Lean into It
Lean into It is the second studio album by the American rock supergroup 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.
"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. 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, France.
Track listing
Personnel
- Eric Martin – lead vocals, handclaps
- Paul Gilbert – electric guitar, acoustic guitar, handclaps, backing vocals, electric drill
- Billy Sheehan – bass guitar, handclaps, backing vocals, electric drill
- Pat Torpey – drums, percussion, handclaps, backing vocals
Additional personnel
- Kevin Elson – Record producer, mixing, engineering
- Bob Ludwig – mastering
- Tom Size – engineering, mixing
- Chris Kupper – engineering
- David Lucke – engineering
- Scott Ralston – engineering
- Michael Semanick – engineering
- Andy Udoff – engineering
- William Holmes – photography
- Bob Defrin – art direction
Chart performance
Singles – Billboard
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
| 1991 | "Green-Tinted Sixties Mind" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 33 |
| 1991 | "To Be with You" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 19 |
| 1991 | "To Be with You" | The Billboard Hot 100 | 1 |
| 1992 | "Just Take My Heart" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 18 |
| 1992 | "Just Take My Heart" | The Billboard Hot 100 | 16 |
| 1992 | "To Be with You" | Adult Contemporary | 11 |