Keep the Faith

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Keep the Faith
Studio album by Bon Jovi

Publication
(s)

October 30, 1992

admission

December 1991 - August 1992

Label (s) Mercury Records

Format (s)

CD, LP, MC

Genre (s)

Hard rock

Title (number)

12

running time

65:17

occupation

production

Bob rock

Studio (s)

Little Mountain Studio, Vancouver (Canada)

chronology
New Jersey
(1988) 		Keep the Faith Cross Road - The Best of
(1994)
Single releases
October 1992 Keep the Faith
January 1993 Bed of Roses
May 1993 In These Arms
July 1993 I'll Sleep When I'm Dead
September 1993 I believe
March 1994 Dry County

Keep the Faith is the fifth studio album by the American rock band Bon Jovi . After a lengthy hiatus, it was the band's first album release in four years and the first of just three Bon Jovi albums from the 1990s. The release of the album was followed by two tours ( Keep-the-Faith Tour, 1992-1993; I'll-Sleep-When-I'm-Dead Tour, 1993).

Emergence

After the album New Jersey in 1988, the band members first pursued their solo careers: Jon Bon Jovi wrote Blaze of Glory , the soundtrack for Young Guns II , the title track of which earned him a Golden Globe , and a number one hit in the USA; Richie Sambora released his solo album Stranger in This Town , which peaked at # 36 on the Billboard 200 ; and David Bryan also released his first solo album, Netherworld . With Keep the Faith the band finally reported back and ended rumors about the final breakup of the band.

Like New Jersey , Keep the Faith was originally planned as a double album , the band recorded 30 songs, but eventually they released a normal album again.

In the run-up to the album's release, Jon Bon Jovi had his hair cut. With that he had also got rid of the symbol of hair metal . However, this sparked discussions about the band front man's hairstyle, which was rekindled again and again as soon as he had a new haircut.

The album should originally have been called Believe , but this was not possible because of Nike 's campaign of the same name .

On the cover you can see the hands of the band members forming a circle, as is used in some team sports.

Musical style

On the album, faster hard rock songs alternate with ballads. In doing so, the band moves away from the pop-metal sound of the last albums and tries their hand at more classic hard rock. The number of ballads has also increased compared to previous albums. However, the influence of Bruce Springsteen , similar to the previous album New Jersey , is easy to recognize ( I Believe or I'll Sleep When I'm Dead ). With this album Bon Jovi started the development of stadium rock .

Track list

Chart positions
Explanation of the data
Albums
Keep the Faith
  US 5 11/21/1992 (46 weeks)
  UK 1Template: Infobox chart placements / maintenance / NR1 link 11/14/1992 (78 weeks)
  DE 2 11/09/1992 (86 weeks)
  AT 2 11/15/1992 (67 weeks)
  CH 3 11/08/1992 (72 weeks)
Singles
Keep the Faith
  US 29 11/28/1992 (16 weeks)
  UK 5 October 24, 1992 (6 weeks)
  DE 8th 10/26/1992 (28 weeks)
  AT 17th 11/15/1992 (8 weeks)
  CH 3 11/01/1992 (11 weeks)
Bed of Roses
  US 10 03/06/1993 (20 weeks)
  UK 13 01/23/1993 (6 weeks)
  DE 10 03/22/1993 (30 weeks)
  CH 9 02/07/1993 (32 weeks)
I'll Sleep When I'm Dead
  US 97 08/14/1993 (4 weeks)
  UK 17th 07/08/1993 (5 weeks)
  AT 19th 10/03/1993 (3 weeks)
  CH 35 10/03/1993 (2 weeks)
In These Arms
  US 27 06/12/1993 (16 weeks)
  UK 9 05/15/1993 (7 weeks)
  DE 14th 07/19/1993 (18 weeks)
  AT 20th 08/22/1993 (7 weeks)
  CH 23 07/11/1993 (11 weeks)
I believe
  UK 11 02/10/1993 (6 weeks)
  DE 49 December 6, 1993 (4 weeks)
  CH 34 11/28/1993 (4 weeks)
Dry County
  UK 9 03/26/1994 (6 weeks)
  DE 41 03/21/1994 (7 weeks)
  AT 26th 04/03/1994 (7 weeks)
  CH 10 03/13/1994 (11 weeks)
  1. I Believe (5:48) ( Jon Bon Jovi )
  2. Keep the Faith (5:46) (Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora , Desmond Child )
  3. I'll Sleep When I'm Dead (4:43) (Bon Jovi, Sambora, Child)
  4. In These Arms (5:21) (Bon Jovi, Sambora, David Bryan )
  5. Bed of Roses (6:36) (Bon Jovi)
  6. If I Was Your Mother (4:27) (Bon Jovi, Sambora)
  7. Dry County (9:52) (Bon Jovi)
  8. Woman in Love (3:48) (Bon Jovi)
  9. Fear (3:06) (Bon Jovi)
  10. I Want You (5:36) (Bon Jovi)
  11. Blame it on the Love of Rock & Roll (4:24) (Bon Jovi, Sambora)
  12. Little Bit of Soul (5:43) (Bon Jovi, Sambora)

