Hey Man

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Hey Man
Mr Big - Hey Man-front.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 25, 1996 (Japan)
March 12, 1996 (US/UK)
Recorded1995
Studio
Genre
Length44:51
Label Atlantic
Producer Kevin Elson
Mr. Big chronology
Bump Ahead
(1993)
Hey Man
(1996)
Get Over It
(1999)
Singles from Hey Man
  1. "Dancin' Right into the Flame"
    Released: 1996
  2. "Goin' Where the Wind Blows"
    Released: 1996
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
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]

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Trapped in Toyland" Paul Gilbert, Jeff Martin, Russ Parrish 4:24
2."Take Cover" Eric Martin, Gilbert, André Pessis4:38
3."Jane Doe"Gilbert, Billy Sheehan, Pat Torpey 3:36
4."Goin' Where the Wind Blows"E. Martin, Pessis4:19
5."The Chain"E. Martin, Pessis3:46
6."Where Do I Fit In?"E. Martin, Gilbert, Pessis4:22
7."If That's What It Takes"E. Martin, Sheehan, Torpey, Pessis, Tony Fanucchi4:47
8."Out of the Underground"Gilbert4:05
9."Dancin' Right into the Flame"E. Martin, Sheehan, Pessis3:02
10."Mama D."Gilbert4:32
11."Fool Us Today"E. Martin, Sheehan, Torpey4:23
European bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
12."Little Mistake"Gilbert, Sheehan3:45
Japanese bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
12."Tears"Gilbert3:19
Expanded & Remastered bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
12."Take Cover" (Demo)E. Martin, Gilbert, Pessis5:10
13."I Love You Japan" (Demo)Gilbert3:41
14."Swingin' Jam" (Demo)Gilbert, Sheehan, Torpey0:36

Personnel

Mr. Big
Production

Charts

Chart (1996)Peak
position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [5] 74
Japanese Albums (Oricon) [6] 1
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [7] 48
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC) [8] 23

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ) [9] Platinum200,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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