New Jersey (album)

New Jersey
Studio album by
Bon Jovi
ReleasedSeptember 19, 1988 (1988-09-19)
RecordedMay 1 – July 31, 1988
StudioLittle Mountain Sound, Vancouver
Genre
Length57:30
Label
ProducerBruce Fairbairn
Bon Jovi chronology
Slippery When Wet
(1986)		 New Jersey
(1988)		 Hard & Hot (Best of Bon Jovi)
(1991)
Singles from New Jersey
  1. "Bad Medicine"
    Released: September 3, 1988
  2. "Born to Be My Baby"
    Released: November 24, 1988
  3. "I'll Be There for You"
    Released: April 4, 1989
  4. "Lay Your Hands on Me"
    Released: August 1, 1989
  5. "Living in Sin"
    Released: November 11, 1989

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

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Lay Your Hands on Me"Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora5:58
2."Bad Medicine"Bon Jovi, Sambora, Desmond Child5:16
3."Born to Be My Baby"Bon Jovi, Sambora, Child4:40
4."Living in Sin"Bon Jovi4:39
5."Blood on Blood"Bon Jovi, Sambora, Child6:16
6."Homebound Train"Bon Jovi, Sambora5:10
7."Wild Is the Wind"Bon Jovi, Sambora, Child, Diane Warren5:08
8."Ride Cowboy Ride"Bon Jovi, Sambora1:25
9."Stick to Your Guns"Bon Jovi, Sambora, Holly Knight4:45
10."I'll Be There for You"Bon Jovi, Sambora5:46
11."99 in the Shade"Bon Jovi, Sambora4:29
12."Love for Sale"Bon Jovi, Sambora3:58
Total length:57:30
1998 2-CD Special Edition bonus CD PHCR-90017~8
No.TitleWriter(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 
2010 special edition bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
13."Blood on Blood" (Live Version)Bon Jovi, Sambora, Child12:04
14."Born to Be My Baby" (Live Version)Bon Jovi, Sambora, Child5:47
Total length:75:21
Japan bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
13."You Give Love a Bad Name" (Live Version)Bon Jovi, Sambora, Child3:53
Total length:61:23

2014 deluxe edition

Disc 1: Original "New Jersey" Album Remastered
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Lay Your Hands on Me"Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora5:58
2."Bad Medicine"Bon Jovi, Sambora, Desmond Child5:16
3."Born to Be My Baby"Bon Jovi, Sambora, Child4:40
4."Living in Sin"Bon Jovi4:39
5."Blood on Blood"Bon Jovi, Sambora, Child6:16
6."Homebound Train"Bon Jovi, Sambora5:10
7."Wild Is the Wind"Bon Jovi, Sambora, Child, Diane Warren5:08
8."Ride Cowboy Ride"Bon Jovi, Sambora1:24
9."Stick to Your Guns"Bon Jovi, Sambora, Holly Knight4:45
10."I'll Be There for You"Bon Jovi, Sambora5:46
11."99 in the Shade"Bon Jovi, Sambora4:29
12."Love for Sale"Bon Jovi, Sambora4:01
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 Lynott4:05
14."Love Is War" (B-side from "Living in Sin" single.)Bon Jovi, Sambora, Child4:14
15."Born to Be My Baby (Acoustic Version)" (Previously released as a B-side in Japan)Bon Jovi, Sambora, Child4:53
Total length:70:42
Disc 2: The "Sons of Beaches" Demos
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Homebound Train"Bon Jovi, Sambora6:32
2."Judgement Day"Bon Jovi, Sambora4:18
3."Full Moon High"Bon Jovi, Sambora4:42
4."Growin' Up the Hard Way"Bon Jovi, Sambora5:31
5."Let's Make It Baby"Bon Jovi, Sambora, Child5:56
6."Love Hurts"Bon Jovi, Sambora4:49
7."Backdoor to Heaven"Bon Jovi, Sambora5:51
8."Now and Forever"Bon Jovi, Sambora5:34
9."Wild Is the Wind"Bon Jovi, Sambora, Child, Warren4:55
10."Stick to Your Guns"Bon Jovi, Sambora, Knight5:15
11."House of Fire" (Demo of the song from Alice Cooper's 1989 album Trash)Alice Cooper, Child, Joan Jett5:01
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, Warren4:57
13."Diamond Ring" (This song was later recorded for These Days)Bon Jovi, Sambora, Child4:10
Total length:67:31

References

  1. ↑ "Bon Jovi--More Mass Pop". Los Angeles Times. September 25, 1988. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
  2. ↑ Rivadavia, Eduardo (December 2, 2013). "Top 10 Albums of 1988". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved June 11, 2021.
  3. ↑ Rolli, Bryan (July 1, 2021). "Top 30 Glam Metal Albums". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
  4. ↑ Kuzminski, Anthony (September 19, 2018). "30 Years Ago: Bon Jovi Grow Up on 'New Jersey'". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved November 14, 2021.
  5. ↑ Ruhlmann, William. "Bon Jovi New Jersey review". AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-10-04.
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