Bon Jovi Crossroads Album
. 'Released: May 30, 1995. 'Released: September 14, 1995. 'Released: November 29, 1995. 'Released: February 6, 1996. 'Released: June 17, 1996These Days (stylized as (these Days)) is the sixth studio album by American band, released on June 27, 1995,. This was the first album Bon Jovi released after the dismissal of original bass guitarist Alec John Such, who was unofficially replaced.
McDonald's tenure as an unofficial member ended in 2016, when he officially replaced Such. The album, produced by, and, is praised by many critics and fans as their best album. These Days is overall a darker album in contrast to the band's usual brand of feel-good, inspiring rock songs and love ballads.At the time of release, the album was a huge commercial success, especially in the European and Asian markets. It became the band's fifth and fourth consecutive number one album in Australia and the United Kingdom. In the United Kingdom, These Days replaced 's album at number one on the and spent four consecutive weeks at No. 1. The album spawned four Top 10 singles on the, the band's highest number of Top 10 singles from one album in the UK. The high sales of the album in Europe warranted a re-issue of the album under the name of These Days Special Edition a year after its original release.
The album was ranked number two on magazine's list of the 'Top 50 albums of 1995'. The album was also voted the album of the year in British magazine 's readers poll in 1995. In 2006, the album featured in the & 's The '200 Greatest Albums of the 90's'. In the U.S., despite selling 1 million copies and certified platinum by the (RIAA), the album was not as successful as it was overseas and the album peaked at number nine on the. Contents.Background When the ended in December 1993, Jon Bon Jovi went on a vacation in January 1994 where he wrote 'Something To Believe In', the first song written for the album.
Over the next nine months, and wrote and demoed forty songs. The album was originally slated to be released in the fourth quarter of 1994, but they asked for more time to write additional material.
Because of that, they released Cross Road, their first greatest hits album, with two new songs in October 1994.Recording and production Jon Bon Jovi hired to produce the album, based on his prior work with several acts such as,. Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora were co-producers of the album. They made a start recording the album in in the fall of 1994. After a week to ten days of recording, during October 1994, Jon Bon Jovi erased it all. Recording continued over the next four months and it shifted between Jon Bon Jovi's home studio Sanctuary I in Woodstock, NY, and three separate studios in: One On One Studios, Ocean Way Recording, and A&M Studios. There were various reasons why so many different studios were used.
Then the band embarked on a mini Christmas tour of clubs in December 1994 and they continued to promote Cross Road and Richie Sambora's marriage to.All the basic tracks except for 'Diamond Ring' and '(It's Hard) Letting You Go' were recorded in Woodstock, NY. All the rhythm guitar parts were recorded in Los Angeles and all the keyboards were recorded in New Jersey. Most vocals were done in New Jersey. Very little was done in Nashville: one vocal and one or two keyboard parts. 'Diamond Ring' and '(It's Hard) Letting You Go' were recut in Los Angeles.
The album was mixed by Bob Clearmountain in Los Angeles.Composition Music is credited with composing the music for all of the album's tracks. Is also credited with composing the music for all of the album's tracks, except '(It's Hard) Letting You Go' and 'Something To Believe In'; both were written and composed by Jon Bon Jovi. He is also not credited on 'Hearts Breaking Even', which was written and composed by Jon Bon Jovi. Desmond is also credited with composing 'Something For The Pain', 'This Ain't A Love Song' and 'Diamond Ring'.
All of the other tracks were written by Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora. According to Jon Bon Jovi, the album was influenced by and bands such as,. Lyrics Jon Bon Jovi stated that even though the album was their darkest, the band was in a very happy place at the time. 'Hey God' was written by Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora in Jon Bon Jovi's basement. Jon Bon Jovi was inspired by the view out of the window from 57th St.
And Broadway in New York, a guy with an Armani suit on next to a guys that's sleeping on the street. 'Something For The Pain' was the most difficult to write, says Jon Bon Jovi. They kept rewriting until the chorus to make it make sense.
'My Guitar Lies Bleeding In My Arms' was written from a writing session where they were hit with writer's block. Taking a cue from the opening line of 'Bed of Roses' ('Sitting here wasted and wounded at this old piano, Trying hard to capture the moment'), Jon Bon Jovi instead of putting the pen down, wrote about his experience. 'Damned' is about a guy who is involved with a married woman. '(It's Hard) Letting You Go' was written by Jon Bon Jovi for the movie called in which he appeared.
'Something To Believe In' is an introspective song about a man questioning everything around him. Richie Sambora's 'Hey, hey, hey' chant on the song is lifted from the demo. It was spot-on they kept it and used it on the album. 'Diamond Ring' was originally written for the album in 1988 and was played live six times during the, but never made it onto any previous Bon Jovi album. Release and reception Professional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingDTwo titles that were considered were ' Open All Night' and ' Strip' but ultimately, the band wanted to make a statement about the themes of the record.
Mark Selliger shot the album cover in Mexico. Jon Bon Jovi said that 'we tried to get crazy exotic but it didn't come out great. We also shooting in LA and we finally settled on a picture'. The two extra songs 'All I Want Is Everything' and 'Bitter Wine' appear as bonus tracks on the international versions.
