Hey Man

For the Nelly Furtado song, see Hey, Man! For the song by Eels, see Hey Man (Now You're Really Living).

Hey Man
Studio album by Mr. Big
Released	January 25, 1996 (Japan) March 12, 1996 (US/UK)
Recorded	1995
Studio	Rumbo, Canoga Park, California Fantasy, Berkeley, California
Genre	Hard rock soft rock
Length	44:51
Label	Atlantic
Producer	Kevin Elson
Mr. Big chronology
Bump Ahead (1993) Hey Man (1996) Get Over It (1999)
Singles from Hey Man
"Dancin' Right into the Flame" Released: 1996 "Goin' Where the Wind Blows" Released: 1996

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal	7/10[2]
Rock Hard	8.0/10[3]

Hey Man is the fourth studio album by the hard rock band, Mr. Big. It would be their last album with guitarist Paul Gilbert until 2011's What If.... The album was the most successful Mr. Big release in Japan, topping the Japanese Oricon chart, where it remained for 16 weeks.^[4]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Trapped in Toyland"	Paul Gilbert, Jeff Martin, Russ Parrish	4:24
2.	"Take Cover"	Eric Martin, Gilbert, André Pessis	4:38
3.	"Jane Doe"	Gilbert, Billy Sheehan, Pat Torpey	3:36
4.	"Goin' Where the Wind Blows"	E. Martin, Pessis	4:19
5.	"The Chain"	E. Martin, Pessis	3:46
6.	"Where Do I Fit In?"	E. Martin, Gilbert, Pessis	4:22
7.	"If That's What It Takes"	E. Martin, Sheehan, Torpey, Pessis, Tony Fanucchi	4:47
8.	"Out of the Underground"	Gilbert	4:05
9.	"Dancin' Right into the Flame"	E. Martin, Sheehan, Pessis	3:02
10.	"Mama D."	Gilbert	4:32
11.	"Fool Us Today"	E. Martin, Sheehan, Torpey	4:23

European bonus track

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
12.	"Little Mistake"	Gilbert, Sheehan	3:45

Japanese bonus track

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
12.	"Tears"	Gilbert	3:19

Expanded & Remastered bonus tracks

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
12.	"Take Cover" (Demo)	E. Martin, Gilbert, Pessis	5:10
13.	"I Love You Japan" (Demo)	Gilbert	3:41
14.	"Swingin' Jam" (Demo)	Gilbert, Sheehan, Torpey	0:36

Personnel

Mr. Big

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

Production

• Kevin Elson – producer, engineer, mixing
• Tom Size – engineer, mixing
• John Novello, Michael Rosen, Shawn Berman – assistant engineers
• Bob Ludwig – mastering

Charts

Chart (1996)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[5]	176
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[6]	74
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[7]	1
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[8]	48
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)[9]	23

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)[10]	Platinum	200,000^^
^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. Hey Man at AllMusic
2. Popoff, Martin (August 1, 2007). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 3: The Nineties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 298. ISBN 978-1-894959-62-9.
3. Trojan, Frank (1996). "Review Album : Mr. Big - Hey Man". Rock Hard (in German). No. 105. Retrieved April 14, 2021.
4. "ＭＲ．ＢＩＧのアルバム売り上げランキング" (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on August 29, 2010. Retrieved 2021-04-12.
5. "Mr Big ARIA Chart History (albums) complete to 2024". ARIA. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
6. "Offiziellecharts.de – Mr. Big – Hey Man" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
7. Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
8. "Swisscharts.com – Mr. Big – Hey Man". Hung Medien. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
9. "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
10. "Japanese album certifications – Mr. Big – Hey Man" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Select 1996年2月 on the drop-down menu

External links

• Heavy Harmonies page