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Actual Size

Actual Size
Studio album by
Mr. Big
ReleasedAugust 14, 2001 (Japan)
August 28, 2001 (U.K.)
September 25, 2001 (Europe)
Genre
Length51:11
LabelAtlantic
ProducerRichie Zito
Mr. Big chronology
Get Over It
(1999) 		Actual Size
(2001) 		What If...
(2010)
Singles from Actual Size
  1. "Shine"
    Released: July 25, 2001 (Japan only)
  2. "Arrow"
    Released: 2001 (Japan only)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Actual Size is the sixth album by the American rock band Mr. Big. Released in August 2001 through Atlantic Records, it was the band's final album with the label, their second and final studio album to feature guitarist Richie Kotzen, and their final studio album until What If... in 2010. The song "Shine" was used as the closing theme to the anime adaptation of Hellsing. Kotzen and Sheehan's band The Winery Dogs performed regularly the song in recent tours.[2]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Lost in America"Eric Martin, André Pessis4:52
2."Wake Up"Richie Kotzen, Richie Zito3:45
3."Shine"Kotzen, Zito3:43
4."Arrow"Martin, Jack Blades3:43
5."Mary Goes 'Round"Martin, Pessis4:00
6."Suffocation"Pat Torpey, Lanny Cordola, Chuck Wright4:43
7."One World Away"Torpey, Cordola, Wright4:05
8."I Don't Want to Be Happy"Martin, Zito, Kotzen, Pessis4:50
9."Crawl Over Me"Torpey, Cordola, Matt Sorum5:08
10."Cheap Little Thrill"Torpey, Cordola, Wright3:12
11."How Did I Give Myself Away"Martin, Billy Sheehan, Kotzen, Pessis4:15
12."Nothing Like It in the World"Martin, Pessis5:02
Total length:51:11
Japanese edition bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
13."Deep Dark Secret"Torpey, Cordola, Wright4:37

Personnel

Mr. Big
  • Eric Martin – lead vocals
  • Richie Kotzen – lead guitar, vocals, co-lead vocals on "Suffocation", keyboards on "Nothing Like It in the World", engineer
  • Billy Sheehan – bass guitar, vocals
  • Pat Torpey – drums, percussion, vocals
Additional musicians
Production
  • Brian Reeves, Patrick Shevelin – assistant engineers
  • Phil Kaffel – mixing
  • Larry Freemantle – art direction

Charts

Chart (2001) Peak
position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[3] 5

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)[4] Gold 100,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ Prato, Greg. "Mr. Big - Actual Size review". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 2021-04-25.
  2. ^ "Winery Dogs - Shine HQ". YouTube. Retrieved 2021-04-25.
  3. ^ Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
  4. ^ "Japanese album certifications – Mr. Big – アクチャル・サイズ" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Select 2001年8月 on the drop-down menu
Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Actual_Size