Norway's Metal Express Radio has issued the following update:

"The original MR. BIG line-up is back together and they recorded a seventh album with producer Kevin Shirley. The album will be released in Europe on Jan. 21st and in the USA in Feb. 2011, both on Frontiers Records. What If... will be their first album of new material in nearly 10 years and it ROCKS! This is perhaps their hardest album ever. We'll play a few cuts of this excellent release on this week's Hairbanger's Hairspray Show. Be sure to tune in here at 15:00 and 21:00 CET (9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. EST) today (Tuesday, January 4th)."

What If… is Mr. Big’s first all original album since the reunion of the four original members, Eric Martin, Paul Gilbert, Billy Sheehan and Pat Torpey back in early 2009.

Guitarist Paul Gilbert comments: “This is the first Mr. Big album I have been a part of, since 14 years and it was done in a snap. It was fun and we had really a good time in making this one.”

Drummer Pat Torpey further comments: “Some of the recording process is different now from what we were used to in the old times. But I think this record really managed to capture the performances of the band, not of the individual musicians”

What If… was produced by Kevin Shirley (AEROSMITH, RUSH, IRON MAIDEN) and the release will be followed by a world tour which will kick off in South America in March and will hit Europe in early summer.

What If… will be released in a special edition CD + DVD in digipak, regular CD, vinyl and digital download and in a limited edition luxury box including the CD, DVD, LP and exclusive memorabilia.

What If… tracklisting includes:

‘Undertow’

‘ American Beauty’

‘Stranger In My Life’

‘Nobody Takes The Blame’

‘Still Ain’t Enough For Me’

‘Once Upon A Time’

‘As Far As I Can See’

‘All The Way Up’

‘I Won’t Get In My Way’

‘Around The World’

‘I Get The Feeling’

‘Unforgiven’ (exclusive bonus track for Europe / North America – not on vinyl edition)

The DVD will include the videoclips of ‘Undertow’ and ‘All The Way Up’ plus a documentary “Making of” the album including interviews and exclusive behind the scenes features of the four members.