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Bump Ahead 
Summary
Bump Ahead is the third studio album by the American rock band Mr. Big. It was released on September 21, 1993 by Atlantic Records.
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | September 21, 1993 | |||
| Recorded | 1993 | |||
| Studio | ||||
| Genre | Hard rock[1][2] | |||
| Length | 44:41 | |||
| Label | Atlantic | |||
| Producer | Kevin Elson | |||
| Mr. Big chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Bump Ahead | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [4] |
| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 6/10[5] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B[6] |
| Music Week | [7] |
| Rock Hard | 8.5/10[8] |
Track listing edit
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Colorado Bulldog" | Paul Gilbert, Billy Sheehan, Pat Torpey, Eric Martin, Tony Fanucchi | 4:13 |
| 2. | "Price You Gotta Pay" | Sheehan, Gilbert, Torpey | 3:56 |
| 3. | "Promise Her the Moon" | Martin, André Pessis | 4:07 |
| 4. | "What's It Gonna Be" | Gilbert, Torpey, Pessis, Sheehan | 3:57 |
| 5. | "Wild World" (Cat Stevens cover) | Cat Stevens | 3:28 |
| 6. | "Mr. Gone" | Torpey, Gilbert, Sheehan | 4:33 |
| 7. | "The Whole World's Gonna Know" | Gilbert, Sheehan | 3:52 |
| 8. | "Nothing but Love" | Gilbert | 3:46 |
| 9. | "Temperamental" | Martin, Gilbert, Fanucchi, Torpey | 4:55 |
| 10. | "Ain't Seen Love Like That" | Martin, Mark Spiro, Pessis | 3:32 |
| 11. | "Mr. Big" (Free cover) | Andy Fraser, Paul Rodgers, Paul Kossoff, Simon Kirke | 4:25 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12. | "Long Way Down" | Martin, Pessis, Torpey, Sheehan, Gilbert | 3:48 |
| Total length: | 48:29 | ||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 12. | "Long Way Down" | Martin, Pessis, Torpey, Sheehan, Gilbert | 3:48 |
| 13. | "Ain't Seen Love Like That" (Demo) | Martin, Spiro, Pessis | 4:39 |
| 14. | "Mr. Big" (Demo; originally recorded by Free) | Fraser, Rodgers, Kossoff, Kirke | 4:16 |
| Total length: | 57:24 | ||
Personnel edit
- Mr. Big
- Eric Martin – lead vocals
- Paul Gilbert – guitar, backing vocals
- Billy Sheehan – bass, backing vocals
- Pat Torpey – drums, backing vocals
- Additional musicians
- Little John Chrisley – harmonica on "Price You Gotta Pay"
- Production
- Kevin Elson – producer, engineer, mixing, mastering
- Andy Udoff, Stephen Hart, Dick Kaneshiro, Michael Semanick – assistant engineers
- Tom Size – mixing
- Bob Ludwig – mastering
- Melanie Nissen – art direction
- Reisig and Taylor – photography, images
Charts edit
| Chart (1993) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[9] | 22 |
| Finnish Albums (The Official Finnish Charts)[10] | 30 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[11] | 39 |
| Japanese Albums (Oricon)[12] | 4 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[13] | 16 |
| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[14] | 36 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[15] | 61 |
| US Billboard 200[16] | 82 |
Certifications edit
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Japan (RIAJ)[17] | Platinum | 200,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
References edit
- ^ "Mr. Big - Bump Ahead". Metal Kingdom. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
- ^ "Mr. Big - Bump Ahead".
- ^ Strong, Martin Charles (1995). The Great Rock Discography. p. 573. ISBN 9780862415419.
- ^ Bump Ahead at AllMusic
- ^ Popoff, Martin (August 1, 2007). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 3: The Nineties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 298. ISBN 978-1-894959-62-9.
- ^ Eddy, Chuck (November 5, 1993). "THE WEEK (Mr. Big, Bump Ahead)". Entertainment Weekly. p. 70. Archived from the original on November 26, 2015. Retrieved December 27, 2021.
- ^ Martin, Andy (September 11, 1993). "Market Preview: Rock" (PDF). Music Week. p. 14. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
- ^ Trojan, Frank (1993). "Review Album : Mr. Big - Bump Ahead". Rock Hard (in German). No. 77. Retrieved April 12, 2021.
- ^ "Austriancharts.at – Mr. Big – Bump Ahead" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
- ^ Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Mr. Big – Bump Ahead" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
- ^ Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – Mr. Big – Bump Ahead". Hung Medien. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
- ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Mr. Big – Bump Ahead". Hung Medien. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
- ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
- ^ "Mr. Big Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
- ^ "Japanese album certifications – Mr. Big – バンプ・アヘッド" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Select 1994年3月 on the drop-down menu
External links edit
- Heavy Harmonies page