…The Stories We Could Tell
…The Stories We Could Tell is the eighth studio album by American hard rock band Mr. Big, released on 24 September 2014. It is their second record since the 2010 reunion album What If…, and it was made with producer Pat Regan, whose credits include Kiss, Deep Purple, Warrant and Keel. Thirteen new songs make up the set, with the European and Japanese editions adding a live bonus track from the band's self-titled debut: "Addicted to that Rush" on the former, and a cover of Humble Pie's "30 Days in the Hole" on the latter.
The album matters for what it marks in the band's story. It is the last Mr. Big record to feature Pat Torpey on drums throughout, as he was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease two months before it came out. On the follow-up he still appeared, but Matt Starr took over the kit on several tracks. For anyone following the band since the reunion, this is the final full outing with the original line-up behind the drums.
…The Stories We Could Tell: tracklist, credits and charts
14 tracks · 1:01:41Tracklist
- 1Gotta Love the RideGilbert, Martin, Pessis4:28
- 2I Forget to BreatheGilbert, Martin, Pessis, Sheehan, Torpey4:13
- 3FragileEric Martin and André Pessis4:38
- 4SatisfiedGilbert, Martin, Pessis, Sheehan, Torpey4:41
- 5The Man Who Has EverythingFrederiksen, Martin, Pessis3:58
- 6The Monster in MeGilbert, Martin, Pessis, Sheehan, Torpey4:03
- 7What If We Were New?Eric Martin and André Pessis4:01
- 8East/WestLanny Cordola and Pat Torpey4:29
- 9The Light of DayDickson, Gilbert, Martin3:22
- 10Just Let Your Heart DecideJames Dotson and Paul Gilbert4:19
- 11It’s Always About That GirlFanucchi, Gilbert, Martin, Pessis, Sheehan, Torpey4:29
- 12Cinderella SmileGilbert, Martin, Pessis, Sheehan, Torpey4:56
- 13The Stories We Could TellGilbert, Martin, Pessis, Sheehan4:01
- 14Addicted to That Rush (live)Gilbert, Sheehan, Torpey6:03
- Produced by
- Pat Regan
- Recorded at
- New Century Media and THUD Studios, Los Angeles, California
- Engineered by
- Pat Regan
- Labels
- evoXS, WOWOW (Japan), Frontiers
- Length
- 1:01:41
Line-up
- Paul Gilbert · guitar, background vocals
- Billy Sheehan · bass guitar, background vocals
- Pat Torpey · percussion, drums (drum set), background vocals
- Eric Martin · lead vocals
Peak chart positions
| Chart | Peak |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200 · 2014 | 158 |
| Japanese Albums (Oricon) · 2014 | 6 |
| UK Rock & Metal Albums · 2014 | 12 |
| UK Independent Albums · 2014 | 34 |
| Swiss Albums · 2014 | 51 |
| German Albums · 2014 | 93 |
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Releases and pressings
How we know the release date wikipedia + musicbrainz
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 24 September 2014 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 24 September 2014 | |
| Wikidata | 2014 | |
| Deezer | 30 September 2014 | |
| US release | 30 September 2014 | earliest US date |
5 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 September 2014 | HK | evoXS | 4897012126950 | original |
| 24 September 2014 | JP | Wowow Entertainment, Inc. | 4582213916232 | original |
| 26 September 2014 | — | Frontiers Records | 888831631149 | other |
| 30 September 2014 | IT | Frontiers Music Srl | 8024391066126 | other |
| 30 September 2014 | US | Frontiers Music Srl | 888831755838 | other |
Cover art sources
deezer · upscaled: major: best source 1200x1200, upscaled to 1500 (x1.25)
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| deezer ✓ | 1200×1200 | upscaled: major: best source 1200x1200, upscaled to 1500 (x1.25) |
| coverartarchive | 2466×2192 | rejected |