1993 studio album by Mr. Big
Bump Ahead is the third studio album by the American rock band Mr. Big . It was released on September 21, 1993 by Atlantic Records .
Title Writer(s) 1. "Colorado Bulldog" Paul Gilbert , Billy Sheehan , Pat Torpey , Eric Martin , Tony Fanucchi4:13 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
Japanese edition bonus track Title Writer(s) 12. "Long Way Down" Martin, Pessis, Torpey, Sheehan, Gilbert 3:48 Total length: 48:29
2009 remastered digital edition bonus tracks Title Writer(s) 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
Mr. Big
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
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