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1992 studio album by 4 Non Blondes
Bigger, Better, Faster, More! is the only studio album by American
rock band
4 Non Blondes , released on October 13, 1992. The first single was "Dear Mr. President", which bass player Christa Hillhouse told Songfacts "was about the hierarchy of power and government."
[7] The second single, "
What's Up? ", reached No. 1 in several countries and went
gold in the United States, while the album itself went platinum, accumulating sales of 1.5 million copies in the United States alone and 6 million copies worldwide.
Track listing
Title Writer(s) 1. "Train"
Linda Perry 3:42 2. "Superfly" Perry · Katrina Sirdofsky 4:37 3. "
What's Up? " Perry 4:55 4. "Pleasantly Blue" Perry 2:28 5. "Morphine & Chocolate"
Shaunna Hall 4:44 6. "
Spaceman " Hall · Perry 3:40 7. "Old Mr. Heffer" Wanda Day · Hall · Christa Hillhouse · Perry 2:16 8. "Calling All the People" Day · Hall · Hillhouse · Perry ·
Dawn Richardson 3:17 9. "Dear Mr. President" Perry 4:43 10. "Drifting" Perry 3:31 11. "No Place Like Home" Day · Hall · Hillhouse · Perry 3:08 Total length: 41:02
Personnel
4 Non Blondes
Linda Perry – vocals, acoustic guitar, rhythm guitar, electric guitar
Christa Hillhouse – bass guitar, vocals
Dawn Richardson – drums
Roger Rocha – lead guitar
Additional musicians
Technical personnel
David Tickle – producer
Paul Dieter –
engineer
Mark Hensley – engineer
Jesse Kanner – engineer
Kent Matcke – engineer
Laurent Tardy – engineer
David Tickle – mixing
Stephen Marcussen – mastering
Leslie Gerard-Smith – project coordinator
Eric Altenburger – design
Mark Ryden – cover illustration
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Singles
Year
Single
Chart
Peak
1993
"Spaceman"
Mainstream Rock Tracks
39
[33]
"What's Up?"
Mainstream Rock Tracks
16
[33]
"What's Up?"
The Billboard Hot 100
14
[34]
"What's Up?"
Top 40 Mainstream
15
[35]
Certifications and sales
‹See Tfd›
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References
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AllMusic review
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NME . Retrieved June 5, 2023 .
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Album reviews at CD Universe
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"Dear Mr President" . Songfacts.com . Retrieved January 9, 2010 .
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"Australiancharts.com – 4 Non Blondes – Bigger, Better, Faster, More!" . Hung Medien. Retrieved June 3, 2017.
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"Austriancharts.at – 4 Non Blondes – Bigger, Better, Faster, More!" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 3, 2017.
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"Top RPM Albums: Issue 2226" .
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Library and Archives Canada . Retrieved June 3, 2017.
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"Dutchcharts.nl – 4 Non Blondes – Bigger, Better, Faster, More!" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 3, 2017.
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"1993 Year-End Sales Charts - Eurochart Hot 100 Albums 1993" (PDF) .
Music & Media . December 18, 1993. p. 15. Retrieved April 19, 2022 .
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"Offiziellecharts.de – 4 Non Blondes – Bigger, Better, Faster, More!" (in German).
GfK Entertainment Charts . Retrieved 8 December 2021.
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"Album Top 40 slágerlista – 1993. 37. hét" (in Hungarian).
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"Charts.nz – 4 Non Blondes – Bigger, Better, Faster, More!" . Hung Medien. Retrieved June 3, 2017.
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"Top 10 Sales in Europe" (PDF) .
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"Swedishcharts.com – 4 Non Blondes – Bigger, Better, Faster, More!" . Hung Medien. Retrieved June 3, 2017.
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UK Albums Chart . Retrieved June 3, 2017.
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"ARIA Top 100 Albums for 1993" . Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved February 6, 2021 .
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"Jahreshitparade Alben 1993" . austriancharts.at . Retrieved February 6, 2021 .
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"Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts" .
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"Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1993" . Billboard . Retrieved February 6, 2021 .
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"Top Selling Albums of 1994" . Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved February 1, 2022 .
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"Videos Play Role" (PDF) .
Billboard . December 25, 1993. p. 92. Retrieved September 1, 2022 .
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"ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1993 Albums" (PDF) .
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Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique .
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"The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (' Bigger, Better, Faster, More!' )" . IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien.
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