Bonus track of many international editions

  2. Save a Prayer (5:57) (Bon Jovi, Sambora)

Bonus track of the Mexican first pressing

  2. Cama de Rosas (5:07) (Bon Jovi)

Bonus tracks from most Japanese editions as well as the Australian editions

  2. Save a Prayer (5:57) (Bon Jovi, Sambora)
  3. Starting All Over Again (3:46) (Bon Jovi, Sambora)

Bonus tracks of the special edition from 2010

  2. Keep the Faith (Live) (7:56) (Bon Jovi, Sambora, Child)
  3. I'll Sleep When I'm Dead (Live) (5:20) (Bon Jovi, Sambora, Child)

Bonus CD of the international special edition from 1993

  1. Keep the Faith (Live) (6:38) (Bon Jovi, Sambora, Child)
  2. In These Arms (Live) (5:58) (Bon Jovi, Sambora, Bryan)
  3. Blaze of Glory (5:50) (Bon Jovi)
  4. I'll Be There for You (Live) (6:30) (Bon Jovi, Sambora)
  5. Lay Your Hands on Me (Live) (5:30) (Bon Jovi, Sambora)
  6. Bad Medicine (Live) (8:26) (Bon Jovi, Sambora, Child)
  7. Bed of Roses (Acoustic Version) (4:20) (Bon Jovi)
  8. Never Say Goodbye (Live) (5:30) (Bon Jovi, Sambora)

Bonus CD of the Japanese Special Edition from 1993

  1. Keep the Faith (Live) (6:38) (Bon Jovi, Sambora, Child)
  2. In These Arms (Live) (5:58) (Bon Jovi, Sambora, Bryan)
  3. Blaze of Glory (5:50) (Bon Jovi)
  4. Lay Your Hands on Me (Live) (5:30) (Bon Jovi, Sambora)
  5. Tokyo Road (Live) (5:59) (Bon Jovi, Sambora)
  6. I'll Be There for You (Live) (6:30) (Bon Jovi, Sambora)
  7. Bed of Roses (Acoustic Version) (4:20) (Bon Jovi)

Bonus CD of the Japanese Special Edition from 1998

  1. Keep the Faith (Live) (6:31) (Bon Jovi, Sambora, Child)
  2. In These Arms (Live) (5:58) (Bon Jovi, Sambora, Bryan)
  3. I Believe (Live) (5:39) (Bon Jovi)
  4. I'll Sleep When I'm Dead (Live) (4:58) (Bon Jovi, Sambora, Child)
  5. I'll Sleep When I'm Dead (Live) (7:35) (Bon Jovi, Sambora, Child)
  6. Bed of Roses (Acoustic Version) (4:18) (Bon Jovi)
  7. Cama de Rosas (5:07) (Bon Jovi)
  8. Save a Prayer (5:57) (Bon Jovi, Sambora)
  9. Starting All Over Again (3:46) (Bon Jovi, Sambora)

Track list of the Colombian LP pressing

  1. I Believe (5:48) (Bon Jovi)
  2. Keep the Faith (5:46) (Bon Jovi, Sambora, Child)
  3. I'll Sleep When I'm Dead (4:43) (Bon Jovi, Sambora, Child)
  4. In These Arms (5:21) (Bon Jovi, Sambora, Bryan)
  5. Save a Prayer (5:57) (Bon Jovi, Sambora)
  6. Fear (3:06) (Bon Jovi)
  7. If I Was Your Mother (4:27) (Bon Jovi, Sambora)
  8. Woman in Love (3:48) (Bon Jovi)
  9. I Want You (5:36) (Bon Jovi)
  10. Blame it on the Love of Rock & Roll (4:24) (Bon Jovi, Sambora)
  11. Little Bit of Soul (5:43) (Bon Jovi, Sambora)
  12. Bed of Roses (6:36) (Bon Jovi)

