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. Title Length
1. "Lay Your Hands on Me"   5:58
2. "Bad Medicine"   5:16
3. "Born to Be My Baby"   4:40
4. "Living in Sin"   4:39
5. "Blood on Blood"   6:16
6. "Homebound Train"   5:10
7. "Wild Is the Wind"   5:08
8. "Ride Cowboy Ride"   1:25
9. "Stick to Your Guns"   4:45
10. "I'll Be There for You"   5:46
11. "99 in the Shade"   4:29
12. "Love for Sale"   3:58
Total length:
 57:30
1998 2-CD Special Edition bonus CD PHCR-90017~8
No. Title Length
11. "Bad Medicine" (Live at Wembley Arena, 1988)  
12. "Bad Medicine" (Live on the New Jersey Tour)  
13. "Blood on Blood" (Live at Wembley Arena, 1988)  
14. "Born to Be My Baby" (Acoustic version)  
15. "I'll Be There for You" (Live at Lakeland 1989)  
16. "Lay Your Hands on Me" (Live at Giants Stadium, 1989)  
17. "Love Is War" (Studio outtake)  
2010 special edition bonus tracks
No. Title Length
13. "Blood on Blood" (Live Version) 12:04
14. "Born to Be My Baby" (Live Version) 5:47
Total length:
 75:21
Japan bonus track
No. Title Length
13. "You Give Love a Bad Name" (Live Version) 3:53
Total length:
 61:23

2014 deluxe edition

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