Defying Gravity is the ninth studio album from American hard rock band Mr. Big. It is their only album to feature drumming contributions from Matt Starr, who had been filling in since 2014, as founding member Pat Torpey was unable to play on most songs due to his Parkinson's disease diagnosis, but performs drums and backing vocals on select tracks and is credited as "drum producer". Defying Gravity was Torpey's final studio appearance prior to his death on February 7, 2018, and consequently the final release to feature the band's original lineup.
Track listing
Personnel Mr. Big Eric Martin – lead vocals Paul Gilbert – guitar, backing vocals Billy Sheehan – bass guitar, backing vocals Pat Torpey – drum producer, backing vocals, drums
Additional musicians Matt Starr – drums, percussion
Production Kevin Elson – producer, engineer, mixing Greg Foeller – assistant engineer Kevin Cofield – additional recording engineer Chris Manning – lead vocals producer and engineer Giovanni Murrillo, Ari Blitz – mixing assistants Dave Collins – mastering Larry Freemantle – art direction William Hames, Jason Quigley, Larry Dimarzio – photography
Charts Chart (2017) Peakposition
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