Interesting facts about the bonus CD of the international special edition from 1993

  • The live version of "Keep the Faith" was recorded at the Count Basie Theater in Red Bank in 1992 and was first released on this special edition.
  • The live version of "In These Arms" was recorded in 1992 at the Count Basie Theater in Red Bank and first published on this special edition.
  • The live version of "Blaze of Glory" was recorded at the Count Basie Theater in Red Bank in 1992 and was first released on this special edition.
  • The live version of "I'll Be There for You" was recorded in 1989 at the Lakeland Civic Center in Lakeland and first published on this special edition.
  • The live version of "Lay Your Hands on Me" was recorded in 1989 at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford and first published on this special edition.
  • The live version of "Bad Medicine" was recorded at the Count Basie Theater in Red Bank in 1992 and was first published on this special edition. In the inlay of the Special Edition from 1993 it is incorrectly stated that the live recording of the concert in the Miami Arena in Miami was made in 1993.
  • The acoustic version was originally released on the 1993 single In These Arms . On this special edition, the acoustic version was provided with audience noises so that it appeared to be part of the concert.
  • The exact recording dates of the live acoustic version of "Never Say Goodbye" are not known. In the inlay of the Special Edition from 1993 it is incorrectly stated that the live recording of the concert in the Miami Arena in Miami was made in 1993. The live version was first published on this special edition.

Interesting facts about the bonus CD of the Japanese Special Edition from 1993

  • The live version of "Tokyo Road" was recorded in Rio de Janeiro in 1990 and originally appeared on the 1992 single Bed of Roses .
  • All other songs contained in the Japanese edition are also contained on the bonus CD of the international special edition from 1993, but the acoustic version of "Bed of Roses" was not provided with audience noises.

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

  • The live version of "Keep the Faith" was recorded at the Count Basie Theater in Red Bank in 1992 and originally released on the 1993 Special Edition of the album.
  • The live version of "In These Arms" was recorded at the Count Basie Theater in Red Bank in 1992 and was originally released on the 1993 Special Edition of the album.
  • The live version of "I Believe" was recorded at the Count Basie Theater in Red Bank in 1992 and originally appeared on the 1993 single I Believe .
  • The first live version of "I'll Sleep When I'm Dead" was recorded at the National Bowl in Milton Keynes in 1993 and was first published on this special edition.
  • The second live version of "I'll Sleep When I'm Dead" was recorded in 1995 at Wembley Stadium in London and originally appeared on the 1995 single Lie to Me .
  • The acoustic version of "Bed of Roses" was originally released on the 1993 single In These Arms .
  • The Spanish-text version of "Bed of Roses" called "Cama de Rosas" was originally released on the album's first Mexican press.
  • The song "Save a Prayer" was originally released as a bonus track on the international editions of the album.
  • The song "Starting All Over Again" was originally released as a bonus track on the Japanese and Australian editions of the album. An alternate version of the song was released in 2004 on the box set of 100,000,000 Bon Jovi Fans Can't Be Wrong .

Interesting facts about the 2010 Special Edition

  • Both of the live recordings added to the 2010 Special Edition are known only to have been recorded during the Keep The Faith tour. The live versions of "Keep the Faith" and "I'll Sleep When I'm Dead" are therefore not the same live recordings that were included on the bonus CDs of the European Special Edition from 1993 and the Japanese Special Edition from 1998 are.

Information on individual songs

The songs Keep the Faith and I'll Sleep When I'm Dead are still an integral part of the band's live performances, the latter often being played as a medley with various other songs.

Jon Bon Jovi wrote six of the songs on the album alone, more than any other album by the band. Of the album's six single releases in the UK, four made it into the top ten and all of them made it into the top twenty.

Some songs that were written for Keep the Faith but didn't make it on the album because it didn't become a double album as planned, made it as a bonus track, or 100,000,000 Bon Jovi fans Can't Be Wrong on the CD box Contains: For example Billy , Every Beat of My Heart , Miss Fourth of July , Starting All Over Again , Sympathy , Taking It Back or The Radio Saved My Life Tonight .

Keep the Faith

The single Keep the Faith only reached number 29 on the Billboard Hot 100, but number 1 on the mainstream rock charts in the USA, which Bon Jovi only achieved with Livin 'on a Prayer and Jon Bon Jovi with Blaze of Glory . After that, they haven't reached it again to this day.

