2010 studio album by Mr. Big
What If... is the seventh full-length studio album by the American rock band Mr. Big , which was released on January 21, 2011, through Frontiers Records . It was the band's first album since their 2009 reunion, their first album in 10 years since 2001's Actual Size and their first album with the original line-up featuring guitarist Paul Gilbert since 1996's Hey Man .
The album was recorded between September–October 2010 in a Los Angeles -area studio with producer Kevin Shirley (Iron Maiden , Aerosmith , Rush , Black Country Communion ).
The first single from the album, "Undertow", was released on November 27, 2010. A music video was filmed for the single and featured on the special edition DVD of the album. The album was supported by a world tour in 2011.
Title Writer(s) 1. "Undertow" Eric Martin , Paul Gilbert , Billy Sheehan , Pat Torpey , Kevin Dotson 4:49 2. "American Beauty" Martin, Gilbert, Sheehan, Torpey 3:44 3. "Stranger in My Life" Martin, Gilbert, Sheehan, Torpey, André Pessis 4:26 4. "Nobody Left to Blame" Martin, Gilbert, Sheehan, Torpey 4:20 5. "Still Ain't Enough for Me" Martin, Gilbert, Sheehan, Torpey 3:04 6. "Once Upon a Time" Martin, Gilbert, Sheehan, Torpey 4:03 7. "As Far as I Can See" Martin, Gilbert, Sheehan, Torpey, Dotson 3:55 8. "All the Way Up" Martin, Gilbert, Sheehan, Torpey, Dotson 5:12 9. "I Won't Get in My Way" Martin, Gilbert, Sheehan, Torpey, Pessis 4:40 10. "Around the World" Martin, Gilbert, Sheehan, Torpey, Dotson 3:51 11. "I Get the Feeling" Martin, Gilbert, Sheehan, Torpey 4:34
Japanese & Korean edition bonus track Title Writer(s) 12. "Kill Me with a Kiss" Martin, Gilbert, Sheehan, Torpey, Pessis 5:59
European & American edition bonus track Title Writer(s) 12. "Unforgiven" Martin, Gilbert, Sheehan, Torpey 4:16
Mr. Big Production Kevin Shirley – producer, mixing Vanessa Parr – engineer at Village Recorders Jared Kvitka – engineer at The Cave Steve Hall – mastering at Future Disc, Los Angeles Country Release date Label Catalog Japan December 15, 2010 WHD Entertainment, Victor Entertainment IECP-10240 (CD), IEZP-26 (Dual Disc - CD+DVD) Europe January 21, 2011 Frontiers Records United States February 8, 2011 Frontiers Records Korea February 18, 2011 LOEN Entertainment Hong Kong[11] March 18, 2011 Evosound EVSA-123A
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