Greatest Hits

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Annotation

The disc in my copy of this (single disc) release is labelled 'DISC ONE'.

Annotation last modified on 2018-04-13 14:48 UTC.

Tracklist

CD 1
#TitleRatingLength
1Livin’ 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:
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 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, Universal Music Group International (manages UMG’s offices in most countries outside of North America), 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, ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
4.14:11
2You 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
recording of:
You Give Love a Bad Name
writer:
Jon Bon Jovi, Desmond Child and Richie Sambora
publisher:
Aggressive Music (A) 301, Sony/ATV Tunes LLC, 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, ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
4.353:43
3It’s My Life
programming:
Graham Hawthorne and Andy Snitzer
assistant engineer:
Mike Rew
engineer:
Obie O’Brien
co-producer:
Max Martin
producer:
Jon Bon Jovi, Luke Ebbin and Richie Sambora
mixer:
Bob Clearmountain
bass guitar:
Hugh McDonald (bassist)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Tico Torres
electric guitar:
Richie Sambora
keyboard:
David Bryan (keyboardist for Bon Jovi)
background vocals:
David Bryan (keyboardist for Bon Jovi), Hugh McDonald (bassist) and Richie Sambora
lead vocals:
Jon Bon Jovi
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Island Def Jam Music Group (American holding company, not normally a release label)
recorded at:
Sanctuary II Studio (Sometimes listed as "Sanctuary Sound II" on releases.) in New Jersey, United States
music videos:
It's My Life by Bon Jovi (group)
recording of:
It’s My Life (Bon Jovi)
lyricist:
Jon Bon Jovi, Luke Ebbin and Richie Sambora
writer:
Jon Bon Jovi, Max Martin and Richie Sambora
composer:
Sandaru Sathsara
publisher:
Aggressive Music, Bon Jovi Publishing, GV-MXM, Imagem London Ltd., Sony/ATV Tunes LLC and Universal Music – Z Tunes LLC
3.653:45
4Have a Nice Day4.253:49
5Wanted 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:
Aggressive Music, PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd., Sony/ATV Tunes LLC, Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998), Bon Jovi Publishing (in 1986) and PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998) (in 1986)
3.855:09
6Bad Medicine
assistant engineer and assistant mixer:
Chris Taylor (engineer)
engineer and mixer:
Bob Rock
producer:
Bruce Fairbairn
acoustic guitar:
Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora
bass guitar:
Alec John Such
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Tico Torres
electric guitar and mandolin:
Richie Sambora
guest percussion:
Gouin Morris
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), Richie Sambora and Alec John Such
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
PolyGram Records, Inc. (not for release label use! US division of PolyGram) (in 1988), Star Mark Compilations (from 2008 to present) 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:
Bad Medicine
writer:
Jon Bon Jovi, Desmond Child and Richie Sambora
publisher:
Aggressive Music, PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd., Sony/ATV Tunes LLC, Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998), Bon Jovi Publishing (in 1988), EMI April Music Inc. (in 1988), New Jersey Underground Music Inc. (in 1988), PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998) (in 1988) and SBK April Music Inc. (in 1988)
3.755:17
7We Weren’t Born to Follow
additional engineer:
Alex Gibson (musician/editor), Obie O’Brien and Mike Rew
engineer:
Jeff Rothschild
co-producer:
Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora
producer:
John Shanks
assistant mixer:
Brandon Duncan (engineer)
mixer:
Bob Clearmountain
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Tico Torres
guitar and background vocals:
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) (from 2009 to present)
mixed at:
Mix This! in Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
We Weren’t Born to Follow
writer:
Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora
publisher:
Aggressive Music (in 2009), Bon Jovi Publishing (in 2009), Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (in 2009) and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998) (in 2009)
4:04
8I’ll Be There for You
assistant engineer and assistant mixer:
Chris Taylor (engineer)
engineer and mixer:
Bob Rock
producer:
Bruce Fairbairn
acoustic guitar:
Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora
bass guitar:
Alec John Such
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Tico Torres
