Slippery When Wet

Slippery When Wet
Slippery When Wet
Studio album by Bon Jovi
Released	August 18, 1986
Recorded	January–July 1986
Studio	Little Mountain Sound Studios, Vancouver
Genre	Glam metal; arena rock; hard rock; pop rock;
Length	43:49
Label	Mercury (NA); Vertigo (WW);
Producer	Bruce Fairbairn
Bon Jovi chronology
Singles from Slippery When Wet
	"You Give Love a Bad Name"; Released: July 23, 1986; "Livin' on a Prayer"; Released: October 31, 1986; "Wanted Dead or Alive"; Released: March 2, 1987; "Never Say Goodbye"; Released: June 15, 1987;

Slippery When Wet is the third studio album by American hard rock band Bon Jovi and was released on August 18, 1986 by Mercury Records in North America and Vertigo Records internationally. It topped the album charts in Australia, Canada, Finland, New Zealand, Norway, Switzerland and the United States. It went to number 2 in Austria, number 3 in Sweden, number 5 in the Netherlands, number 6 in the United Kingdom, number 10 in Japan and number 11 in Germany.

Track listing

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

Side A
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Let It Rock"		5:26
2.	"You Give Love a Bad Name"	Bon Jovi, Sambora, Desmond Child	3:43
3.	"Livin' on a Prayer"	Bon Jovi, Sambora, Child	4:11
4.	"Social Disease"		4:18
5.	"Wanted Dead or Alive"		5:09

Side B
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Raise Your Hands"		4:17
2.	"Without Love"	Bon Jovi, Sambora, Child	3:31
3.	"I'd Die for You"	Bon Jovi, Sambora, Child	4:31
4.	"Never Say Goodbye"		4:49
5.	"Wild in the Streets"	Bon Jovi	3:56

1998 2-CD special edition bonus CD PHCR-90015/6
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Wanted Dead or Alive" (live at Wembley 1995)
2.	"Livin' on a Prayer" (live/US 1987)
3.	"You Give Love a Bad Name" (live/US 1987)
4.	"Wild in the Streets" (live at Wembley 1995)
5.	"Borderline" (studio outtake)
6.	"Edge of a Broken Heart" (studio outtake)
7.	"Never Say Goodbye" (live acoustic version)

2010 special edition bonus tracks
No.	Title	Length
1.	"You Give Love a Bad Name" (live version)	4:10
2.	"Livin' on a Prayer" (live version)	5:33
3.	"Wanted Dead or Alive" (live version)	5:22

References

↑
Multiple soureces:
- Buckley, Peter (2003). The Rough Guide to Rock. Rough Guides. p. 121. ISBN 978-1-84353-105-0.
- Slaughter, Matthew (June 30, 2014). "Album Review: Bon Jovi - New Jersey (deluxe edition)". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on January 25, 2022. Retrieved June 29, 2021.
↑ Llewellyn, Siân (September 19, 2021). "Bon Jovi: How the New Jersey album nearly killed the band". Classic Rock. Retrieved July 23, 2025.
↑ Harrison, Thomas (2011). Music of the 1980s. ABC-CLIO. p. 48. ISBN 978-0-313-36600-0.
↑
Multiple sources:
- Reesman, Bryan (August 18, 2016). "How Bon Jovi Changed the World With 'Slippery When Wet'". Observer. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
- "Bon Jovi – Slippery When Wet". This Day in Music. January 13, 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2023.

[1] Multiple soureces:
Buckley, Peter (2003). The Rough Guide to Rock. Rough Guides. p. 121. ISBN 978-1-84353-105-0.

Slaughter, Matthew (June 30, 2014). "Album Review: Bon Jovi - New Jersey (deluxe edition)". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on January 25, 2022. Retrieved June 29, 2021.

[mwLA] Buckley, Peter (2003). The Rough Guide to Rock. Rough Guides. p. 121. ISBN 978-1-84353-105-0.

[mwNg] Slaughter, Matthew (June 30, 2014). "Album Review: Bon Jovi - New Jersey (deluxe edition)". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on January 25, 2022. Retrieved June 29, 2021.

[2] Llewellyn, Siân (September 19, 2021). "Bon Jovi: How the New Jersey album nearly killed the band". Classic Rock. Retrieved July 23, 2025.

[3] Harrison, Thomas (2011). Music of the 1980s. ABC-CLIO. p. 48. ISBN 978-0-313-36600-0.

[4] Multiple sources:
Reesman, Bryan (August 18, 2016). "How Bon Jovi Changed the World With 'Slippery When Wet'". Observer. Retrieved 6 February 2023.

"Bon Jovi – Slippery When Wet". This Day in Music. January 13, 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2023.

[mwWg] Reesman, Bryan (August 18, 2016). "How Bon Jovi Changed the World With 'Slippery When Wet'". Observer. Retrieved 6 February 2023.

[mwYw] "Bon Jovi – Slippery When Wet". This Day in Music. January 13, 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2023.

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Jon Bon Jovi Tico Torres David Bryan Hugh McDonald Phil X Alec John Such Dave Sabo Richie Sambora
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 2020
Compilation albums	Hard & Hot (Best of Bon Jovi) Cross Road Tokyo Road: Best of Bon Jovi This Left Feels Right 100,000,000 Bon Jovi Fans Can't Be Wrong Greatest Hits
Live albums	One Wild Night Live 1985–2001 Live from the Have a Nice Day Tour (EP) Inside Out This House Is Not for Sale – Live from the London Palladium
Singles	"Runaway" "She Don't Know Me" "Only Lonely" "In and Out of Love" "The Hardest Part Is the Night" "You Give Love a Bad Name" "Livin' on a Prayer" "Wanted Dead or Alive" "Never Say Goodbye" "Edge of a Broken Heart" "Bad Medicine" "Born to Be My Baby" "I'll Be There for You" "Lay Your Hands on Me" "Living in Sin" "Keep the Faith" "Bed of Roses" "In These Arms" "I'll Sleep When I'm Dead" "I Believe" "Dry County" "Always" "Please Come Home for Christmas" "Someday I'll Be Saturday Night" "This Ain't a Love Song" "Something for the Pain" "Lie to Me" "These Days" "Hey God" "Real Life" "It's My Life" "Say It Isn't So" "Thank You for Loving Me" "One Wild Night" "Everyday" "Misunderstood" "Bounce" "All About Lovin' You" "Have a Nice Day" "Welcome to Wherever You Are" "Who Says You Can't Go Home" "(You Want to) Make a Memory" "Lost Highway" "Till We Ain't Strangers Anymore" "Summertime" "Whole Lot of Leavin'" "We Weren't Born to Follow" "Superman Tonight" "What Do You Got?" "This Is Our House" (promo) "Because We Can" "We Don't Run" "This House Is Not for Sale" "When We Were Us" "Do What You Can"
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