Bed of Roses

The ballad Bed of Roses was written in a hotel suite in 1992, according to Jon Bon Jovi. He had followed a wedding from there and was depressed how these people, full of love and happiness, were enjoying their lives while he was sitting in a hotel room 3,000 miles from home. There he saw a piano on rollers that he had the hotel staff bring to his room.

The following night he went out with some friends and had profound conversations with them about God and the world. When he woke up the next morning in a melancholy mood and wanted to leave the hotel, he had a guilty conscience that he had had the piano brought but could not write a song. So he wrote:

"Sitting here wasted and wounded at this old piano.
Trying hard to capture the moment, this morning I don't know. "

- Bon Jovi: Bed of Roses

There is also a Spanish version of Bed of Roses, (Cama de Rosas) that has not been released but can be viewed as a video on the band page. The 2003 compilation album This Left Feels Right features a different version of the song, which for a long time was played live instead of the version by Keep the Faith . On the Lost Highway tour, the band played the old version again a few times.

In These Arms

On David Bryan's solo album Lunar Eclipse is a version of the song In These Arms , which is sung by David Bryan and accompanied on the piano. Every now and then he also takes on the lead vocals for the song in the band's live performances.

Dry County

Dry County is the band's longest song with a running time of just under 10 minutes and includes a guitar solo that lasts longer than two minutes. In terms of content, the song deals with the decline of the US oil industry and the related needs of those whose work depended on it. This topic is woven into a wild west picture and then told epically and set to music.

The song is very popular with fans and the band is frequently asked to play Dry County live. On the tour for the album Have a Nice Day , the band played the song live again for the first time in ten years. In response to popular demand, Bon Jovi played the song at the final concerts of the Lost Highway Tour at Madison Square Garden , which was recorded for a tour DVD and was released in November 2009 as Live at Madison Square Garden . Obie O'Brien, among others, the song list for the CD box 100,000,000 Bon Jovi Fans Can not Be Wrong has created and is responsible for the website of the band, already assured before publication of the concert recording that even on that DVD Dry County included would be.

The single and video version of the song is shortened to six and a half minutes.

I want you

The lines “All I've got is my guitar, these words and the truth” from this song were used in the film He's Just Not That Into You by a person on a social network profile . When the friends of one of the main characters read these lines, they immediately recognize that they are from Bon Jovi.

reception

HiFi magazine Audio gave the following verdict at the end of 1992: “It took four years for the gentlemen to wait for them - and now they sound almost gentle and soft, almost like the blown shorthair of namesake Jon Bon Jovi. Exceptions, like the first single Keep the Faith , are still reminiscent of the Sturm und Drang phase. Waiting for really hearty hits is in vain. Sometimes catchy guitar and especially drum-heavy pop rock à la Bryan Adams, then creamy-full rock ballads shape the current sound. The title (freely: 'Believe in us') almost looks like an incantation - which should work. "

In Rock Hard magazine following Achim Karstens judgment was published: "Four years have passed since the publication of the last Bon Jovi band album New Jersey passed four years in which a lot has happened: Jon Bon and Richie Sambora have each released a solo album, got into each other's hairs (which led to Jon Bon losing them), Speed ​​& Thrash Metal have become socially acceptable thanks to Metallica, we have the Seattle boom ... Who needs someone like Bon Jovi? some may ask. After listening to the new work, this question turns out to be completely superfluous, because what the old Bon Jovi team has achieved here is unparalleled and the band was probably not to be expected. The five musicians managed to produce a total of 13 songs with a playing time of over 71 minutes, of which only one (Woman In Love) does not quite reach the level of the other tracks. But apart from that there is one highlight after the next, starting with the anthem-like opener I Believe to good mood music like I'll Sleep When I'm Dead or Blame It on the Love of Rock & Roll to Fear , one for BJ -Relatively unusually tough number. Well, and then there are the four outstanding pieces on the album, almost certainly the best the band has ever written: In These Arms is a soulful mid-tempo song with a captivating bass line and great vocal melody, Bed of Roses DIE Noise par excellence, If I Was Your Mother is unusually experimental and Dry County is an almost ten-minute anthem with excellent increases. You don't really need to know more to rush straight to the next store and bag Keep the Faith ! "

Also commercially, the album was another high point for the band. To date, it has sold over 12 million times worldwide and has been awarded platinum in numerous countries. This makes it the group's fourth most commercially successful album.

