Defying Gravity is the ninth studio album from American hard rock band Mr. Big . It is their only album to feature drumming contributions from Matt Starr , who had been filling in since 2014, as founding member Pat Torpey was unable to perform drums on most songs due to his Parkinson's disease diagnosis, but performs on some tracks and is credited as "drum producer".[ 4] Defying Gravity was Torpey's final studio appearance prior to his death on February 7, 2018, and consequently the final release to feature the band's original lineup.
Defying Gravity Released July 7, 2017 (2017-07-07 ) Studio
Ocean Studios (Burbank, California)
Assembly Room Studios (Los Angeles)
Salamander Sound (Fairfax, California) Genre Length 47 :57 Label Frontiers Producer Kevin Elson
"Everybody Needs a Little Trouble" "Defying Gravity"
All tracks are written by Mr. Big
Title 1. "Open Your Eyes" 4:01 2. "Defying Gravity" 5:27 3. "Everybody Needs a Little Trouble" 3:52 4. "Damn I'm in Love Again" 2:55 5. "Mean to Me" 3:28 6. "Nothing Bad (Bout Feeling Good)" 4:00 7. "Forever and Back" 3:39 8. "She's All Coming Back to Me Now" 4:21 9. "1992" 5:00 10. "Nothing at All" 4:12 11. "Be Kind" 7:02 Total length: 47:57
Japanese edition bonus track Title 12. "Defying Gravity" (radio edit) 4:30
Mr. Big Additional musicians Production Kevin Elson – producer, engineer , mixing
Greg Foeller – assistant engineer
Kevin Cofield – additional recording engineer
Chris Manning – lead vocals producer and engineer
Giovanni Murrillo, Ari Blitz – mixing assistants
Dave Collins – mastering Larry Freemantle – art direction
William Hames , Jason Quigley, Larry Dimarzio – photography
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