...The Stories We Could Tell | ||||
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Released | September 24, 2014 (Japan) September 30, 2014 (US / Europe) | |||
Studio | New Century Media and THUD Studios, Los Angeles, California | |||
Genre | Hard rock | |||
Length | 61:34 | |||
Label | WOWOW (Japan) Frontiers | |||
Producer | Pat Regan | |||
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Source | Rating |
Blabbermouth.net | 8/10 [1] |
Classic Rock | [2] |
Metal Temple | [3] |
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 feature drummer Pat Torpey, who was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease two months before its release.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Gotta Love the Ride" | Paul Gilbert, Eric Martin, André Pessis | 4:28 |
2. | "I Forget to Breathe" | Gilbert, Billy Sheehan, Pat Torpey, Martin, Pessis | 4:12 |
3. | "Fragile" | Martin, Pessis | 4:37 |
4. | "Satisfied" | Gilbert, Sheehan, Torpey, Martin, Pessis | 4:41 |
5. | "The Man Who Has Everything" | Martin, Pessis, Marti Frederiksen | 3:58 |
6. | "The Monster in Me" | Gilbert, Sheehan, Torpey, Martin, Pessis | 4:02 |
7. | "What If We Were New?" | Martin, Pessis | 4:00 |
8. | "East/West" | Torpey, Lanny Cordola | 4:29 |
9. | "The Light of Day" | Alex Dickson, Gilbert, Martin | 3:22 |
10. | "Just Let Your Heart Decide" | Gilbert, James Dotson | 4:19 |
11. | "It's Always About That Girl" | Gilbert, Sheehan, Torpey, Martin, Pessis, Tony Fanucchi | 4:28 |
12. | "Cinderella Smile" | Gilbert, Sheehan, Torpey, Martin, Pessis | 4:56 |
13. | "The Stories We Could Tell" | Gilbert, Sheehan, Martin, Pessis | 4:00 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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14. | "30 Days in the Hole" (live; Humble Pie cover) | Steve Marriott | 4:31 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Addicted to That Rush" | Sheehan, Gilbert, Torpey | 4:36 |
2. | "Rock & Roll Over" | Martin | 3:53 |
3. | "Daddy, Brother, Lover, Little Boy (The Electric Drill Song)" | Gilbert, Sheehan, Torpey, Martin, Pessis | 3:51 |
4. | "Green-Tinted Sixties Mind" | Gilbert | 3:36 |
5. | "Just Take My Heart" | Martin, Pessis | 4:23 |
6. | "To Be with You" | Martin, David Grahame | 3:24 |
7. | "Colorado Bulldog" | Gilbert, Sheehan, Torpey, Martin, Fanucchi | 4:00 |
8. | "The Whole World's Gonna Know" | Sheehan, Gilbert | 3:53 |
9. | "Take Cover" | Gilbert, Martin, Pessis | 4:39 |
10. | "Out of the Underground" | Gilbert | 4:06 |
Total length: | 40:33 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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14. | "Addicted to That Rush" (Live) | Sheehan, Gilbert, Torpey | 4:31 |
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