Izdavač: Ostalo
Žanr: Hard Rok i Metal, Rok
Poreklo: Strani izvođač

Original, made in West Germany

Knjizica od 12 str.

knjizica 5 Cd 4

Studio album by Bon Jovi
Released September 19, 1988
Recorded May 1 – July 31, 1988
Studio Little Mountain (Vancouver, Canada)
Genre
Glam metal[1][2][3]hard rock[4]arena rock[5]
Length 57:30
Label
Mercury (North America)
Vertigo (worldwide)
Producer Bruce Fairbairn
Bon Jovi chronology
Slippery When Wet
(1986) New Jersey
(1988) Hard & Hot (Best of Bon Jovi)
(1991)

New Jersey is the fourth studio album by American rock band Bon Jovi, released on September 19, 1988, by Mercury Records. The album was produced by Bruce Fairbairn and recorded at Little Mountain Sound Studios in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The album was the follow-up to the band`s third album, Slippery When Wet, and reached number one on the Billboard 200 chart in its second week of release after debuting at number eight. It remained at the top for four consecutive weeks.[7] The album was named after the band`s home state of New Jersey.

It produced five Billboard Hot 100 top ten hits, the most top ten hits to date for any hard rock album, including `Bad Medicine` and `I`ll Be There for You`, which both reached number one. In 1996, ten years after release, the album was certified 7× platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The album debuted at number one in the UK, a first for the band. New Jersey was released by the Soviet state-owned record label Melodiya, being the first American album to be officially released in the USSR.[8][9] To celebrate the band`s 30th anniversary in 2014, the album was repackaged with bonus tracks.

Background
The album was recorded very shortly after the Slippery When Wet Tour, because the band wanted to prove that they were not just going to be a one hit wonder.[10] The album was initially planned to be a double album; however, this idea was rejected by the record label because they were skeptical about the higher price point and decided they would only release a single album.[10] One working title for the album was Sons of Beaches, which alluded to the title of Slippery When Wet.[4]

Recording and production
The album was produced by Bruce Fairbairn like its predecessor and recorded at Little Mountain Sound Studios in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.[4] It marked the final collaboration between Bon Jovi and producer Bruce Fairbairn.

When the Slippery When Wet Tour ended in October 1987, the band were inactive for about three to four weeks.[4][10] Then Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora began making demos for 17 songs which would make up the first batch of songs written for the album. However, they began to feel a high level of pressure because they did not feel as though they had `the amazing song`.[4][10] Jon Bon Jovi said that `I really wanted to do it again, not for monetary reasons—I have plenty of money—but it was such an amazing feeling to have done what we`ve done.[10] There was a real fear of not being able to write `You Give Love a Bad Name` again.` Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora sat together and wrote the song `Love Is War` but Jon Bon Jovi wanted to write a song that would prove to be just as successful as `You Give Love a Bad Name` so desperately that it came out with exactly the same chord progression. They later started on the second batch of songs and they wrote `Bad Medicine` and `Born to Be My Baby` with Desmond Child. `Born to Be My Baby` was originally recorded acoustically, however the producer Bruce Fairbairn persuaded them to re-record it with electric instruments in a much more metal style. Jon Bon Jovi has since said that he believed the song would have made number one on the charts if it had been released in its original form. This song has a similar theme to `Livin` on a Prayer`, as it is about a young working class couple struggling to make ends meet.[citation needed]

Although the glossy production and anthems from Slippery When Wet remained, the band wished to show a level of diversity on the album. The album is much more experimental with a long, atmosphere-building intro on `Lay Your Hands on Me`, harmonica and organ duels on `Homebound Train` and a flamenco guitar intro on `Wild Is the Wind`. `Ride Cowboy Ride` is a short song functioning as an introduction to `Stick to Your Guns` and was recorded in mono. The song is credited to `Captain Kidd and King of Swing`, the nicknames of Bon Jovi and Sambora.[citation needed]

`Love for Sale` was recorded and engineered by John P. Allen and Chris Cavallaro at Chalet Sound in Allenwood, New Jersey. All pre-production songs were recorded and engineered at Chalet Sound by Allen additional engineering by Cavallaro and Nejat Bekan.[citation needed]

All tracks are written by Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora, except where noted.

Side one
No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. `Lay Your Hands on Me` 5:58
2. `Bad Medicine`
Bon JoviSamboraDesmond Child
5:16
3. `Born to Be My Baby`
Bon JoviSamboraChild
4:40
4. `Living in Sin` Bon Jovi 4:39
5. `Blood on Blood`
Bon JoviSamboraChild
6:16
Side two
No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. `Homebound Train` 5:10
2. `Wild Is the Wind`
Bon JoviSamboraChildDiane Warren
5:08
3. `Ride Cowboy Ride` 1:25
4. `Stick to Your Guns`
Bon JoviSamboraHolly Knight
4:45
5. `I`ll Be There for You` 5:46
6. `99 in the Shade` 4:29
7. `Love for Sale` 3:58
Total length: 57:30

Personnel
Bon Jovi

Jon Bon Jovi – lead and backing vocals, harmonica, acoustic guitar,
Richie Sambora – electric and acoustic guitars, mandolin, backing vocals
David Bryan – keyboards, backing vocals
Alec John Such – bass, backing vocals
Tico `The Hit Man` Torres – drums, percussion
Additional musicians

Scott Fairbairn – cello
Audrey Nordwell – cello
Bruce Fairbairn – additional percussion, horn
Additional credits

Bruce Fairbairn – production
John Allen – engineering
Peter Berring – arrangement, additional vocals, vocal arrangement
Chris Cavallaro – engineering
Bob Rock – engineering, mixing
George Marino – mastering
Isabella Lento, Carmela Lento – photography, unknown association
Hugh Syme – artwork, design
Chris Taylor – engineering assistance
Jim Williams – engineering assistance
Tim White – photography
Cameron Wong – cover photography