Bon Jovi (album)

Bon Jovi
Studio album by Bon Jovi
Publication (s)	January 21, 1984
admission	June 1983
Label (s)	Mercury Records
Format (s)	CD, LP, MC
Genre (s)	Hard rock
Title (number)	9
running time	38:30
occupation	Singing : Jon Bon Jovi Guitar and backing vocals: Richie Sambora Bass and backing vocals: Alec John Such Drums , percussion : Tico Torres Keyboard and backing vocals: David Bryan Keyboard: Roy Bittan Drums: Frankie La Rocka Bass: Hugh McDonald Guitar: Tim Pierce Background vocals: Mick Seeley Additional drums: Chuck Burgijujilo Background vocals: David Grahmme Additional keyboard: Doug Katsaros Additional guitar and additional keyboard: Aldo Nova Engineering : Larry Alexander, Jeff Hendrickson, John Bengelshmy
production	Tony Bongiovi, Lance Quinn
Studio (s)	Power Station Studio, New York City (USA)
chronology - Bon Jovi 7800 degrees Fahrenheit (1985)

Bon Jovi is the first studio album by the American rock band Bon Jovi of the same name. It was released in January 1984.

background

The first single Runaway , a song that Jon Bon Jovi co-wrote and with which he won a radio competition, reached number 39 on the American Billboard Hot 100 . Jon Bon Jovi recorded this song earlier in a demo version. Besides this song, Burning for Love and Come Back were the first songs written for the album.

After the band celebrated their breakthrough in 1986 with the album Slippery When Wet , the songs on this album were rarely played live, with the exception of the single Runaway . This only changed in 2009 when the songs Roulette, Shot Through the Heart and Get Ready made it onto the set list of the The Circle tour. Also on the compilations of the band published so far (worldwide) only the song Runaway was taken into account from this debut . Furthermore, Bon Jovi is the only studio album of the band, which includes She Don't Know Me, a song that no band member wrote; it reached number 48 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Track list

1. Runaway (3:50) ( Jon Bon Jovi , George Karak)
2. Roulette (4:41) (Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora )
3. She Don't Know Me (4:02) (Mark Avsec)
4. Shot Through the Heart (4:25) (Bon Jovi, Jack Ponti)
5. Love Lies (4:09) (Bon Jovi, David Bryan )
6. Breakout (5:23) (Bon Jovi, Bryan)
7. Burning for Love (3:53) (Bon Jovi, Sambora)
8. Come Back (3:58) (Bon Jovi, Sambora)
9. Get Ready (4:08) (Bon Jovi, Sambora)

Bonus tracks of the special edition from 2010

10. Runaway (Live) (5:17) (Bon Jovi, Karak)
11. Roulette (Live) (5:38) (Bon Jovi, Sambora)
12. Breakout (Live) (6:25) (Bon Jovi, Bryan)
13. Get Ready (Live) (7:03) (Bon Jovi, Sambora)

Bonus CD of the Japanese Special Edition from 1998

1. Runaway (Live) (5:03) (Bon Jovi, Karak)
2. Roulette (Live) (5:35) (Bon Jovi, Sambora)
3. Shot Through the Heart (Live) (6:33) (Bon Jovi, Ponti)
4. Burning for Love (Live) (5:26) (Bon Jovi, Sambora)
5. Get Ready (Live) (7:04) (Bon Jovi, Sambora)
6. Breakout (Live) (6:11) (Bon Jovi, Bryan)
7. Runaway (Live) (5:24) (Bon Jovi, Karak)

Cover version

• "She Don't Know Me" is a fair warning cover version. The song was originally released in 1981 on the album Fair Warning , which ultimately only appeared as a promo until today.

Things worth knowing about the bonus CD of the Japanese Special Edition from 1998

• The first live version of "Runaway" was recorded at Le Zénith in Paris in 1988 and originally featured on the 1989 single Lay Your Hands on Me .
• The live version of "Roulette" was recorded at Gaumont in Ipswich in 1984 and broadcast on the British radio station BBC Radio 1 during the Friday Rock Show . The live recording was originally released on the 1985 single In and Out of Love . This single also includes a live recording of "Shot Through the Heart", which was also recorded in Ipswich.
• The live version of "Shot Through the Heart" was recorded in the Shibuya Public Hall in Tokyo in 1985 and originally appeared on the 1985 single Hardest Part Is the Night .
• The live version of "Burning for Love" was recorded in the Shibuya Public Hall in Tokyo in 1985 and originally appeared on the 1986 EP Borderline .
• The live version of "Get Ready" was recorded in the Shibuya Public Hall in Tokyo in 1985 and was first published on this special edition.
• The live version of "Breakout" was recorded at the Super Rock '84 festival at the Seibu Lions Stadium in Tokyo and originally appeared on the 1984 single Runaway .
• The second live version of "Runaway" was recorded at the Super Rock '84 festival at Seibu Lions Stadium in Tokyo and originally appeared on the 1984 single Runaway .

Interesting facts about the 2010 Special Edition

• Only three of the four live recordings included with the 2010 Special Edition are known to have been recorded during the Bon Jovi Tour. The live versions of "Runaway", "Roulette" and "Breakout" are therefore not the same live recordings that are included on the bonus CD of the Japanese Special Edition from 1998. Only the live recording of "Get Ready" was already on the bonus CD from 1998 and can therefore be dated: The live recording was made in 1985 in the Shibuya Public Hall in Tokyo.

reception

Frank Trojan reviewed the debut in 1984 in the fifth rock-hard edition as follows: “Another product from the 'Melodic HM' brand is the first LP by a US formation with the somewhat strange name Bon Jovi. Among the special thanks is u. a. also the name Aldo Nova is listed. With that you have the same style as this group. Still, I actually like this album a lot, because firstly the production is very good, and secondly, apart from the cruel 'Get Ready' there is not a really bad song. For me, tracks like roulette or breakout are even among the best there is in this branch. I can warmly recommend this LP to people who occasionally want to hear something quiet but still stylish and can no longer hear the Great White or Santers. ”Trojan gave 7.5 out of ten possible points.

The album has since achieved double platinum status in the US , but it wasn't until the success of Slippery When Wet that sales of the debut album really got going. The album itself reached number 43 on the American Billboard 200 , and it was also placed at number 71 in the UK. To date, the album has sold over 3.5 million copies worldwide.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ https://www.allmusic.com/album/bon-jovi-mw0000649910 accessed on October 18, 2019
2. ↑ Bon Jovi single placements in the USA
3. ↑ laflavour.com - history . Retrieved September 15, 2017.
4. ↑ ^{a b c d e f} bonjovi-archives.com - Album - Bon Jovi - Songs Archive . Last accessed on September 15, 2017.
5. ↑ genome.ch.bbc.co.uk - The Friday Rock Show . Retrieved September 15, 2017.
6. ↑ Rock-Hard Review Archive
7. ↑ Bon Jovi gold and platinum awards
8. ↑ Bon Jovi album placements in the USA
9. ↑ Bon Jovi on ticketnetwork.com