbo Recorders, Canoga Park and Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, California
Genre
Length44:51
LabelAtlantic
ProducerKevin Elson
Mr. Big chronology
Bump Ahead
(1993) 		Hey Man
(1996) 		Get Over It
(1999)
Singles from Hey Man
  1. "Dancin' Right into the Flame"
    Released: 1996
  2. "Goin' Where the Wind Blows"
    Released: 1996
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic2/5 stars[1]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal7/10[2]
Rock Hard8.0/10[3]

Hey Man is the fourth studio album by the hard rock band, Mr. Big. It would be their last album with guitarist Paul Gilbert until 2011's What If.... The album was the most successful Mr. Big release in Japan, topping the Japanese Oricon chart, where it remained for 16 weeks.[4]

Track listing[]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Trapped in Toyland"Paul Gilbert, Jeff Martin, Russ Parrish4:24
2."Take Cover"Eric Martin, Gilbert, André Pessis4:38
3."Jane Doe"Gilbert, Billy Sheehan, Pat Torpey3:36
4."Goin' Where the Wind Blows"E. Martin, Pessis4:19
5."The Chain"E. Martin, Pessis3:46
6."Where Do I Fit In?"E. Martin, Gilbert, Pessis4:22
7."If That's What It Takes"E. Martin, Sheehan, Torpey, Pessis, Tony Fanucchi4:47
8."Out of the Underground"Gilbert4:05
9."Dancin' Right into the Flame"E. Martin, Sheehan, Pessis3:02
10."Mama D."Gilbert4:32
11."Fool Us Today"E. Martin, Sheehan, Torpey4:23
European bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
12."Little Mistake"Gilbert, Sheehan3:45
Japanese bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
12."Tears"Gilbert3:19
Expanded & Remastered bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
12."Take Cover" (Demo)E. Martin, Gilbert, Pessis5:10
13."I Love You Japan" (Demo)Gilbert3:41
14."Swingin' Jam" (Demo)Gilbert, Sheehan, Torpey0:36

Personnel[]

Mr. Big
Production
  • Kevin Elson – producer, engineer, mixing
  • Tom Size – engineer, mixing
  • John Novello, Michael Rosen, Shawn Berman – assistant engineers
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering

Charts[]

Year Chart Position
1996 Japanese Albums Chart[4] 1
Swiss Albums Top 100[5] 48
German Albums Chart[6] 74

References[]

  1. ^ Hey Man at AllMusic
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Trojan, Frank (1996). "Review Album : Mr. Big - Hey Man". Rock Hard (in German). No. 105. Retrieved April 14, 2021.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b "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.
  5. ^ "Mr. Big - Hey Man". Hitparade.ch (in German). Media Control Charts. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  6. ^ "Album – Mr. Big, Hey Man". Charts.de (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 14 April 2021.

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