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2010 studio album by Mr. Big
What If... is the seventh full-length studio album by the American rock band Mr. Big , which was released on January 21, 2011, through Frontiers Records . It was the band's first album since their 2009 reunion, their first album in 10 years since 2001's Actual Size and their first album with the original line-up featuring guitarist Paul Gilbert since 1996's Hey Man .
The album was recorded between September–October 2010 in a Los Angeles -area studio with producer Kevin Shirley (Iron Maiden , Aerosmith , Rush , Black Country Communion ).
The first single from the album, "Undertow", was released on November 27, 2010. A music video was filmed for the single and featured on the special edition DVD of the album. The album was supported by a world tour in 2011.
Track listing
Titel Writer(s) 1. "Undertow" Eric Martin , Paul Gilbert , Billy Sheehan , Pat Torpey , Kevin Dotson 4:49 2. "American Beauty" Martin, Gilbert, Sheehan, Torpey 3:44 3. "Stranger in My Life" Martin, Gilbert, Sheehan, Torpey, André Pessis 4:26 4. "Nobody Left to Blame" Martin, Gilbert, Sheehan, Torpey 4:20 5. "Still Ain't Enough for Me" Martin, Gilbert, Sheehan, Torpey 3:04 6. "Once Upon a Time" Martin, Gilbert, Sheehan, Torpey 4:03 7. "As Far as I Can See" Martin, Gilbert, Sheehan, Torpey, Dotson 3:55 8. "All the Way Up" Martin, Gilbert, Sheehan, Torpey, Dotson 5:12 9. "I Won't Get in My Way" Martin, Gilbert, Sheehan, Torpey, Pessis 4:40 10. "Around the World" Martin, Gilbert, Sheehan, Torpey, Dotson 3:51 11. "I Get the Feeling" Martin, Gilbert, Sheehan, Torpey 4:34
Japanese & Korean edition bonus track Titel Writer(s) 12. "Kill Me with a Kiss" Martin, Gilbert, Sheehan, Torpey, Pessis 5:59
European & American edition bonus track Titel Writer(s) 12. "Unforgiven" Martin, Gilbert, Sheehan, Torpey 4:16
Personnel
Mr. Big
Production
Kevin Shirley – producer, mixing
Vanessa Parr – engineer at Village Recorders
Jared Kvitka – engineer at The Cave
Steve Hall – mastering at Future Disc, Los Angeles
Charts
Release history
Land
Release date
Label
Catalog
Japan
December 15, 2010
WHD Entertainment, Victor Entertainment
IECP-10240 (CD), IEZP-26 (Dual Disc - CD+DVD)
Europa
January 21, 2011
Frontiers Records
Vereinigte Staaten
February 8, 2011
Frontiers Records
Korea
February 18, 2011
LOEN Entertainment
Hong Kong[ 11]
March 18, 2011
Evosound
EVSA-123A
References
^ What If... (Mr. Big album) on CD Japan
^ Leahey, Andrew. "Mr. Big - What If... review" . AllMusic . All Media Network . Retrieved 2021-06-01 .
^ Rönnebeck, Jenny (February 2011). "Review Album : Mr. Big - What If...?" . Rock Hard (in German). No. 285. Retrieved June 2, 2021 .
^ "Austriancharts.at – Mr. Big – What If..." (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
^ "Lescharts.com – Mr. Big – What If..." . Hung Medien. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Mr. Big – What If..." (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts . Retrieved December 11, 2023.
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^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50" . Official Charts Company . Retrieved December 11, 2023.
^ http://www.hmv.com.hk/product/rockpop.asp?sku=370030 [dead link ]
External links
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