What If... (Mr. Big album)

What If...
Studio album by
ReleasedDecember 15, 2010 (Japan)
RecordedSeptember–October 2010
StudioThe Village Recorder, Los Angeles, California,
The Cave, Malibu, California
GenreHard rock
Length46:38
LabelWHD/Victor (Japan),[1]
Frontiers (Europe)
ProducerKevin Shirley
Mr. Big chronology
Actual Size
(2001)
What If...
(2010)
...The Stories We Could Tell
(2014)
Singles from What If...
  1. "Undertow"
    Released: November 27, 2010
  2. "All the Way Up"
    Released: May 12, 2011
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Rock Hard8.0/10[3]

What If... is the seventh full-length studio album by the American rock band Mr. Big, which was released on January 21, 2011, through Frontiers Records. It was the band's first album since their 2009 reunion, their first album in 10 years since 2001's Actual Size and their first album with the original line-up featuring guitarist Paul Gilbert since 1996's Hey Man.

The album was recorded between September–October 2010 in a Los Angeles-area studio with producer Kevin Shirley (Iron Maiden, Aerosmith, Rush, Black Country Communion).

The first single from the album, "Undertow", was released on November 27, 2010. A music video was filmed for the single and featured on the special edition DVD of the album. The album was supported by a world tour in 2011.

  1. ^ What If... (Mr. Big album) on CD Japan
  2. ^ Leahey, Andrew. "Mr. Big - What If... review". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 2021-06-01.
  3. ^ Rönnebeck, Jenny (February 2011). "Review Album : Mr. Big - What If...?". Rock Hard (in German). No. 285. Retrieved June 2, 2021.