Bump Ahead Explained

Bump Ahead
Type:	studio
Artist:	Mr. Big
Cover:	Mr._Big_-_Bump_Ahead.jpg
Released:	September 21, 1993
Recorded:	1993
Studio:	Rumbo (Los Angeles) Fantasy (Berkeley)
Genre:	Hard rock^[1] ^[2]
Length:	44:41
Label:	Atlantic
Producer:	Kevin Elson
Prev Title:	Lean into It
Prev Year:	1991
Next Title:	Hey Man
Next Year:	1996

Bump Ahead is the third studio album by the American rock band Mr. Big. It was released on September 21, 1993 by Atlantic Records.

Personnel

Mr. Big

• Eric Martin – lead vocals
• Paul Gilbert – guitar, backing vocals
• Billy Sheehan – bass, backing vocals
• Pat Torpey – drums, backing vocals

Additional musicians

• Little John Chrisley – harmonica on "Price You Gotta Pay"

Production

• Kevin Elson – producer, engineer, mixing, mastering
• Andy Udoff, Stephen Hart, Dick Kaneshiro, Michael Semanick – assistant engineers
• Tom Size – mixing
• Bob Ludwig – mastering
• Melanie Nissen – art direction
• Reisig and Taylor – photography, images

Charts

Chart (1993)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[3]	119
Finnish Albums (The Official Finnish Charts)^[4]	30
Japanese Albums (Oricon)^[5]	4

External links

• Heavy Harmonies page

Notes and References

1. Web site: Mr. Big - Bump Ahead . June 9, 2023 . Metal Kingdom.
2. Web site: Mr. Big - Bump Ahead .
3. Web site: Mr Big ARIA Chart History (albums) complete to 2024. ARIA. Imgur.com. July 26, 2024. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
4. Book: Pennanen, Timo. Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972. 1st. Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. Helsinki. 2006. 978-951-1-21053-5. fi.
5. Book: Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005. Oricon Entertainment. Roppongi, Tokyo. 2006. 4-87131-077-9. ja.