...The Stories We Could Tell

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...The Stories We Could Tell
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Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 24, 2014 (Japan)
September 30, 2014 (US / Europe)
StudioNew Century Media and THUD Studios, Los Angeles, California
Genre Hard rock
Length61:34
Label WOWOW (Japan)
Frontiers
Producer Pat Regan
Mr. Big chronology
What If...
(2010)
...The Stories We Could Tell
(2014)
Defying Gravity
(2017)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Blabbermouth.net 8/10 [1]
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Rock Hard 8.0/10 [4]

...The Stories We Could Tell is the eighth studio album by American hard rock band Mr. Big, the second since their 2010 reunion album What If... . It was recorded with producer Pat Regan (Kiss, Deep Purple, Warrant, Keel), and features 13 new songs. The European and Japanese editions of the album each include a bonus live recording of songs from the band's self-titled debut album. "Addicted to that Rush" appears on the European edition, while the Humble Pie cover "30 Days in the Hole" appears on the Japanese edition. The album was issued by Frontiers Records in the US and Europe. The album is Mr. Big's last to featured Pat Torpey on the drums, who was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease two months before its release. He still featured on their next album, but didn't performed on most of the songs, and being replaced by their additional drummer Matt Starr to performed on the several tracks.

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Gotta Love the Ride" Paul Gilbert, Eric Martin, André Pessis4:28
2."I Forget to Breathe"Gilbert, Billy Sheehan, Pat Torpey, Martin, Pessis4:12
3."Fragile"Martin, Pessis4:37
4."Satisfied"Gilbert, Sheehan, Torpey, Martin, Pessis4:41
5."The Man Who Has Everything"Martin, Pessis, Marti Frederiksen 3:58
6."The Monster in Me"Gilbert, Sheehan, Torpey, Martin, Pessis4:02
7."What If We Were New?"Martin, Pessis4:00
8."East/West"Torpey, Lanny Cordola 4:29
9."The Light of Day"Alex Dickson, Gilbert, Martin3:22
10."Just Let Your Heart Decide"Gilbert, James Dotson4:19
11."It's Always About That Girl"Gilbert, Sheehan, Torpey, Martin, Pessis, Tony Fanucchi4:28
12."Cinderella Smile"Gilbert, Sheehan, Torpey, Martin, Pessis4:56
13."The Stories We Could Tell"Gilbert, Sheehan, Martin, Pessis4:00
Japanese Edition bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
14."30 Days in the Hole" (live; Humble Pie cover) Steve Marriott 4:31
Japanese Bonus CD - 2014 re-recorded versions
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Addicted to That Rush"Sheehan, Gilbert, Torpey4:36
2."Rock & Roll Over"Martin3:53
3."Daddy, Brother, Lover, Little Boy (The Electric Drill Song)"Gilbert, Sheehan, Torpey, Martin, Pessis3:51
4."Green-Tinted Sixties Mind"Gilbert3:36
5."Just Take My Heart"Martin, Pessis4:23
6."To Be with You"Martin, David Grahame3:24
7."Colorado Bulldog"Gilbert, Sheehan, Torpey, Martin, Fanucchi4:00
8."The Whole World's Gonna Know"Sheehan, Gilbert3:53
9."Take Cover"Gilbert, Martin, Pessis4:39
10."Out of the Underground"Gilbert4:06
Total length:40:33
European Edition Bonus Track
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
14."Addicted to That Rush" (Live)Sheehan, Gilbert, Torpey4:31

Personnel

Mr. Big
Production

Charts

Chart (2014)Peak
position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [5] 93
Japanese Albums (Oricon) [6] 6
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [7] 51
UK Independent Albums (OCC) [8] 34
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC) [9] 12
US Billboard 200 [10] 158

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