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Actual Size is the sixth album by the American rock band Mr. Big, released in August 2001. It was their second and final studio album to feature guitarist Richie Kotzen. Actual Size would be Mr. Big's final studio album for 9 years, 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]
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| Released | August 14, 2001 (Japan) August 28, 2001 (U.K.) September 25, 2001 (U.S./Europe) | |||
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| Length | 51:11 | |||
| Label | Atlantic | |||
| Producer | Richie Zito | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Lost in America" | Eric Martin, André Pessis | 4:52 |
| 2. | "Wake Up" | Richie Kotzen, Richie Zito | 3:45 |
| 3. | "Shine" | Kotzen, Zito | 3:43 |
| 4. | "Arrow" | Martin, Jack Blades | 3:43 |
| 5. | "Mary Goes 'Round" | Martin, Pessis | 4:00 |
| 6. | "Suffocation" | Pat Torpey, Lanny Cordola, Chuck Wright | 4:43 |
| 7. | "One World Away" | Torpey, Cordola, Wright | 4:05 |
| 8. | "I Don't Want to Be Happy" | Martin, Zito, Kotzen, Pessis | 4:50 |
| 9. | "Crawl Over Me" | Torpey, Cordola, Matt Sorum | 5:08 |
| 10. | "Cheap Little Thrill" | Torpey, Cordola, Wright | 3:12 |
| 11. | "How Did I Give Myself Away" | Martin, Billy Sheehan, Kotzen, Pessis | 4:15 |
| 12. | "Nothing Like It in the World" | Martin, Pessis | 5:02 |
| Total length: | 51:11 | ||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 13. | "Deep Dark Secret" | Torpey, Cordola, Wright | 4:37 |
Personnel
- Mr. Big
- Eric Martin – lead vocals
- Richie Kotzen – lead guitar, co-lead vocals on "Suffocation", keyboards on "Nothing Like It in the World", engineer
- Billy Sheehan – bass guitar
- Pat Torpey – drums
- Additional musicians
- Richie Zito – guitar, mandolin, producer, engineer
- Production
- Brian Reeves, Patrick Shevelin – assistant engineers
- Phil Kaffel – mixing
- Larry Freemantle – art direction
Charts
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 2001 | Japanese Albums Chart[3] | 5 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Japan (RIAJ)[4] | Gold | 100,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
- Prato, Greg. "Mr. Big - Actual Size review". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 2021-04-25.
- "Winery Dogs - Shine HQ". YouTube. Retrieved 2021-04-25.
- "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.
- "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
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