Lean Into It (30th Anniversary Edition) (MQA-CD)

~ Release by Mr. Big (see all versions of this release, 18 available)

Annotation

First released in 1991, Lean into It, is the second studio album by the American rock supergroup, consisting of Paul Gilbert, Eric Martin, Billy Sheehan and Pat Torpey, Mr. Big. This is the band's breakthrough album - Lean into It peaked at number 15 on the Billboard 200 charts, while the single ‘To Be with You’ became the band's first and only song to hit number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. The follow-up single, ‘Just Take My Heart’, was a Top-20 hit, peaking at number 16 on the Billboard Hot 100.

The million-selling album also contains the popular tracks ‘Daddy, Brother, Lover, Little Boy’,‘Alive and Kickin' and ‘Green Tinted Sixties Man’. Lean Into It shows that Mr. Big could also strip away all the flash and 7-minute solos and simply create well-written songs with rhythm, groove and good melodies, making the band one of the iconic new wave of progressive ‘musician’s bands’ who could play mind-blowing complicated riffs on their instruments at lightning speeds.

This is one of the ever-green albums of 80’s style hair band rock that transcends the years and 2021 is the 30th anniversary of the release. evoXS is remastering the album using hi-resolution digital transfers from the original analogue master tapes and will be manufactured as a MQA-CD. MQA is an award-winning technology that delivers the sound of the studio. MQA-CD plays on all CD players. When a conventional CD player is connected to an MQA-enabled device, the CD will reveal the original master quality. The MQA-CD version includes 2 discs - disc 1 contains the remastered tracks from the original album and disc 2 contains unreleased and hard to find bonus tracks, along with minus bass and minus guitar tracks, especially made for musicians to jam with

Label Code: LC 30729
Matrix / Runout (CD 1): EVSD982MA 21
Matrix / Runout (CD 2): EVSD982MB 21
Mastering SID Code (CD 1 & 2): IFPI LB47
Mould SID Code (CD 1): IFPI 077Z
Mould SID Code (CD 2): IFPI 077Y

Annotation last modified on 2024-01-19 07:00 UTC.

Tracklist

1CD
2CD
#TitleRatingLength
1Stop Messing Around
4:02
2Wild Wild Women
3:35
3Just Take My Heart (Acoustic)
recording of:
Just Take My Heart
writer:
Alex Call, Eric Martin (vocalist for Mr. Big) and André Pessis
publisher:
エイベックス・ミュージック・パブリッシング (Avex Music Publishing Inc.), イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (until 2021-06-30), Bob-A-Lew Music (from 1989 to ????), EMI April Music Inc. (from 1989 to present), Endless Frogs Music (from 1989 to present), Eric Martin Songs (from 1989 to present) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
3:49
4Shadows
producer:
Larry Lee (pop/rock songwriter) and Giorgio Moroder
recording of:
Shadows (Mr. Big song)
writer:
Steve Bates (engineer), Larry Lee (pop/rock songwriter), Giorgio Moroder and Tom Whitlock
publisher:
Giorgio Moroder Publishing (work publisher) and OPC Music Publishing, Inc.
3:43
5Strike Like Lightning
producer:
Larry Lee (pop/rock songwriter) and Giorgio Moroder
recording of:
Strike Like Lightning (Mr. Big song)
writer:
Steve Bates (engineer), Larry Lee (pop/rock songwriter), Giorgio Moroder and Tom Whittlock
publisher:
Giorgio Moroder Publishing Co. and OPC Music Publishing, Inc.
3:43
6Love Makes You Strong
assistant engineer:
Chris Kupper, David Luke (engineer), Scott Ralston, Michael Semanick and Andy Udoff
engineer and mixer:
Kevin Elson and Tom Size (US audio engineer)
producer:
Kevin Elson
bass guitar [bass]:
Billy Sheehan
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Pat Torpey
guitar:
Paul Gilbert (hard rock/heavy metal guitarist; Mr. Big, Racer X, etc.)
lead vocals [vocals]:
Eric Martin (vocalist for Mr. Big)
recorded at:
Cherokee Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States, Fantasy Studios (Berkeley) in Berkeley, California, United States and Rumbo Recorders in Canoga Park, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Love Makes You Strong
writer:
Paul Gilbert (hard rock/heavy metal guitarist; Mr. Big, Racer X, etc.)
3:28
7Alive and Kickin’ (early version)
demo recording of:
Alive and Kickin’
writer:
Paul Gilbert (hard rock/heavy metal guitarist; Mr. Big, Racer X, etc.), Eric Martin (vocalist for Mr. Big), André Pessis, Billy Sheehan and Pat Torpey
publisher:
BMG Ruby Songs, Reservoir Media Music, Universal Music Careers, Universal Music–MGB Songs, エイベックス・ミュージック・パブリッシング (Avex Music Publishing Inc.), シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.), ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division), ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division), Billy Sheehan Music (in 1991), Bob-A-Lew Music (in 1991), Careers‐BMG Music Publishing (in 1991), Cherry Lane Music Publishing Company, Inc. (in 1991), EMI April Music Inc. (in 1991), Endless Frogs Music (in 1991), Eric Martin Songs (in 1991), Partorpedo (in 1991) and PG 13 (in 1991)
4:57
8Green-Tinted Sixties Mind (early version)
recording of:
Green‐Tinted Sixties Mind
lyricist and composer:
Paul Gilbert (hard rock/heavy metal guitarist; Mr. Big, Racer X, etc.)
publisher:
Universal Music Careers, シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.), ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division), Careers–BMG Music Publishing, Inc. (from 1991 to ????) and PG 13 (from 1991 to present)
3:42
9To Be With You (reggae version)
recording of:
To Be With You
writer:
David Grahame and Eric Martin (vocalist for Mr. Big)
publisher:
イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (until 2021-06-30), イーエムアイ音楽出版 フジパシフィック事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan, Fujipacific Division) (until 2021-06-30), Dog Turner Music (from 1991 to present), EMI April Music Inc. (from 1991 to present), Eric Martin Songs (from 1991 to present), Tasmanian Compositions (from 1991 to present), ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., Fujipacific Division) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
1:19
10Daddy, Brother, Lover, Little Boy (The Electric Drill Song) (minus guitar version)3:48
11Green-Tinted Sixties Mind (minus guitar version)
recording of:
Green‐Tinted Sixties Mind
lyricist and composer:
Paul Gilbert (hard rock/heavy metal guitarist; Mr. Big, Racer X, etc.)
publisher:
Universal Music Careers, シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.), ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division), Careers–BMG Music Publishing, Inc. (from 1991 to ????) and PG 13 (from 1991 to present)
3:32
12Love Makes You Strong (minus bass version)
recording of:
Love Makes You Strong
writer:
Paul Gilbert (hard rock/heavy metal guitarist; Mr. Big, Racer X, etc.)
3:32
13Daddy, Brother, Lover, Little Boy (The Electric Drill Song) (minus bass version)3:56