New Jersey (album)
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| Released | September 19, 1988 | |||
| Recorded | May 1 – July 31, 1988 | |||
| Studio | Little Mountain Sound, Vancouver | |||
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| Length | 57:30 | |||
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| Producer | Bruce Fairbairn | |||
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New Jersey is the fourth studio album by American hard rock band Bon Jovi and was released on September 19, 1988 through Mercury Records. It topped the album charts in Australia, New Zealand, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States. It went to number 2 in Japan, number 4 in Germany and Norway and number 5 in Austria.
Track listing
[change | change source]| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Lay Your Hands on Me" | Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora | 5:58 |
| 2. | "Bad Medicine" | Bon Jovi, Sambora, Desmond Child | 5:16 |
| 3. | "Born to Be My Baby" | Bon Jovi, Sambora, Child | 4:40 |
| 4. | "Living in Sin" | Bon Jovi | 4:39 |
| 5. | "Blood on Blood" | Bon Jovi, Sambora, Child | 6:16 |
| 6. | "Homebound Train" | Bon Jovi, Sambora | 5:10 |
| 7. | "Wild Is the Wind" | Bon Jovi, Sambora, Child, Diane Warren | 5:08 |
| 8. | "Ride Cowboy Ride" | Bon Jovi, Sambora | 1:25 |
| 9. | "Stick to Your Guns" | Bon Jovi, Sambora, Holly Knight | 4:45 |
| 10. | "I'll Be There for You" | Bon Jovi, Sambora | 5:46 |
| 11. | "99 in the Shade" | Bon Jovi, Sambora | 4:29 |
| 12. | "Love for Sale" | Bon Jovi, Sambora | 3:58 |
| Total length: | 57:30 | ||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11. | "Bad Medicine" (Live at Wembley Arena, 1988) | Bon Jovi, Sambora, Child | |
| 12. | "Bad Medicine" (Live on the New Jersey Tour) | Bon Jovi, Sambora, Child | |
| 13. | "Blood on Blood" (Live at Wembley Arena, 1988) | Bon Jovi, Sambora, Child | |
| 14. | "Born to Be My Baby" (Acoustic version) | Bon Jovi, Sambora, Child | |
| 15. | "I'll Be There for You" (Live at Lakeland 1989) | Bon Jovi, Sambora | |
| 16. | "Lay Your Hands on Me" (Live at Giants Stadium, 1989) | Bon Jovi, Sambora | |
| 17. | "Love Is War" (Studio outtake) | Bon Jovi, Sambora |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13. | "Blood on Blood" (Live Version) | Bon Jovi, Sambora, Child | 12:04 |
| 14. | "Born to Be My Baby" (Live Version) | Bon Jovi, Sambora, Child | 5:47 |
| Total length: | 75:21 | ||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13. | "You Give Love a Bad Name" (Live Version) | Bon Jovi, Sambora, Child | 3:53 |
| Total length: | 61:23 | ||
2014 deluxe edition
[change | change source]| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Lay Your Hands on Me" | Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora | 5:58 |
| 2. | "Bad Medicine" | Bon Jovi, Sambora, Desmond Child | 5:16 |
| 3. | "Born to Be My Baby" | Bon Jovi, Sambora, Child | 4:40 |
| 4. | "Living in Sin" | Bon Jovi | 4:39 |
| 5. | "Blood on Blood" | Bon Jovi, Sambora, Child | 6:16 |
| 6. | "Homebound Train" | Bon Jovi, Sambora | 5:10 |
| 7. | "Wild Is the Wind" | Bon Jovi, Sambora, Child, Diane Warren | 5:08 |
| 8. | "Ride Cowboy Ride" | Bon Jovi, Sambora | 1:24 |
| 9. | "Stick to Your Guns" | Bon Jovi, Sambora, Holly Knight | 4:45 |
| 10. | "I'll Be There for You" | Bon Jovi, Sambora | 5:46 |
| 11. | "99 in the Shade" | Bon Jovi, Sambora | 4:29 |
| 12. | "Love for Sale" | Bon Jovi, Sambora | 4:01 |
| 13. | "The Boys Are Back in Town" (Thin Lizzy cover, previously released on Stairway to Heaven/Highway to Hell compilation. Released in the U.K. as a 12” single B-side.) | Phil Lynott | 4:05 |
| 14. | "Love Is War" (B-side from "Living in Sin" single.) | Bon Jovi, Sambora, Child | 4:14 |
| 15. | "Born to Be My Baby (Acoustic Version)" (Previously released as a B-side in Japan) | Bon Jovi, Sambora, Child | 4:53 |
| Total length: | 70:42 | ||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Homebound Train" | Bon Jovi, Sambora | 6:32 |
| 2. | "Judgement Day" | Bon Jovi, Sambora | 4:18 |
| 3. | "Full Moon High" | Bon Jovi, Sambora | 4:42 |
| 4. | "Growin' Up the Hard Way" | Bon Jovi, Sambora | 5:31 |
| 5. | "Let's Make It Baby" | Bon Jovi, Sambora, Child | 5:56 |
| 6. | "Love Hurts" | Bon Jovi, Sambora | 4:49 |
| 7. | "Backdoor to Heaven" | Bon Jovi, Sambora | 5:51 |
| 8. | "Now and Forever" | Bon Jovi, Sambora | 5:34 |
| 9. | "Wild Is the Wind" | Bon Jovi, Sambora, Child, Warren | 4:55 |
| 10. | "Stick to Your Guns" | Bon Jovi, Sambora, Knight | 5:15 |
| 11. | "House of Fire" (Demo of the song from Alice Cooper's 1989 album Trash) | Alice Cooper, Child, Joan Jett | 5:01 |
| 12. | "Does Anybody Really Fall in Love Anymore?" (This song was later recorded for Heart of Stone by Cher and by Kane Roberts for his album, "Saints & Sinners".) | Bon Jovi, Sambora, Child, Warren | 4:57 |
| 13. | "Diamond Ring" (This song was later recorded for These Days) | Bon Jovi, Sambora, Child | 4:10 |
| Total length: | 67:31 | ||
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Bon Jovi--More Mass Pop". Los Angeles Times. September 25, 1988. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
- ↑ Rivadavia, Eduardo (December 2, 2013). "Top 10 Albums of 1988". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved June 11, 2021.
- ↑ Rolli, Bryan (July 1, 2021). "Top 30 Glam Metal Albums". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
- ↑ Kuzminski, Anthony (September 19, 2018). "30 Years Ago: Bon Jovi Grow Up on 'New Jersey'". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved November 14, 2021.
- ↑ Ruhlmann, William. "Bon Jovi New Jersey review". AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-10-04.
