Get Over It (album)

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Get Over It
Mr big get over it.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 30, 1999 (Japan)
September 15, 1999
March 21, 2000 (US)
StudioSound Image Studios, Van Nuys, California
Genre
Length45:19
Label Atlantic
Producer Pat Regan
Mr. Big chronology
Hey Man
(1996)
Get Over It
(1999)
Actual Size
(2001)
Singles from Get Over It
  1. "Superfantastic"
    Released: September 15, 1999 (Japan only)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal 8/10 [2]
Rock Hard 5.0/10 [3]

Get Over It is the fifth studio album by the hard rock band Mr. Big. It is their first studio album to feature guitarist Richie Kotzen.

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Electrified" Richie Kotzen, Eric Martin, Billy Sheehan, Pat Torpey 4:12
2."Static"Kotzen3:07
3."Hiding Place"Kotzen, Sheehan, Torpey4:46
4."Superfantastic"Martin, André Pessis3:45
5."A Rose Alone"Martin, Pessis, Marti Frederiksen 3:52
6."Hole in the Sun"Martin, Pessis, Frederiksen3:46
7."How Does It Feel"Kotzen, Sheehan, Torpey4:14
8."Try to Do Without It"Martin, Pessis, Kotzen4:54
9."Dancin' with My Devils"Martin, Pessis, Kotzen3:43
10."Mr. Never in a Million Years"Kotzen, Sheehan, Torpey5:40
11."My New Religion"Martin, Pessis3:20
Japanese edition bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
12."Water Over the Bridge"Martin, Pessis, Frederiksen3:32
Total length:48:51

Personnel

Mr. Big
Production

Charts

YearChartPosition
1999 Japanese Albums Chart [4] 5

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ) [5] Gold100,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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References

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