Released June 12 in Japan, June 19 in Europe and June 27 in the rest of the world, the album was an immediate success. It even replaced Michael Jackson's HIStory in the UK, debuting at number one, spending four weeks at number one. These Days also topped the charts in several other European countries, including Germany, Austria, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Ireland, Finland, and Portugal and spending seven weeks on Billboard European Albums Chart. It was certified quadruple platinum by the for selling 4 million copies across Europe.In Australia, it debuted at number one and spent two weeks at number one on the. The album became Bon Jovi's second number one album in Japan, where it debuted at number one on the chart, selling over 379,000, becoming the fastest selling album by a non-Japanese act in history of the country's chart. The album has sold more than 1 million copies and certified five times platinum and became the band's best selling studio album in Japan.These Days received favorable reviews from critics. Q magazine, in a perfect qualification, said that ' ' and ' ' confirmed that Bon Jovi would survive and These Days consolidated their status by keeping Michael Jackson's HIStory album off the UK number 1 album slot.
The review said that 'Hey God', 'Lie to Me' and 'Something to Believe In' were singled out as the albums highlights and the album was arguably the band's finest musical hour to date. Of concluded that 'as the years go by, Bon Jovi gets musically stronger. Not only are their best songs stronger now, their playing is more accomplished. Keeping these improvements in mind, it's no surprise that the group was one of the few pop-metal bands to sustain a career in the mid-'90s'. The album was ranked number two on Q magazine's list of the 'Top 50 albums of 1995. The album was mentioned as the second best album of 1995, after byIn the United Kingdom, the album was particularly notable for producing four Top 10 hit singles but failed to impress the audience and the critics in the United States. The album peaked at number nine on the Billboard 200.
Said 'the group happily forsakes conventional corporate rock for a loud kind of adult pop. Think with guitars'.Track listing No.TitleWriter(s)Length1.' 'Bon Jovi, Sambora,4:463.' 'Bon Jovi, Sambora, Child5:064.' 'Bon Jovi, Sambora6:265.' 'Bon Jovi, Sambora5:346.'
Damned'Bon Jovi, Sambora4:357.' My Guitar Lies Bleeding in My Arms'Bon Jovi, Sambora5:428.'
(It's Hard) Letting You Go'Bon Jovi5:509.' Hearts Breaking Even'Bon Jovi, Child5:0510.'
Something to Believe In'Bon Jovi5:2511.' If That's What It Takes'Bon Jovi, Sambora5:1712.' Diamond Ring'Bon Jovi, Sambora, Child3:4613.' All I Want Is Everything' (Bonus track on international versions)Bon Jovi, Sambora5:1814.' Bitter Wine' (Bonus track on international versions)Bon Jovi, Sambora4:36Alternate Track 14 for some Latin American releasesNo.TitleLength14.'
Como yo nadie te ha amado' (Spanish version of 'This Ain't a Love Song')European 2 Disc Special Edition bonus discNo.TitleWriter(s)Length1.' Fields of Fire' (Demo)Bon Jovi4:102.' ', David Potter3:143.' Let's Make It Baby' (Demo)Bon Jovi, Sambora, Child6:195.' ' (Live at Wembley Stadium, featuring )Bob Geldof5:596.' ' (Live, lead vocals by Tico Torres)3:297.'
' (Live, lead vocals by David Bryan),4:178.' ' (Live, lead vocals by Richie Sambora)4:34French bonus discNo.TitleWriter(s)Length1.' Always' (Live in Montreal)Bon Jovi, Sambora5:522.' Good Guys Don't Always Wear White'Bon Jovi, Sambora4:273.' Prostitute'Bon Jovi, Sambora4:284.'
Lonely at the Top'Bon Jovi, Sambora4:145.' When She Comes'Bon Jovi, Sambora3:296.' The End'Bon Jovi, Sambora,3:38Australian Tour Edition bonus disc Mercury 528 874-2No.TitleLength1.'
This Ain't a Love Song (Live at Wembley Stadium, London)'2.' I Don't Like Mondays (Live at Wembley Stadium, London)'3.' Livin' on a Prayer (Live at Wembley Stadium, London)'4.' You Give Love a Bad Name (Live at Wembley Stadium, London)'5.' Wild in the Streets (Live at Wembley Stadium, London)'1996 Japan Hardback Cover 2CD – Karaoke Days (bonus CD)No.TitleLength1.' Keep the Faith'2.'
Bed of Roses'3.' Someday I'll Be Saturday Night'4.' In These Arms'1998 Japan Special Edition bonus CD PHCR-90023/24No.TitleLength1.' This Ain't a Love Song (Wembley 1995)'2.' Hey God (Johannesburg 1995)'3.' These Days (Johannesburg 1995)'4.' Something for the Pain (Miami Arena 1995)'5.'
(It's Hard) Letting You Go (Johannesburg 1995)'6.' Rockin' in the Free World (Johannesburg 1995)'7.' 634-5789 (Studio outtake)'8.'
All I Want Is Everything'9.' Bitter Wine'2010 Special Edition bonus tracksNo.TitleLength13.' This Ain't a Love Song (Live)'7:1314.'
Diamond Ring (Live)'4:42Personnel. – lead vocals, guitar. – guitar, background vocals.
– drums, percussion. – keyboards, background vocals. – bass guitar, background vocalsAdditional musicians. – keyboards,. Jerry Cohen – keyboards. Mark Hudson – harmonica.
– background vocals. – bass guitar. Suzie Katayama – cello. Frank Marocco –. – trombone.
– baritone saxophone. – trumpet. – tenor saxophone.
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