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Bigger, Better, Faster, More!

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.

Bigger, Better, Faster, More!
Original album artwork by Mark Ryden
Studio album by
4 Non Blondes
ReleasedOctober 13, 1992 (1992-10-13)
Recorded1992
StudioGroove Masters, Santa Monica, California
Genre
Length41:02
Label
ProducerDavid Tickle
4 Non Blondes chronology
Bigger, Better, Faster, More!
(1992) 		Hello Mr. President (Live in Italy 1993)
(1994)
Singles from Bigger, Better, Faster, More!
  1. "Dear Mr. President"
    Released: September 1992
  2. "What's Up?"
    Released: March 1993
  3. "Spaceman"
    Released: September 1993
  4. "Superfly"
    Released: March 1994
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Robert ChristgauC[2]
Entertainment WeeklyA−[3]
Music Week[4]
NME3/10[5]
Q[6]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Train"Linda Perry3:42
2."Superfly"Perry · Katrina Sirdofsky4:37
3."What's Up?"Perry4:55
4."Pleasantly Blue"Perry2:28
5."Morphine & Chocolate"Shaunna Hall4:44
6."Spaceman"Hall · Perry3:40
7."Old Mr. Heffer"Wanda Day · Hall · Christa Hillhouse · Perry2:16
8."Calling All the People"Day · Hall · Hillhouse · Perry · Dawn Richardson3:17
9."Dear Mr. President"Perry4:43
10."Drifting"Perry3:31
11."No Place Like Home"Day · Hall · Hillhouse · Perry3:08
Total length:41:02

Personnel

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4 Non Blondes

  • Linda Perry – vocals, acoustic and rhythm guitar
  • Christa Hillhouse – bass guitar, vocals
  • Dawn Richardson – drums
  • Roger Rocha – lead guitar

Additional musicians

  • Shaunna Hall – guitar
  • Rory Kaplan – Mellotron
  • Suzie Katayama – cello, accordion
  • Louis Metoyer – guitar
  • Dave Rickets – keyboard
  • Laurent Tardy – piano

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

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Certifications and sales

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Certifications and sales for Bigger, Better, Faster, More!
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[37] Gold 65,000[36]
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[36]
Japan — 24,000[36]
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[36]
United States (RIAA)[50] Platinum 1,500,000[49]
Summaries
Worldwide — 6,000,000[51]

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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