Lean into It is an album by hard rock

Hard rock

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 band Mr. Big

Mr. Big (band)

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, released in 1991. Known as the band's breakthrough release, it peaked at number 15 on the Billboard 200

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 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 another Top 40 hit, peaking at number 16 on the Billboard Hot 100.

The cover image is a picture from a train accident that occurred on October 22, 1895 in Gare Montparnasse

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 station in Paris

Paris

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, France

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.

The CDFF part of the song Lucky This Time is the song Addicted To That Rush from the debut album Mr. Big played at a higher playback speed hence the CDFF for "CD Fast Forward"

Track listing

1. "Daddy, Brother, Lover, Little Boy (The Electric Drill Song)" (Sheehan/Gilbert/Pessis/Torpey/Martin ) - 3:54
2. "Alive and Kickin'" (Gilbert/Martin/Pessis/Sheehan/Torpey) - 5:28
3. "Green-Tinted Sixties Mind
   Green-Tinted Sixties Mind
   "Green-Tinted Sixties Mind" is a song by American band Mr. Big, which appears on the 1991 album Lean into It and as the B-side for "To Be with You". Written by Paul Gilbert, the lyrics concern an old-fashioned girl, living as if she were in the sixties...
   
   " (Gilbert) - 3:30
4. "CDFF-Lucky This Time" (Paris) - 4:10
5. "Voodoo Kiss" (Martin/Pessis) - 4:07
6. "Never Say Never" (Martin/Vallance) - 3:48
7. "Just Take My Heart" (Martin/Pessis) - 4:21
8. "My Kinda Woman" (Gilbert/Martin/Sheehan) - 4:09
9. "A Little Too Loose" (Gilbert) - 5:21
10. "Road to Ruin" (Torpey/Paris/Gilbert/Sheehan) - 3:54
11. "To Be With You
    To Be with You
    "To Be with You" is a song by the American hard rock band Mr. Big. It appears on the album Lean into It. The song charted in 20 plus countries, many of them at number one, such as on the United States Billboard Hot 100...
    
    " (Martin/Grahame) - 3:27
12. "Love Makes You Strong" (Gilbert)*
13. "Alive and Kickin'" (early version)**
14. "Green-Tinted Sixties Mind" (early version)**
15. "To Be With You" (reggae version)**
    • * Japanese bonus track
    • ** Expanded & Remastered bonus tracks

Personnel

• Eric Martin – vocals
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• Paul Gilbert
  Paul Gilbert
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   – guitar
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• Billy Sheehan
  Billy Sheehan
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   – bass guitar
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• Pat Torpey
  Pat Torpey
  Pat Torpey is an American rock and roll drummer, known as the drummer of the hard rock band Mr. Big. He has also played for Impellitteri, The Knack, David Lee Roth Band and the Exile Social Club. He is noted by Neil Peart for composing unique rhythms such as that of "Take Cover", a rock song from...
  
   – drums
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Charts

Albums - Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
1991	The Billboard 200	15

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1991	"Green-Tinted Sixties Mind Green-Tinted Sixties Mind "Green-Tinted Sixties Mind" is a song by American band Mr. Big, which appears on the 1991 album Lean into It and as the B-side for "To Be with You". Written by Paul Gilbert, the lyrics concern an old-fashioned girl, living as if she were in the sixties... "	Mainstream Rock Tracks	33
	"To Be with You To Be with You "To Be with You" is a song by the American hard rock band Mr. Big. It appears on the album Lean into It. The song charted in 20 plus countries, many of them at number one, such as on the United States Billboard Hot 100... "	Mainstream Rock Tracks	19
		The Billboard Hot 100	1
1992	"Just Take My Heart"	Mainstream Rock Tracks	18
		The Billboard Hot 100	16
	"To Be with You"	Adult Contemporary	11

1.2 Million Copies sold, according to interview with Mr. Big in 1992 Metal Edge.

External links

1. Mr. Big - Lean Into It (1991) Album Review at Rockpedia.co