Cross Road: The Best of Bon Jovi (standard black vinyl)

~ Release by Bon Jovi (see all versions of this release, 28 available)

Tracklist

112" Vinyl
#TitleRatingLength
A1Livin’ on a Prayer
assistant engineer:
Tim Crich
engineer and mixer:
Bob Rock
producer:
Bruce Fairbairn
acoustic guitar, electric guitar, guitar synthesizer [IVL Guitar Synths] and talkbox:
Richie Sambora
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Tico Torres
electric bass guitar [Bass]:
Alec John Such
keyboard [Keyboards, Noises]:
Dave Bryan (keyboardist for Bon Jovi)
background vocals [Backing Vocals]:
Jon Bon Jovi, Dave Bryan (keyboardist for Bon Jovi), Richie Sambora and Alec John Such
lead vocals:
Jon Bon Jovi
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
PolyGram Records, Inc. (not for release label use! US division of PolyGram) (in 1986) and The Island Def Jam Music Group (American holding company, not normally a release label) (in 2011)
recorded at:
Little Mountain Sound in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
music videos:
Livin’ on a Prayer by Bon Jovi (group)
part of:
VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (compiled in 2006) (number: 1), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 146), BILLIONS CLUB and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 457)
recording of:
Livin’ on a Prayer
writer:
Jon Bon Jovi, Desmond Child and Richie Sambora
publisher:
Aggressive Music, Aggressive Music (A), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd., SBK Songs Ltd., Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP), Universal Music Group International (manages UMG’s offices in most countries outside of North America), Universal Music Works (GMR affiliated), Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998), April Music Inc. (in 1986), Bon Jovi Publishing (in 1986), Desmobile Inc. (in 1986) and PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998) (in 1986)
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.), ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
4.14:11
A2Keep the Faith
additional engineer:
Obie O’Brien
assistant engineer:
Brian Dobbs (US metal producer/engineer) and Darren Grahn
engineer:
Randy Staub
producer:
Bob Rock
assistant mixer:
Greg Goldman, Ed Korengo and Jim Labinski
mixer:
Bob Rock and Randy Staub
bass guitar:
Alec John Such
drums (drum set):
Tico Torres
guitar:
Richie Sambora
keyboard:
David Bryan (keyboardist for Bon Jovi)
lead vocals:
Jon Bon Jovi
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Island Def Jam Music Group (American holding company, not normally a release label) and PolyGram Records, Inc. (not for release label use! US division of PolyGram) (in 1992)
recorded at:
Little Mountain Sound in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
mixed at:
A&M Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Keep the Faith
writer:
Jon Bon Jovi, Desmond Child and Richie Sambora
publisher:
PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd., Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP), Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998), Desmobile Inc. (from 1992 to present), Aggressive Music (in 1992), Bon Jovi Publishing (in 1992), EMI April Music Inc. (in 1992) and PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998) (in 1992)
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.), ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
4.255:44
A3Someday I’ll Be Saturday Night
engineer:
Kevin Shirley (producer & mixer)
producer:
Peter Collins (producer)
mixer:
Bob Clearmountain
bass guitar:
Alec John Such
drums (drum set):
Tico Torres
guitar and background vocals:
Richie Sambora
lead vocals:
Jon Bon Jovi
conductor:
David Campbell (US‐based Canadian violinist, composer, conductor and arranger)
arranger and orchestrator:
David Campbell (US‐based Canadian violinist, composer, conductor and arranger)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
PolyGram Records, Inc. (not for release label use! US division of PolyGram) (in 1994) and Star Mark Compilations (from 2008 to present)
recording of:
Someday I’ll Be Saturday Night
writer:
Jon Bon Jovi, Desmond Child and Richie Sambora
publisher:
Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP), Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998), Aggressive Music (in 1994), Bon Jovi Publishing (in 1994), EMI April Music Inc. (in 1994) and PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998) (in 1994)
44:38
A4Always
engineer:
Kevin Shirley (producer & mixer)
producer:
Peter Collins (producer)
mixer:
Bob Clearmountain
bass guitar:
Alec John Such
drums (drum set):
Tico Torres
guitar and background vocals:
Richie Sambora
piano:
David Bryan (keyboardist for Bon Jovi)
lead vocals:
Jon Bon Jovi
conductor:
David Campbell (US‐based Canadian violinist, composer, conductor and arranger)
arranger and orchestrator:
David Campbell (US‐based Canadian violinist, composer, conductor and arranger)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
PolyGram and PolyGram Records, Inc. (not for release label use! US division of PolyGram) (in 1994)
recording of:
Always
lyricist and composer:
Jon Bon Jovi
publisher:
Bon Jovi Publishing (in 1994) and PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998) (in 1994)
3.755:52
B1Wanted Dead or Alive
assistant engineer:
Tim Crich
engineer and mixer:
Bob Rock
producer:
Bruce Fairbairn
acoustic guitar, electric guitar, guitar synthesizer [IVL Guitar Synths] and talkbox:
Richie Sambora
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Tico Torres
electric bass guitar [Bass]:
Alec John Such
keyboard [Keyboards, Noises]:
Dave Bryan (keyboardist for Bon Jovi)
background vocals [Backing Vocals]:
Jon Bon Jovi, Dave Bryan (keyboardist for Bon Jovi), Richie Sambora and Alec John Such
lead vocals:
Jon Bon Jovi
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
PolyGram Records, Inc. (not for release label use! US division of PolyGram) (in 1986) and The Island Def Jam Music Group (American holding company, not normally a release label) (in 2011)
recorded at:
Little Mountain Sound in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
recording of:
Wanted Dead or Alive
writer:
Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora
publisher:
PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd., Aggressive Music (from 1986 to present), Bon Jovi Publishing (from 1986 to present), Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP) (from 1986 to present), PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998) (from 1986 until 1998) and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998) (from 1998 to present)
3.955:07
B2Lay Your Hands on Me
assistant engineer and assistant mixer:
Chris Taylor (engineer)
engineer and mixer:
Bob Rock
producer:
Bruce Fairbairn
acoustic guitar:
Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora
additional percussion and guest percussion:
Gouin Morris
bass guitar:
Alec John Such
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Tico Torres
electric guitar and mandolin:
Richie Sambora
harmonica and lead vocals:
Jon Bon Jovi
keyboard:
David Bryan (keyboardist for Bon Jovi)
background vocals:
Jon Bon Jovi, David Bryan (keyboardist for Bon Jovi), Joanie Bye, Lovena Fox (vocalist), Linda Hunt, Cecille Larochelle (vocalist), Sue Leonard, Richie Sambora, Alec John Such and Joanie Taylor (vocalist)
background vocals arranger:
Peter Berring
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
PolyGram Records, Inc. (not for release label use! US division of PolyGram) (in 1988) and The Island Def Jam Music Group (American holding company, not normally a release label) (in 2014)
recorded at and mixed at:
Little Mountain Sound in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
recording of:
Lay Your Hands on Me
writer:
Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora
publisher:
PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd., Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP), Bon Jovi Publishing (in 1988), New Jersey Underground Music Inc. (in 1988) and PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998) (in 1988)
3.55:58
B3You Give Love a Bad Name
assistant engineer:
Tim Crich
engineer and mixer:
Bob Rock
producer:
Bruce Fairbairn
acoustic guitar, electric guitar, guitar synthesizer [IVL Guitar Synths] and talkbox:
Richie Sambora
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Tico Torres
electric bass guitar [Bass] and background vocals:
Alec John Such
keyboard [Keyboards, Noises]:
Dave Bryan (keyboardist for Bon Jovi)
background vocals [Backing Vocals]:
Jon Bon Jovi, Dave Bryan (keyboardist for Bon Jovi), Richie Sambora and Alec John Such
lead vocals:
Jon Bon Jovi
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
PolyGram Records, Inc. (not for release label use! US division of PolyGram) (in 1986) and The Island Def Jam Music Group (American holding company, not normally a release label) (in 2011)
recorded at:
Little Mountain Sound in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
part of:
VH1: 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs (2008-12-29) (number: 20) and BILLIONS CLUB
recording of:
You Give Love a Bad Name
writer:
Jon Bon Jovi, Desmond Child and Richie Sambora
publisher:
Aggressive Music (A) 301, CBS Songs Ltd., Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), PolyGram Music Publishing, Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP), Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998), April Music Inc. (in 1986), Bon Jovi Publishing (in 1986), Desmobile Inc. (in 1986) and PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998) (in 1986)
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.), ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
4.33:43
B4Bed of Roses
additional engineer:
Obie O’Brien
assistant engineer:
Brian Dobbs (US metal producer/engineer) and Darren Grahn
engineer:
Randy Staub
producer:
Bob Rock
assistant mixer:
Greg Goldman, Ed Korengo and Jim Labinski
mixer:
Bob Rock and Randy Staub
bass guitar:
Alec John Such
drums (drum set):
Tico Torres
guitar:
Richie Sambora
keyboard:
David Bryan (keyboardist for Bon Jovi)
lead vocals:
Jon Bon Jovi
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
PolyGram Records, Inc. (not for release label use! US division of PolyGram) (in 1992)
recorded at:
Little Mountain Sound in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
mixed at:
A&M Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Bed of Roses
lyricist and composer:
Jon Bon Jovi
publisher:
PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd., Bon Jovi Publishing (in 1992) and PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998) (in 1992)
46:34
212" Vinyl