Bigger, Better, Faster, More!
1992 studio album by 4 Non Blondes
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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.
ReleasedOctober 13, 1992
Recorded1992
| Bigger, Better, Faster, More! | ||||
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Original album artwork by Mark Ryden | ||||
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | October 13, 1992 | |||
| Recorded | 1992 | |||
| Studios | Groove Masters, Santa Monica, California | |||
| Genres | ||||
| Length | 41:02 | |||
| Labels | ||||
| Producer | David Tickle | |||
| 4 Non Blondes chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Bigger, Better, Faster, More! | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Robert Christgau | C[2] |
| Entertainment Weekly | A−[3] |
| Music Week | [4] |
| NME | 3/10[5] |
| Q | [6] |
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 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 – lead vocals, acoustic guitar
- Christa Hillhouse – bass, background vocals
- Roger Rocha – lead guitar (credited but joined after the album's completion)
- Dawn Richardson – drums
Additional musicians
- Shaunna Hall – guitar
- Rory Kaplan – Mellotron
- Suzie Katayama – cello, accordion
- Louis Metoyer – guitar
- Dave Rickets – keyboard
- Andy James – drums
- Laurent Tardy – piano
Technical personnel
- David Tickle – producer
- Paul Dieter – audio engineer/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
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Year-end charts
Singles
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Certifications and sales
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[36] | Gold | 65,000[37] |
| Austria (IFPI Austria)[38] | 2× Platinum | 100,000* |
| Canada (Music Canada)[39] | Platinum | 100,000^ |
| France (SNEP)[40] | Gold | 100,000* |
| Germany (BVMI)[41] | 3× Gold | 825,000[37] |
| Japan | — | 24,000[37] |
| Mexico | — | 225,000[42] |
| Netherlands (NVPI)[43] | Gold | 50,000^ |
| New Zealand (RMNZ)[44] | Platinum | 15,000^ |
| Spain (Promusicae)[45] | Platinum | 100,000^ |
| Sweden (GLF)[46] | Gold | 50,000^ |
| Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[47] | 2× Platinum | 100,000^ |
| United Kingdom (BPI)[48] | Gold | 160,000[37] |
| United States (RIAA)[49] | Platinum | 1,500,000[50] |
| Summaries | ||
| Worldwide | — | 6,000,000[51] |
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* Sales figures based on certification alone. | ||