Defying Gravity (Mr. Big album)

Defying Gravity is the ninth studio album from American hard rock band Mr. Big. It is their only album to feature drumming contributions from Matt Starr, who had been filling in since 2014, as founding member Pat Torpey was unable to perform drums on most songs due to his Parkinson's disease 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, as well as the final release to feature the band's original lineup.

Personnel

 * Mr. Big
 * Eric Martin – lead vocals
 * Paul Gilbert – guitar, backing vocals
 * Billy Sheehan – bass guitar, backing vocals
 * Pat Torpey – drum producer, backing vocals, drums


 * Additional musicians
 * Matt Starr – drums, percussion


 * Production
 * Kevin Elson – producer, engineer, 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 – mastering
 * Larry Freemantle – art direction
 * William Hames, Jason Quigley, Larry Dimarzio – photography