Bigger, Better, Faster, More! is the only studio album by American rock band 4 Non Blondes, released on October 13, 1992. The first single was "Dear Mr. President", which bass player Christa Hillhouse told Songfacts "was about the hierarchy of power and government." The second single, "What's Up?", reached No. 1 in several countries and went gold in the United States, while the album itself went platinum, accumulating sales of 1.5 million copies in the United States alone and 6 million copies worldwide.
Track listing
Personnel 4 Non Blondes Linda Perry – lead vocals, acoustic guitar Christa Hillhouse – bass, background vocals Roger Rocha – lead guitar (credited but joined after the album's completion) Dawn Richardson – drums
Additional musicians Shaunna Hall – guitar Rory Kaplan – Mellotron Suzie Katayama – cello, accordion Louis Metoyer – guitar Dave Rickets – keyboard Andy James – drums Laurent Tardy – piano
Technical personnel David Tickle – producer Paul Dieter – audio engineer/engineer Mark Hensley – engineer Jesse Kanner – engineer Kent Matcke – engineer Laurent Tardy – engineer David Tickle – mixing Stephen Marcussen – mastering Leslie Gerard-Smith – project coordinator Eric Altenburger – design Mark Ryden – cover illustration
Charts
Weekly charts +Weekly chart performance for Bigger, Better, Faster, More! Chart (1992–1993) PeakpositionEuropean Albums (European Top 100 Albums) 1 Portuguese Albums (AFP) 1
Year-end charts +1993 year-end chart performance for Bigger, Better, Faster, More! Chart (1993) Position Australian Albums (ARIA) 48 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) 2 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) 49European Albums (European Top 100 Albums) 9European Debut Albums (European Top 100 Albums) 2 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) 5 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) 42 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) 6UK Albums (OCC) 63 US Billboard 200 55
+1994 year-end chart performance for Bigger, Better, Faster, More! Chart (1994) Position New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) 49
Singles +SinglesYearSingleChartPeak1993"Spaceman" Mainstream Rock Tracks 39"What's Up?" Mainstream Rock Tracks 16"What's Up?" Billboard Hot 100 14"What's Up?" Top 40 Mainstream 15
Certifications and sales
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