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  • Artist: Mr. Big
  • Rating: StarStarStarHalf Star
  • Release Date: 1991
  • Total Time: 46:09
  • Type: Lyrics are included with the album
  • Genre: Rock

Review

Mr. Big abandons the virtuoso guitar and bass of Paul Gilbert and Billy Sheehan for the majority of Lean Into It, and the result is a big, shiny mainstream rock album. It also translated into chart success with the hit campfire-singalong ballad "To Be With You." Elsewhere, Mr. Big provides some tracks to satisfy the new fans, along with plenty of head-spinning solos from Gilbert and Sheehan to satisfy their old audience. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track TitleComposersPerformersTime
Daddy, Brother, Lover, Little Boy (The Electric Drill Song) Pat Torpey, Eric Martin, Paul Gilbert, Billy Sheehan, André Pessis Mr. Big (3:54)
Alive and Kickin' (Lyrics) Pat Torpey, Paul Gilbert, André Pessis, Billy Sheehan, Eric Martin Mr. Big (5:28)
Green-Tinted Sixties Mind (Lyrics) Paul Gilbert Mr. Big (3:30)
CDFF-Lucky This Time (Lyrics) Jeff Paris Mr. Big (4:10)
Voodoo Kiss (Lyrics) Eric Martin, André Pessis Mr. Big (4:07)
Never Say Never (Lyrics) Jim Vallance, Eric Martin Mr. Big (3:48)
Just Take My Heart Eric Martin, André Pessis Mr. Big (4:21)
My Kinda Woman (Lyrics) Eric Martin, Billy Sheehan, Paul Gilbert Mr. Big (4:09)
A Little to Loose Paul Gilbert Mr. Big (5:21)
Road to Ruin (Lyrics) Billy Sheehan, Paul Gilbert, Pat Torpey, Jeff Paris Mr. Big (3:54)
To Be With You (Lyrics) David Grahame, E. Martin Mr. Big (3:27)

Credits

Andy Udoff (Assistant Engineer), Kevin Elson (Producer), Bob Defrin (Art Direction), William Holmes (Photography), Bob Ludwig (Mastering), Billy Sheehan (Bass), Kevin Elson (Engineer), Kevin Elson (Mixing), David Lucke (Assistant Engineer), Scott Ralston (Assistant Engineer), Eric Martin (Vocals), Tom Size (Engineer), Pat Torpey (Drums), Paul Gilbert (Guitar), Chris Kuppent (Assistant Engineer), Michael Semanick (Assistant Engineer), Tom Size (Mixing)
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Lean into It
Studio album by Mr. Big
Released April 1991
Recorded 1990
Genre Hard rock
Length 46:09
Label Atlantic Records
Producer Kevin Elson
Professional reviews
Mr. Big chronology
Mr. Big
(1989)		 Lean Into It
(1991)		 Bump Ahead
(1993)

Lean into It is an album by hard rock band Mr. Big, released in 1991. Known as the band's breakthrough release, it peaked at number 15 on the Billboard 200 charts, while the single "To Be With You" became the band's first and only song to hit number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. The follow-up single, "Just Take My Heart", was another Top 40 hit, peaking at number 16 on the Billboard Hot 100.

The cover image is a detail from L'accident de la gare Montparnasse (1895), Anon.

The CDFF part of the song Lucky This Time is the song Addicted To That Rush from the debut album Mr. Big played at a higher playback speed hence the CDFF for "CD Fast Forward"

Track listing

  1. "Daddy, Brother, Lover, Little Boy (The Electric Drill Song)" (Sheehan/Gilbert/Pessis/Torpey/Martin ) - 3:54
  2. "Alive and Kickin'" (Gilbert/Martin/Pessis/Sheehan/Torpey) - 5:28
  3. "Green-Tinted Sixties Mind" (Gilbert) - 3:30
  4. "CDFF-Lucky This Time" (Paris) - 4:10
  5. "Voodoo Kiss" (Martin/Pessis) - 4:07
  6. "Never Say Never" (Martin/Vallance) - 3:48
  7. "Just Take My Heart" (Martin/Pessis) - 4:21
  8. "My Kinda Woman" (Gilbert/Martin/Sheehan) - 4:09
  9. "A Little Too Loose" (Gilbert) - 5:21
  10. "Road to Ruin" (Torpey/Paris/Gilbert/Sheehan) - 3:54
  11. "To Be With You" (Martin/Grahame) - 3:27
  12. "Love Makes You Strong"*
    • * japanese bonus track

Personnel

Charts

Albums - Billboard (North America)

Year Chart Position
1991 The Billboard 200 15

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Year Single Chart Position
1991 "Green-Tinted Sixties Mind" Mainstream Rock Tracks 33
1991 "To Be With You" Mainstream Rock Tracks 19
1991 "To Be With You" The Billboard Hot 100 1
1992 "Just Take My Heart" Mainstream Rock Tracks 18
1992 "Just Take My Heart" The Billboard Hot 100 16
1992 "To Be With You" Adult Contemporary 11
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Mr. Big
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