Defying Gravity is the ninth studio album from American hard rock band Mr. Big. It is their first album to feature drumming contributions from

Matt Starr Matt Starr is an American drummer. He has performed with numerous artists and bands throughout his career, including Ace Frehley, Joe Lynn Turner, Love/Hate, Kevin DuBrow, and Mr. Big. Career In 2005, Starr co-wrote and recorded the Beautifu ...

, who has been filling in since 2014, as founding member

Pat Torpey Patrick Allan Torpey (December 13, 1953 – February 7, 2018) was an American drummer and singer, best known as the drummer and backing vocalist for the rock band Mr. Big. As well as playing for other various singers and artists such as; John ...

was unable to perform drums on most songs due to his

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diagnosis, but performs on some tracks and is credited as "drum producer". ''Defying Gravity'' was Torpey's final studio appearance prior to his death on February 7, 2018.

Track listing

Personnel

;Mr. Big * Eric Martin – lead vocals *

Paul Gilbert Paul Brandon Gilbert is an American hard rock and heavy metal guitarist. He is the co-founder of the band Mr. Big, and was also a member of Racer X, with whom he released several albums. In 1996, Gilbert launched a solo career, for which h ...

– guitar, backing vocals *

Billy Sheehan William Sheehan (born March 19, 1953) is an American musician. He is best known for playing the bass guitar with acts such as Talas, Steve Vai, David Lee Roth, Mr. Big, Niacin, and The Winery Dogs. He is also known for his "lead bass" playing ...

– bass guitar, backing vocals *

– drum producer, backing vocals ;Additional musicians *

– drums, percussion ;Production * Kevin Elson – producer,

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, 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 David S. Collins (born October 20, 1952) is a former outfielder in Major League Baseball from to . Collins is one of three players to have made it to the major leagues who played for the Rapid City Post 22 American Legion baseball program in ...

– mastering * Larry Freemantle – art direction * William Hames, Jason Quigley, Larry Dimarzio – photography

References

2017 albums Mr. Big (American band) albums Frontiers Records albums Albums produced by Kevin Elson {{Hard-rock-album-stub