''Bump Ahead'' is the third studio
album
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by the
American hard rock band
Mr. Big
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Entertainment
In film and literature
* Mister Big (James Bond), a villain in the novel and film ''Live and Let Die''
* ''Mister Big'' (1943 film), a 1943 musical
* ''Mr. Big'' (2007 film), a 2007 documentary
In televisi ...
. It was released in 1993 by
Atlantic
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.
Track listing
Personnel
;Mr. Big
*
Eric Martin – lead vocals
*
Paul Gilbert
Paul Brandon Gilbert is an American hard rock and heavy metal guitarist. He is the co-founder of the band Mr. Big, and was also a member of Racer X, with whom he released several albums. In 1996, Gilbert launched a solo career, for which h ...
– guitar, backing vocals
*
Billy Sheehan
William Sheehan (born March 19, 1953) is an American musician. He is best known for playing the bass guitar with acts such as Talas, Steve Vai, David Lee Roth, Mr. Big, Niacin, and The Winery Dogs. He is also known for his "lead bass" playin ...
– bass guitar, backing vocals
*
Pat Torpey
Patrick Allan Torpey (December 13, 1953 – February 7, 2018) was an American drummer and singer, best known as the drummer and backing vocalist for the rock band Mr. Big. As well as playing for other various singers and artists such as; John ...
– drums, backing vocals
;Additional musicians
* Little John Chrisley -
harmonica
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on "Price You Gotta Pay"
;Production
*
Kevin Elson -
producer,
engineer
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,
mixing,
mastering
* Andy Udoff, Stephen Hart, Dick Kaneshiro, Michael Semanick - assistant engineers
* Tom Size - mixing
*
Bob Ludwig
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- mastering
* Melanie Nissen -
art direction
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* Reisig and Taylor - photography, images
Charts
Album
Singles
Certifications
References
External links
Heavy Harmonies page
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Mr. Big (American band) albums
1993 albums
Atlantic Records albums
Albums produced by Kevin Elson