...The Stories We Could Tell
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{{Infobox album
| name = ...The Stories We Could Tell
| type = studio
| artist = Mr. Big
| cover = The Stories We Could Tell.jpeg
| alt =
| released = September 24, 2014 (Japan)
September 30, 2014 (US / Europe)
| recorded =
| studio = New Century Media and THUD Studios, Los Angeles, California
| genre = Hard rock
| length = 61:34
| label = WOWOW (Japan)
Frontiers
| producer = Pat Regan
| prev_title = What If...
| prev_year = 2010
| next_title = Defying Gravity
| next_year = 2017
}}
{{Music ratings
| noprose = yes
| rev1 = Blabbermouth.net
| rev1Score = 8/10{{cite web |url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/cdreviews/the-stories-we-could-tell/ |title=Mr. Big - "...The Stories We Could Tell" |last=Van Horn Jr. |first=Ray |publisher=Blabbermouth.net |accessdate=2021-06-02 }}
| rev2 = Classic Rock
| rev2Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{cite web |url=https://www.loudersound.com/reviews/mr-big-the-stories-we-could-tell |title=Mr. Big: ...The Stories We Could Tell |last=Hotten |first=Jon |authorlink=Jon Hotten |work=Classic Rock |publisher=Loudersound.com |accessdate=2021-06-02 }}
| rev3 = Metal Temple
| rev3Score = {{Rating|9|10}}{{cite web |url=http://www.metal-temple.com/site/catalogues/entry/reviews/cd_3/m_2/mr-big-the-stories.htm |title=Mr. Big - The Stories We Could Tell |last=Kyttle |first=Cami |publisher=Metal Temple.com |date=September 18, 2014 |accessdate=2021-06-02 }}
| rev4 = Rock Hard
| rev4score = 8.0/10{{cite magazine|last=Michels|first=Alexandra|title=Review Album : Mr. Big - ...The Stories We Could Tell |url=https://www.rockhard.de/reviews/mr.-big-...the-stories-we-could-tell_382834.html |issue=329|date = October 2014| magazine = Rock Hard |accessdate=June 2, 2021| language=German}}
}}
...The Stories We Could Tell is the eighth studio album by American hard rock band Mr. Big, the second since their 2010 reunion album What If... It was recorded with producer Pat Regan (Kiss, Deep Purple, Warrant, Keel), and features 13 new songs. The European and Japanese editions of the album each include a bonus live recording of songs from the band's self-titled debut album. "Addicted to that Rush" appears on the European edition, while the Humble Pie cover "30 Days in the Hole" appears on the Japanese edition. The album was issued by Frontiers Records in the US and Europe. The album is Mr. Big's last to featured Pat Torpey on the drums, who was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease two months before its release. He still featured on their next album, but didn't perform on most of the songs, being replaced by their additional drummer Matt Starr on several tracks.
Track listing
{{Track listing
| title1 = Gotta Love the Ride
| length1 = 4:28
| writer1 = Paul Gilbert, Eric Martin, André Pessis
| title2 = I Forget to Breathe
| length2 = 4:12
| writer2 = Gilbert, Billy Sheehan, Pat Torpey, Martin, Pessis
| title3 = Fragile
| length3 = 4:37
| writer3 = Martin, Pessis
| title4 = Satisfied
| length4 = 4:41
| writer4 = Gilbert, Sheehan, Torpey, Martin, Pessis
| title5 = The Man Who Has Everything
| length5 = 3:58
| writer5 = Martin, Pessis, Marti Frederiksen
| title6 = The Monster in Me
| length6 = 4:02
| writer6 = Gilbert, Sheehan, Torpey, Martin, Pessis
| title7 = What If We Were New?
