Defying Gravity (Mr. Big album)

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Defying Gravity
Mr. Big Defying Gravity.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 7, 2017 (2017-07-07)
Studio
  • Ocean Studios (Burbank, California)
  • Assembly Room Studios (Los Angeles)
  • Salamander Sound (Fairfax, California)
Genre
Length47:57
Label Frontiers
Producer Kevin Elson
Mr. Big chronology
...The Stories We Could Tell
(2014)
Defying Gravity
(2017)
Singles from Defying Gravity
  1. "Everybody Needs a Little Trouble"
    Released: June 5, 2017
  2. "Defying Gravity"
    Released: July 14, 2017
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Classic Rock Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Metal Rules 4.0/5 [2]
Rock Hard 7.5/10 [3]

Defying Gravity is the ninth studio album from American hard rock band Mr. Big. It is their only album to feature drumming contributions from Matt Starr, who had been filling in since 2014, as founding member Pat Torpey was unable to perform drums on most songs due to his Parkinson's disease diagnosis, but performs on some tracks and is credited as "drum producer". [4] Defying Gravity was Torpey's final studio appearance prior to his death on February 7, 2018, as well as the final release to feature the band's original lineup.

Contents

Track listing

All tracks are written by Mr. Big

No.TitleLength
1."Open Your Eyes"4:01
2."Defying Gravity"5:27
3."Everybody Needs a Little Trouble"3:52
4."Damn I'm in Love Again"2:55
5."Mean to Me"3:28
6."Nothing Bad (Bout Feeling Good)"4:00
7."Forever and Back"3:39
8."She's All Coming Back to Me Now"4:21
9."1992"5:00
10."Nothing at All"4:12
11."Be Kind"7:02
Total length:47:57
Japanese edition bonus track
No.TitleLength
12."Defying Gravity" (radio edit)4:30

Personnel

Mr. Big
Additional musicians
Production

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