electric guitar and mandolin:
Richie Sambora
guest percussion:
Gouin Morris
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), Richie Sambora and Alec John Such
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:
I’ll Be There for You
writer:
Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora
publisher:
Aggressive Music, Sony/ATV Tunes LLC, 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)
35:46
9Born to Be My Baby
assistant engineer and assistant mixer:
Chris Taylor (engineer)
engineer and mixer:
Bob Rock
producer:
Bruce Fairbairn
acoustic guitar:
Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora
bass guitar:
Alec John Such
cello:
Scott Fairbairn (cellist) and Audrey Nordwell (cellist)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Tico Torres
electric guitar and mandolin:
Richie Sambora
guest percussion:
Gouin Morris
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), Richie Sambora and Alec John Such
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
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:
Born to Be My Baby
writer:
Jon Bon Jovi, Desmond Child and Richie Sambora
publisher:
Aggressive Music, Sony/ATV Tunes LLC, Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998), Bon Jovi Publishing (in 1988), EMI April Music Inc. (in 1988), New Jersey Underground Music Inc. (in 1988), PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998) (in 1988) and SBK April Music Inc. (in 1988)
54:40
10Bed 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)
46:36
11Who Says You Can’t Go Home3.54:40
12Lay Your Hands on Me
engineer:
John Allen (recording engineer), Chris Cavallaro (recording engineer) and Bob Rock
producer:
Bruce Fairbairn
mixer:
Bob Rock
bass guitar:
Alec John Such
drums (drum set):
Tico Torres
electric guitar:
Richie Sambora
keyboard:
David Bryan (keyboardist for Bon Jovi)
background vocals:
David Bryan (keyboardist for Bon Jovi), Richie Sambora and Alec John Such
lead vocals:
Jon Bon Jovi
arranger:
Peter Berring
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
PolyGram Records, Inc. (not for release label use! US division of PolyGram)
recorded at:
Little Mountain Sound in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (in 1988)
recording of:
Lay Your Hands on Me
writer:
Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora
publisher:
PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd., Sony/ATV Tunes LLC, 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)
3:49
13Always
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 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)
3.755:53
14In These Arms
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:
In These Arms
writer:
Jon Bon Jovi, David Bryan (keyboardist for Bon Jovi) and Richie Sambora
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc., Sony/ATV Tunes LLC, ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部, イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (until 2021-06-30), Aggressive Music (in 1992), Bon Jovi Publishing (in 1992), Moon Junction Music (in 1992), PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998) (in 1992) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
3.55:19
15What Do You Got?
recording engineer:
Mike Plotnikoff
co-producer:
Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora
producer:
Howard Benson
mixer:
Chris Lord‐Alge
bass guitar:
Hugh McDonald (bassist)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Tico Torres
electric guitar:
Richie Sambora
keyboard:
David Bryan (keyboardist for Bon Jovi)
background vocals:
David Bryan (keyboardist for Bon Jovi), Hugh McDonald (bassist) and Richie Sambora
lead vocals:
Jon Bon Jovi
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Island Def Jam Music Group (American holding company, not normally a release label)
recorded at:
Bay 7 Studios in Valley Village, Los Angeles, California, United States and Sparky Dark Studio in Calabasas, California, United States
recording of:
What Do You Got?
writer:
Jon Bon Jovi, Brett James (American singer, songwriter and record producer) and Richie Sambora
publisher:
Bon Jovi Publishing, Brett James Cornelius Music, Sony/ATV Tunes LLC and Stage Three Songs
3:47
16No Apologies
recording engineer:
Jeff Rothschild
co-producer:
Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora
producer:
John Shanks
mixer:
Chris Lord‐Alge
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Tico Torres
guitar and background vocals:
Richie Sambora
keyboard:
David Bryan (keyboardist for Bon Jovi)
lead vocals:
Jon Bon Jovi
recording of:
No Apologies
writer:
Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora
publisher:
Bon Jovi Publishing and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC
3:45