| length7 = 4:00
| writer7 = Martin, Pessis
| title8 = East/West
| length8 = 4:29
| writer8 = Torpey, Lanny Cordola
| title9 = The Light of Day
| length9 = 3:22
| writer9 = Alex Dickson, Gilbert, Martin
| title10 = Just Let Your Heart Decide
| length10 = 4:19
| writer10 = Gilbert, James Dotson
| title11 = It's Always About That Girl
| length11 = 4:28
| writer11 = Gilbert, Sheehan, Torpey, Martin, Pessis, Tony Fanucchi
| title12 = Cinderella Smile
| length12 = 4:56
| writer12 = Gilbert, Sheehan, Torpey, Martin, Pessis
| title13 = The Stories We Could Tell
| length13 = 4:00
| writer13 = Gilbert, Sheehan, Martin, Pessis
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{{Track listing
| headline = Japanese Edition bonus track
| title14 = 30 Days in the Hole
| note14 = live; Humble Pie cover
| length14 = 4:31
| writer14 = Steve Marriott
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Japanese Bonus CD - 2014 re-recorded versions
| total_length = 40:33
| title1 = Addicted to That Rush
| length1 = 4:36
| writer1 = Sheehan, Gilbert, Torpey
| title2 = Rock & Roll Over
| length2 = 3:53
| writer2 = Martin
| title3 = Daddy, Brother, Lover, Little Boy (The Electric Drill Song)
| length3 = 3:51
| writer3 = Gilbert, Sheehan, Torpey, Martin, Pessis
| title4 = Green-Tinted Sixties Mind
| length4 = 3:36
| writer4 = Gilbert
| title5 = Just Take My Heart
| length5 = 4:23
| writer5 = Martin, Pessis
| title6 = To Be with You
| length6 = 3:24
| writer6 = Martin, David Grahame
| title7 = Colorado Bulldog
| length7 = 4:00
| writer7 = Gilbert, Sheehan, Torpey, Martin, Fanucchi
| title8 = The Whole World's Gonna Know
| length8 = 3:53
| writer8 = Sheehan, Gilbert
| title9 = Take Cover
| length9 = 4:39
| writer9 = Gilbert, Martin, Pessis
| title10 = Out of the Underground
| length10 = 4:06
| writer10 = Gilbert
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = European Edition Bonus Track
| title14 = Addicted to That Rush
| note14 = Live
| length14 = 4:31
| writer14 = Sheehan, Gilbert, Torpey
}}
Personnel
;Mr. Big
- Eric Martin – lead & backing vocals
- Paul Gilbert – guitar, backing vocals
- Billy Sheehan – bass guitar, backing vocals
- Pat Torpey – drum programming, percussion, backing vocals
;Production
- Pat Regan – producer, engineer, orchestration
- Devin Kennedy-Pavelock – assistant engineer
- Larry Freemantle – art direction
- Larry Di Marzio, William Hames – photography
Charts
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| Chart (2014)
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| {{album chart|Germany4|93|artist=Mr. Big|album=...The Stories We Could Tell|id=254915|access-date=December 11, 2023|rowheader=true}} |
| {{album chart|Oricon|6|M|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/16693/products/1087936/1/|title=…ザ・ストーリーズ・ウイ・クッド・テ|publisher=Oricon.co.jp|access-date=December 11, 2023|rowheader=true |
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{{album chart|Switzerland|51|artist=Mr. Big|album=...The Stories We Could Tell|access-date=December 11, 2023|rowheader=true}}
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{{album chart|UKIndependent|34|date=20141005|access-date=December 11, 2023|rowheader=true}}
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{{album chart|UKRock|12|date=20141005|access-date=December 11, 2023|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{album chart|Billboard200|158|artist=Mr. Big|access-date=December 11, 2023|rowheader=true}}
|}
References
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External links
- {{cite web|url=http://www.heavyharmonies.com/cgi-bin/glamcd.cgi?BandNum=313&CDName=Stories+We+Could+Tell|publisher=heavyharmonies.com|title=Mr. Big - Stories We Could Tell CD. Heavy Harmonies Discography|accessdate=2016-09-15}}
- {{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-stories-we-could-tell-mw0002703294|publisher=allmusic.com|title=The Stories We Could Tell - Mr. Big | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic|accessdate=2016-09-15}}
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