Question:  In a Metal Mood: No More Mr. Nice Guy is a 1997 album by an American who had how many top-40 hits?

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More Mr. Nice Guy: More Mr. Nice Guy is the sixth album and fourth studio album by United States-based fusion band Garaj Mahal.

Mike MacDonald (comedian): Mike MacDonald (born June 21, 1954) is a Canadian stand-up comedian and actor.  He has written and/or starred in many movies, including "Mr. Nice Guy".  In addition to his successful and well received live performances all over North America, MacDonald has appeared in such TV shows as the "Late Show with David Letterman" and "The Arsenio Hall Show". <ref name=" http://www.corporateentertainers.ca/mikemacdonald.htm "> </ref>

Paul Hoffert: Paul Matthew Hoffert, LLD, CM (born 22 September 1943 in Brooklyn, New York) is a recording artist, performer, media music composer, author, academic, and corporate executive.  He studied mathematics and physics at the University of Toronto.  He later studied music composition with Gordon Delamont.  In 1969 the 26-year-old Hoffert co-founded Lighthouse, a rock group that sold millions of records and earned three Juno Awards as one of Canada’s leading pop bands.  His film music earned him a San Francisco Film Festival and three SOCAN Film Composer of the Year awards, and included films such as: "The Proud Rider" (1971), "The Groundstar Conspiracy" (1972), "Outrageous! " (1977), "High-Ballin'" (1978), "The Shape of Things to Come" (1979), "Wild Horse Hank" (1979), "Mr. Patman" (1980), "Deadly Companion" (1981), "Paradise" (1982), "Fanny Hill" (1983), "Bedroom Eyes" (1984) and "Mr. Nice Guy" (1987).

Pat Boone: Charles Eugene "Pat" Boone (born June 1, 1934) is an American singer, composer, actor, writer, television personality, motivational speaker, and spokesman.  He was a successful pop singer in the United States during the 1950s and early 1960s.  He sold more than 45 million records, had 38 top-40 hits, and appeared in more than 12 Hollywood films.

No More Mr. Nice Guy (book): No More Mr. Nice Guy: A Proven Plan for Getting What You Want in Love, Sex, and Life is a 2003 self-help book by Dr. Robert A. Glover.  He describes what he calls the "Nice guy Syndrome", a condition in men who appear to be always nice and avoid conflict at all costs.

In a Metal Mood: No More Mr. Nice Guy: In a Metal Mood: No More Mr. Nice Guy is a 1997 album by Pat Boone in which Boone covers hard rock and heavy metal songs in a jazz/big band style.  Boone promoted the album by appearing in leather clothing (and, at that year's American Music Awards, wearing a dog collar).  He succeeded in propelling "Metal Mood" onto the "Billboard" record charts (making it Boone's first hit album in 35 years), but it did not please some of his older, longtime fans who considered the heavy metal genre in bad taste, or worse.  The album has since become somewhat popular as a joke gift to metal fans (as often indicated in reviews given to it) although some serious sites have given it good reviews on its own merits.  The album featured guest appearances from well-known rock musicians such as Ronnie James Dio and Ritchie Blackmore.

No More Mr. Nice Guy (Steve Wariner album): No More Mr. Nice Guy is the title of an instrumental album released in 1996 by American country music artist Steve Wariner.  His final album for Arista Records, it comprises twelve instrumental tracks.  No singles were released from it, although "The Brickyard Boogie" was nominated for Best Country Instrumental at the Grammy Awards of 1997.  This song features former Pearl River member Derek George (who would later go on to found the band Williams Riley), former Boy Howdy member Jeffrey Steele, as well as Bryan White and Bryan Austin.  Jimmy Olander, guitarist for Diamond Rio, is featured on the track "Hap Towne Breakdowne".

Mr. Nice Guy (EP): Mr Nice Guy is an EP by Danish actress, singer songwriter Trine Dyrholm containing three songs ("Avenuen", "Spejlet" and "Stille") composed for the comedy show of same name "Mr. Nice Guy" showing at the Bellevue Teatret.

Mr. Nice Guy (1997 film): Mr. Nice Guy (一個好人, LSHK "Jat1 go3 hou2 jan4") is a 1997 Hong Kong action film directed by Sammo Hung, who makes a cameo as an unfortunate cyclist.  The film stars Jackie Chan and Richard Norton.  The film was released in the Hong Kong on January 31, 1997.

Mass Appeal: the Best of Gang Starr: Mass Appeal: The Best of Gang Starr is a greatest hits album by hip hop duo Gang Starr released by Virgin/EMI Records on December 26, 2006.  It is named after the popular Gang Starr song "Mass Appeal," which is one of the eighteen tracks on the album.  The limited-edition version of this album contains two bonus tracks on the first disc and a bonus disc with 11 music videos in DVD format.  The music videos range are taken from all Gang Starr albums excluding "No More Mr. Nice Guy" and are arranged in chronological order.  The tracks on disc one are not arranged in chronological order but are taken from every Gang Starr album.  "Mass Appeal: Best of Gang Starr" differs from the group's first greatest hits compilation, "", because it contains a bonus disc of music videos and it contains tracks from "The Ownerz".  Also, there are no previously unreleased tracks on "Mass Appeal" excluding the two bonus tracks, which appeared on the Japanese version of "The Ownerz".

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