Hey Man
1996 studio album by Mr. Big
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Studio album by Mr. Big | ||||
Released | January 25, 1996 (Japan) March 12, 1996 (US/UK) | |||
Recorded | 1995 | |||
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Length | 44:51 | |||
Label | Atlantic | |||
Producer | Kevin Elson | |||
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Singles from Hey Man | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 7/10[2] |
Rock Hard | 8.0/10[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. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Trapped in Toyland" | Paul Gilbert, Jeff Martin, Russ Parrish | 4:24 |
2. | "Take Cover" | Eric Martin, Gilbert, André Pessis | 4:38 |
3. | "Jane Doe" | Gilbert, Billy Sheehan, Pat Torpey | 3:36 |
4. | "Goin' Where the Wind Blows" | E. Martin, Pessis | 4:19 |
5. | "The Chain" | E. Martin, Pessis | 3:46 |
6. | "Where Do I Fit In?" | E. Martin, Gilbert, Pessis | 4:22 |
7. | "If That's What It Takes" | E. Martin, Sheehan, Torpey, Pessis, Tony Fanucchi | 4:47 |
8. | "Out of the Underground" | Gilbert | 4:05 |
9. | "Dancin' Right into the Flame" | E. Martin, Sheehan, Pessis | 3:02 |
10. | "Mama D." | Gilbert | 4:32 |
11. | "Fool Us Today" | E. Martin, Sheehan, Torpey | 4:23 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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12. | "Little Mistake" | Gilbert, Sheehan | 3:45 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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12. | "Tears" | Gilbert | 3:19 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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12. | "Take Cover" (Demo) | E. Martin, Gilbert, Pessis | 5:10 |
13. | "I Love You Japan" (Demo) | Gilbert | 3:41 |
14. | "Swingin' Jam" (Demo) | Gilbert, Sheehan, Torpey | 0:36 |
Personnel
- Mr. Big
- Eric Martin – lead vocals
- Paul Gilbert – guitar
- Billy Sheehan – bass guitar
- Pat Torpey – drums
- Production
- Kevin Elson – producer, engineer, mixing
- Tom Size – engineer, mixing
- John Novello, Michael Rosen, Shawn Berman – assistant engineers
- Bob Ludwig – mastering
Charts
Chart (1996) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA)[5] | 176 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[6] | 74 |
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[7] | 1 |
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[8] | 48 |
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)[9] | 23 |
Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Japan (RIAJ)[10] | Platinum | 200,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
References
- ^ Hey Man at AllMusic
- ^ 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.
- ^ Trojan, Frank (1996). "Review Album : Mr. Big - Hey Man". Rock Hard (in German). No. 105. Retrieved April 14, 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Mr Big ARIA Chart History (albums) complete to 2024". ARIA. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Mr. Big – Hey Man" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
- ^ Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – Mr. Big – Hey Man". Hung Medien. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
- ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
- ^ "Japanese album certifications – Mr. Big – Hey Man" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Select 1996年2月 on the drop-down menu
External links
- Heavy Harmonies page
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Mr. Big
- Mr. Big
- Lean into It
- Bump Ahead
- Hey Man
- Get Over It
- Actual Size
- What If...
- ...The Stories We Could Tell
- Defying Gravity
- Static
- "To Be with You"
- "Just Take My Heart"
- "Wild World"
- "Take Cover"
- "Not One Night"