Keep the Faith video releases

Keep the Faith: An Evening with Bon Jovi

In 1993, an 80-minute concert from 1992 was published on VHS and Laserdisc, which was broadcast on MTV before it was released and is sometimes considered to be the birth of MTV Unplugged , as the group here partly their own, but also cover versions of well-known songs in acoustic Robe presented. The concert was recorded at Kaufman's Studios Astoria in Queens, New Orleans in the United States and includes four songs that were not released when recorded because Keep the Faith was released later. The video includes the following titles:

  1. With a Little Help From My Friends (Original Artist: The Beatles)
  2. Love for sale
  3. Lay your hands on me
  4. Blaze of Glory
  5. Little Bit of Soul
  6. Brother Louie (Original Artist: Hot Chocolate)
  7. Bed of Roses
  8. Livin 'on a prayer
  9. We Gotta Get Out of This Place (Original Artist: The Animals)
  10. Fever (Original Artist: Little Willie John)
  11. It's My Life (Original Artist: The Animals)
  12. Wanted Dead or Alive
  13. I'll Sleep When I'm Dead
  14. Bad Medicine
  15. Keep the Faith

Keep the Faith: The Videos

Another VHS was released in 1994, summarizing all of the music videos from 1991 to 1993, along with interviews, behind-the-scenes footage and a previously unreleased video for If I Was Your Mother . Also included is u. a. also a video each for Richie Samboras (Ballad of Youth) and Jon Bon Jovis (Dyin 'Ain't Much Of a Livin') first solo album as well as the Spanish version of Bed of Roses and the video for Please Come Home For Christmas . This compilation also includes all music videos published to date for the songs by Keep the Faith , but since the video for the last single Dry County was only produced after the release of Keep the Faith: The Videos , this video is only on the video in 1994 Find Cross Road . The one hour video includes the following videos:

  1. Keep the Faith
  2. Bed of Roses
  3. In These Arms
  4. If I Was Your Mother
  5. I'll Sleep When I'm Dead
  6. I believe
  7. I Wish Everyday Could Be Like Christmas
  8. Cama de Rosas
  9. Ballad Of Youth
  10. Dyin 'Ain't Much of a Livin'
  11. I'll Sleep When I'm Dead (Acoustic Version)

Further information

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Golden Globe for Jon Bon Jovi ( Memento of the original from November 21, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www1.goldenglobes.org
  2. ↑ Jon Bon Jovi USA chart positions
  3. ↑ Richie Sambora USA chart placements
  4. ↑ a b 100,000,000 Bon Jovi Fans Can't Be Wrong
  5. ↑ Entry in the All Music Guide
  6. ↑ Charts DE Charts AT Charts CH Charts UK Charts US
  7. ↑ a b c d e f g bonjovi-archives.com - Album - Keep the Faith - Songs Archive . Last accessed on January 3, 2018.
  8. ↑ a b c bonjovi-archives.com - Album - New Jersey - Songs Archive . Last accessed on January 3, 2018.
  9. ↑ a b discogs.com - Bon Jovi - Keep the Faith . Last accessed on January 3, 2018.
  10. ↑ www.bonjovi-archives.com - Keep the Faith - Album Versions . Retrieved January 3, 2018.
  11. ↑ bonjovi-archives.com - Album - Slippery When Wet - Songs Archive . Last accessed on January 1, 2018.
  12. ↑ bonjovi-archives.com - Album - 7800 ° Fahrenheit - Songs Archive . Retrieved September 16, 2017.
  13. ↑ Bon Jovi USA chart placements
  14. ↑ Jon Bon Jovi in ​​VH-1 Storytellers (September 22, 2000)
  15. ↑ davidbryan.com
Bon Jovi
Studio albums

Bon Jovi • 7800 ° Fahrenheit • Slippery When Wet • New Jersey • Keep the Faith • These Days • Crush • Bounce • Have a Nice Day • Lost Highway • The Circle • What About Now • Burning Bridges • This House Is Not for Sale
Solo -Albums:  Blaze of Glory • Stranger in This Town • Destination Anywhere • Undiscovered Soul • Aftermath of the Lowdown

Live albums

One Wild Night Live 1985-2001

Compilation albums

Cross Road • One Wild Night Live 1985-2001 • This Left Feels Right • 100,000,000 Bon Jovi Fans Can't Be Wrong • Greatest Hits

Singles

You Give Love a Bad Name • Livin 'on a Prayer • Bad Medicine • I'll Be There for You • Keep the Faith • Dry County • Blaze of Glory • It's My Life

Tours

Because We Can: The Tour