Lean into It

This article is about the album by Mr. Big. For the song by Joe, see Lean Into It (song).

Lean into It is the second studio album by the American rock band Mr. Big, released on March 26, 1991. The band's breakthrough release, Lean into It peaked at number 15 on the Billboard 200 charts, while the single "To Be with You" became the band's first and only song to hit number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. The follow-up single, "Just Take My Heart", was a top-20 hit, peaking at number 16 on the Billboard Hot 100.^[7]

Lean into It
Studio album by Mr. Big
Released	March 26, 1991 April 16, 1991 (Europe)
Recorded	1990–91
Studio	Rumbo (Los Angeles) Cherokee (Hollywood) Fantasy (Berkeley)
Genre	Hard rock glam metal
Length	46:09
Label	Atlantic
Producer	Kevin Elson
Mr. Big chronology
Mr. Big (1989) Lean into It (1991) Bump Ahead (1993)
Singles from Lean into It
"Daddy, Brother, Lover, Little Boy (The Electric Drill Song)" Released: March 1991[1] "Green-Tinted Sixties Mind" Released: May 1991 "To Be with You" Released: November 1991[2] "Just Take My Heart" Released: April 1992

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal	7/10[4]
Entertainment Weekly	C+[5]
Rock Hard	7.5/10[6]

"Daddy, Brother, Lover, Little Boy" features Gilbert and Sheehan running Makita cordless drills over their guitar strings in harmony to create an unusually fast solo which is likely not possible to replicate with hands.^[8] The "CDFF" prefix of the Jeff Paris-penned "Lucky This Time", is the song "Addicted to That Rush" from the band's 1989 eponymous debut album, played at a higher playback speed; hence the "CDFF" for "Compact Disc Fast Forward", "CDFF" is also the chord structure to the song.

The cover image is a picture from the Montparnasse train accident that occurred on October 22, 1895, in Gare Montparnasse station in Paris.

The album was ranked No. 49 on Rolling Stone's list of the 50 Greatest Hair Metal Albums of All Time.^[9]

The album includes the song "Green-Tinted Sixties Mind".^[10][9]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Daddy, Brother, Lover, Little Boy (The Electric Drill Song)"	Billy Sheehan Paul Gilbert André Pessis Pat Torpey Eric Martin	3:54
2.	"Alive and Kickin'"	Gilbert Martin Pessis Sheehan Torpey	5:28
3.	"Green-Tinted Sixties Mind"	Gilbert	3:30
4.	"CDFF-Lucky This Time"	Jeff Paris	4:10
5.	"Voodoo Kiss"	Martin Pessis	4:07
6.	"Never Say Never"	Martin Jim Vallance	3:48
7.	"Just Take My Heart"	Martin Pessis	4:21
8.	"My Kinda Woman"	Gilbert Martin Sheehan	4:09
9.	"A Little Too Loose"	Gilbert	5:21
10.	"Road to Ruin"	Torpey Paris Gilbert Sheehan	3:54
11.	"To Be with You"	Martin David Grahame	3:27
Total length:			46:09

Japanese edition bonus track

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
12.	"Love Makes You Strong"	Gilbert	3:28

2010 remastered edition bonus tracks

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
12.	"Love Makes You Strong"	Gilbert	3:28
13.	"Alive and Kickin'" (Demo)	Gilbert Martin Pessis Sheehan Torpey	4:56
14.	"Green-Tinted Sixties Mind" (Demo)	Gilbert	3:42
15.	"To Be with You" (Demo; reggae version)	Martin Grahame	1:17

2021 30th anniversary edition bonus disc

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Stop Messing Around"	Martin Tony Fanucchi	4:02
2.	"Wild Wild Women"	Martin Roger Silver Pessis	3:35
3.	"Just Take My Heart" (Piano version)	Martin Pessis	3:49
4.	"Shadows"	Giorgio Moroder Tom Whitlock Larry Lee Steve Bates	3:42
5.	"Strike Like Lightning"	Moroder Whitlock Lee Bates	3:43
6.	"Love Makes You Strong"	Gilbert	3:27
7.	"Alive and Kickin'" (Demo)	Gilbert Martin Pessis Sheehan Torpey	4:56
8.	"Green-Tinted Sixties Mind" (Demo)	Gilbert	3:41
9.	"To Be With You" (Demo; reggae version)	Martin Grahame	1:18
10.	"Daddy, Brother, Lover, Little Boy (The Electric Drill Song)" (Minus guitar)	Sheehan Gilbert Pessis Torpey Martin	3:47
11.	"Green-Tinted Sixties Mind" (Minus guitar)	Gilbert	3:31
12.	"Love Makes You Strong" (Minus bass)	Gilbert	3:27
13.	"Daddy, Brother, Lover, Little Boy (The Electric Drill Song)" (Minus bass)	Sheehan Gilbert Pessis Torpey Martin	3:55

Personnel

Mr. Big

• Eric Martin – lead vocals, handclaps
• Paul Gilbert – electric guitar, acoustic guitar, handclaps, backing vocals, electric drill
• Billy Sheehan – bass, six-string bass on "Just Take My Heart",^[11] handclaps, backing vocals, electric drill
• Pat Torpey – drums, percussion, handclaps, backing vocals

Production

• Kevin Elson – producer, engineer, mixing,
• Tom Size – mixing
• Chris Kupper, David Lucke, Scott Ralston, Michael Semanick, Andy Udoff – assistant engineers^[12]
• Bob Ludwig – mastering at Masterdisk, New York
• William Holmes – photography
• Bob Defrin – art direction

Charts

Chart (1991-1992)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[13]	18
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[14]	3
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[15]	4
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[16]	20
Finnish Albums (The Official Finnish Charts)[17]	6
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[18]	9
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[19]	6
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[20]	18
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[21]	10
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[22]	3
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[23]	13
UK Albums (OCC)[24]	28
US Billboard 200[25]	15

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[26]	Gold	35,000^
Austria (IFPI Austria)[27]	Gold	25,000*
Canada (Music Canada)[28]	Platinum	100,000^
Germany (BVMI)[29]	Gold	250,000^
Japan (RIAJ)[30]	Platinum	200,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[31]	Gold	25,000^
Taiwan (RIT)[32]	Gold	20,000[32]
United States (RIAA)[33]	Platinum	1,200,000[34]
* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.