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Mr. BigActual Size Release Date: 2001 Label: Atlantic Rating: ![]() |
When guitarist Paul Gilbert exited Mr. Big in 1997, fans wondered if the technically high-skilled pop-metal band was over. But instead of calling it a day, Mr. Big enlisted brief Poison member Richie Kotzen to take the place of Gilbert, and issued a pair of albums -- 2000's Get Over It and what turned out to be their final release, 2001's Actual Size. Despite numerous musical styles coming and going since their self-titled debut arrived in 1989, Mr. Big admirably stood their ground stylistically, as Actual Size manages to retain their early arena rock sound while also fitting in with modern-day mainstream rock. This approach is best sampled on such tracks as "Shine" (which was supposedly a hit in the land where Mr. Big continue to reign supreme -- Japan) and the album opener, "Lost in America." And it just wouldn't be a Mr. Big album without a power ballad, and here it comes in the form of "Nothing Like It in the World" -- a track that seems custom-made for either Meat Loaf or Michael Bolton. As evidenced by Actual Size, Mr. Big stuck to their guns till the very end. Greg Prato, All Music Guide
Tracks:
| Title | Composer | Time | |
| 1 | Lost in America | Pessis, Martin | 4:52 |
| 2 | Wake Up | Zito, Kotzen | 3:44 |
| 3 | Shine | Kotzen, Zito | 3:42 |
| 4 | Arrow | Blades, Martin | 3:42 |
| 5 | Mary Goes 'Round | Pessis, Martin | 4:00 |
| 6 | Suffocation | Wright, Torpey, Cordola | 4:42 |
| 7 | One World Away | Wright, Torpey, Cordola | 4:05 |
| 8 | I Don't Want to Be Happy | Martin, Kotzen, Pessis, Zito | 4:50 |
| 9 | Crawl Over Me | Cordola, Torpey, Sorum | 5:08 |
| 10 | Cheap Little Thrill | Wright, Cordola, Torpey | 3:11 |
| 11 | How Did I Give Myself Away | Martin, Kotzen, Sheehan, Pessis | 4:15 |
| 12 | Nothing Like It in the World | Martin, Pessis | 5:00 |
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