Hey Man

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Hey Man
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Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 25, 1996 (Japan)
March 12, 1996 (US/UK)
Recorded1995
Studio
Genre
Length44:51
LabelAtlantic
ProducerKevin 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
AllMusicStarStar[1]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal7/10[2]
Rock Hard8.0/10[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]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Trapped in Toyland"Paul Gilbert, Jeff Martin, Russ Parrish4:24
2."Take Cover"Eric Martin, Gilbert, André Pessis4:38
3."Jane Doe"Gilbert, Billy Sheehan, Pat Torpey3:36
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

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Mr. Big
Production
  • Kevin Elson – producer, engineer, mixing
  • Tom Size – engineer, mixing
  • John Novello, Michael Rosen, Shawn Berman – assistant engineers
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering

Charts

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Chart (1996) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[5] 176
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[6] 74
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[7] 1
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[8] 48
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)[9] 23

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)[10] Platinum 200,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ Hey Man at AllMusic
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  6. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Mr. Big – Hey Man" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
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  8. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Mr. Big – Hey Man". Hung Medien. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
  9. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
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