Hey Man
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{{Infobox album
| name = Hey Man
| type = Studio
| artist = Mr. Big
| cover = Mr Big - Hey Man-front.jpg
| alt =
| released = January 25, 1996 (Japan)
March 12, 1996 (US/UK)
| recorded = 1995
| studio = *Rumbo, Canoga Park, California
- Fantasy, Berkeley, California
| genre = {{hlist|Hard rock|soft rock}}
| length = 44:51
| label = Atlantic
| producer = Kevin Elson
| prev_title = Bump Ahead
| prev_year = 1993
| next_title = Get Over It
| next_year = 1999
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Hey Man
| type = studio
| single1 = Dancin' Right into the Flame
| single1date = 1996
| single2 = Goin' Where the Wind Blows
| single2date = 1996
}}
}}
{{Music ratings
| noprose = yes
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1Score = {{Rating|2|5}}{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r232858}}
| rev2 =Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal
| rev2Score = 7/10{{cite book | last = Popoff | first = Martin | author-link1 = Martin Popoff | title = The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 3: The Nineties | publisher = Collector's Guide Publishing | date = August 1, 2007 | location = Burlington, Ontario, Canada | page=298|isbn = 978-1-894959-62-9}}
| rev4 = Rock Hard
| rev4score = 8.0/10{{cite magazine|last=Trojan|first=Frank|title=Review Album : Mr. Big - Hey Man|url=https://www.rockhard.de/reviews/mr.-big-hey-man_207217.html|issue=105|year = 1996| magazine = Rock Hard |accessdate=April 14, 2021| language=German}}
}}
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.{{cite web |url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/16693/ranking/cd_album/ |title=ＭＲ．ＢＩＧのアルバム売り上げランキング |language=Japanese |publisher=Oricon |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100829060727/http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/16693/ranking/cd_album/ |archivedate=August 29, 2010 |accessdate=2021-04-12 }}
Track listing
{{Track listing
| title1 = Trapped in Toyland
| length1 = 4:24
| writer1 = Paul Gilbert, Jeff Martin, Russ Parrish
| title2 = Take Cover
| length2 = 4:38
| writer2 = Eric Martin, Gilbert, André Pessis
| title3 = Jane Doe
| length3 = 3:36
| writer3 = Gilbert, Billy Sheehan, Pat Torpey
| title4 = Goin' Where the Wind Blows
| length4 = 4:19
| writer4 = E. Martin, Pessis
| title5 = The Chain
| length5 = 3:46
| writer5 = E. Martin, Pessis
| title6 = Where Do I Fit In?
| length6 = 4:22
| writer6 = E. Martin, Gilbert, Pessis
| title7 = If That's What It Takes
| length7 = 4:47
| writer7 = E. Martin, Sheehan, Torpey, Pessis, Tony Fanucchi
| title8 = Out of the Underground
| length8 = 4:05
| writer8 = Gilbert
| title9 = Dancin' Right into the Flame
| length9 = 3:02
| writer9 = E. Martin, Sheehan, Pessis
| title10 = Mama D.
| length10 = 4:32
| writer10 = Gilbert
| title11 = Fool Us Today
| length11 = 4:23
| writer11 = E. Martin, Sheehan, Torpey
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = European bonus track
| title12 = Little Mistake
| length12 = 3:45
| writer12 = Gilbert, Sheehan
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Japanese bonus track
| title12 = Tears
| length12 = 3:19
| writer12 = Gilbert
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Expanded & Remastered bonus tracks
| title12 = Take Cover
| length12 = 5:10
| note12 = Demo
| writer12 = E. Martin, Gilbert, Pessis
| title13 = I Love You Japan
| length13 = 3:41
| note13 = Demo
| writer13 = Gilbert
| title14 = Swingin' Jam
| length14 = 0:36
| note14 = Demo
| writer14 = Gilbert, Sheehan, Torpey
}}
Personnel
;Mr. Big
- Eric Martin – lead vocals
- Paul Gilbert – guitar, vocals
- Billy Sheehan – bass guitar, vocals
- Pat Torpey – drums, vocals
;Production
- Kevin Elson – producer, engineer, mixing
- Tom Size – engineer, mixing
- John Novello, Michael Rosen, Shawn Berman – assistant engineers
- Bob Ludwig – mastering
Charts
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="text-align:center;" |
| Chart (1996)
! Peak |
|---|
| scope="row"|Australian Albums (ARIA){{cite web|url= https://imgur.com/a/xlOG5wZ | title=Mr Big ARIA Chart History (albums) complete to 2024|publisher=ARIA|via=Imgur.com|access-date= July 26, 2024}} N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
| align="center"| 176 |
| {{album chart|Germany4|74|artist=Mr. Big|album=Hey Man|id=2249|access-date=December 11, 2023|rowheader=true}} |
| scope="row"|Japanese Albums (Oricon){{cite book|title=Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005|publisher=Oricon Entertainment|location=Roppongi, Tokyo|year=2006|isbn=4-87131-077-9|language=ja}}
| align="center"| 1 |
| {{album chart|Switzerland|48|artist=Mr. Big|album=Hey Man|access-date=December 11, 2023|rowheader=true}} |
| {{album chart|UKRock|23|date=19960218|access-date=December 11, 2023|rowheader=true}} |
Certifications
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Entry|type=album|artist=Mr. Big|title=Hey Man|region=Japan|award=Platinum|relyear=1996|certyear=1996|certmonth=2}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true}}
References
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External links
- [http://heavyharmonies.com/cgi-bin/glamcd.cgi?BandNum=313&CDName=Hey+Man Heavy Harmonies page]
{{Mr. Big}}
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Category:Mr. Big (American band) albums