In early 1988, Bon Jovi was coming off an extraordinary run. Slippery When Wet, their third album, had been a colossal achievement, reaching No.1 worldwide and forming the basis for a phenomenal tour. The band morphed from hungry opening act into international music icon. They could now wri...
Slippery When Wetwas originally titledWanted Dead or Alive, and photographer Mark Weiss took extensive photographs of Bon Jovi in cowboy gear for the album cover and inserts. Then former manager Doc McGhee laughingly reminded them that they were from New Jersey. I wish McGhee was still around ...
It was October of 1986 and Bon Jovi's third studio album,Slippery When Wet,was working its way up the Billboard chart after being released two months earlier (August 18). Amazon At the time, Bon Jovi was still considered an opening act and was in the process of touring with .38 Specia...
SiriusXM has announced today the launch of Bon Jovi Radio, a new streaming music channel celebrating the band’s music and career, available to stream today. Coinciding with the 35th anniversary of the release of the band’s breakthrough album,Slippery When Wet, the channel will showcase the ...
BON JOVI Slippery When Wet (2016 UK/EU limited edition 'Back to Black' series issue of their 1986 third studio album pressed on 180 gram Heavyweight Vinyl, including the singles You Give Love A Bad Name, Livin' On A Prayer, Wanted DeadOr Alive and Never Say Goodbye. Housed in a picture...
The band's breakout album, "Slippery When Wet," was their third studio album released in 1986. It became the band's best-selling album, selling more than 28 million worldwide, according to a Jan. 29, 2008 issue of the Daily Telegraph.Bon Jovi's next album, "New Jersey," not only ...
5. Bon Jovi, 'Slippery When Wet' (1986) The Diamond RIAA-certified ‘Slippery When Wet’ took an already piping red hot Bon Jovi to even greater heights. Propelling this success was the transcendental hit “Livin’ on a Prayer,” a favorite that has penetrated the mainstream on unthinkable...
While Bon Jovi the band had monumental success with 1986’sSlippery When Wetand its follow-upNew Jerseytwo years later, the group wasn’t entirely certain of its future at the end of the Eighties. Jon Bon Jovi had become a globally recognized face, and his bandmates were gingerly navigating...
"Livin' on a Prayer" was the second single from Bon Jovi's 1986 album, Slippery When Wet. It hit No. 1 at Mainstream Rock radio and also crossed over to hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. It's also been certified as a triple-platinum selling single in the U.S....
Jon Bon Jovi, meanwhile,surprised fansduring a Q&A session on the 2019 Runaway to Paradise cruise, confessing that he almost didn't put the song onSlippery When Wet. "The song was so unique," he explained. "'Livin' on a Prayer' didn't sound like anything, so I was sort of indiffere...