Bump Ahead
Studio album by
Mr. Big
ReleasedSeptember 21, 1993
Recorded1993
Studio
GenreHard rock[1][2]
Length44:41
LabelAtlantic
ProducerKevin Elson
Mr. Big chronology
Lean into It
(1991) 		Bump Ahead
(1993) 		Hey Man
(1996)
Singles from Bump Ahead
  1. "Wild World"
    Released: October 1993[3]
  2. "Ain't Seen Love Like That"
    Released: February 1994
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal6/10[5]
Entertainment WeeklyB[6]
Music Week[7]
Rock Hard8.5/10[8]

Bump Ahead is the third studio album by the American rock band Mr. Big. It was released on September 21, 1993 by Atlantic Records.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Colorado Bulldog"Paul Gilbert, Billy Sheehan, Pat Torpey, Eric Martin, Tony Fanucchi4:13
2."Price You Gotta Pay"Sheehan, Gilbert, Torpey3:56
3."Promise Her the Moon"Martin, André Pessis4:07
4."What's It Gonna Be"Gilbert, Torpey, Pessis, Sheehan3:57
5."Wild World" (Cat Stevens cover)Cat Stevens3:28
6."Mr. Gone"Torpey, Gilbert, Sheehan4:33
7."The Whole World's Gonna Know"Gilbert, Sheehan3:52
8."Nothing but Love"Gilbert3:46
9."Temperamental"Martin, Gilbert, Fanucchi, Torpey4:55
10."Ain't Seen Love Like That"Martin, Mark Spiro, Pessis3:32
11."Mr. Big" (Free cover)Andy Fraser, Paul Rodgers, Paul Kossoff, Simon Kirke4:25
Japanese edition bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
12."Long Way Down"Martin, Pessis, Torpey, Sheehan, Gilbert3:48
Total length:48:29
2009 remastered digital edition bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
12."Long Way Down"Martin, Pessis, Torpey, Sheehan, Gilbert3:48
13."Ain't Seen Love Like That" (Demo)Martin, Spiro, Pessis4:39
14."Mr. Big" (Demo; originally recorded by Free)Fraser, Rodgers, Kossoff, Kirke4:16
Total length:57:24

Personnel

Mr. Big
Additional musicians
Production

Charts

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

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)[17] Platinum 200,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ "Mr. Big - Bump Ahead". Metal Kingdom. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
  2. ^ "Mr. Big - Bump Ahead".
  3. ^ Strong, Martin Charles (1995). The Great Rock Discography. p. 573. ISBN 9780862415419.
  4. ^ Bump Ahead at AllMusic
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ Martin, Andy (September 11, 1993). "Market Preview: Rock" (PDF). Music Week. p. 14. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
  8. ^ Trojan, Frank (1993). "Review Album : Mr. Big - Bump Ahead". Rock Hard (in German). No. 77. Retrieved April 12, 2021.
  9. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Mr. Big – Bump Ahead" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Mr. Big – Bump Ahead" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
  12. ^ Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
  13. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Mr. Big – Bump Ahead". Hung Medien. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
  14. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Mr. Big – Bump Ahead". Hung Medien. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
  15. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
  16. ^ "Mr. Big Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
  17. ^ "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

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