Bounce is
Bon JoviBon Jovi is an American rock band from Sayreville, New Jersey. Fronted by lead singer and namesake Jon Bon Jovi , Bon Jovi formed in 1983 with guitarist Richie Sambora, keyboardist David Bryan, bassist Alec John Such and drummer Tico Torres. Other than the departure of Alec John Such in 1994 and...
's eighth studio album, released in October 2002. Produced by
Luke EbbinLuke Ebbin is an American multi-platinum, Grammy nominated record producer, composer and songwriter. Ebbin is credited for executing the comeback and extreme makeover of Bon Jovi with his production of the worldwide smash hit "It's My Life" and the 8 million selling album Crush .-Musical...
,
Jon Bon JoviJohn Francis Bongiovi, Jr. , better known as Jon Bon Jovi, is an American musician, songwriter and actor, best known as the lead singer and founder of rock band Bon Jovi. He was also the owner of the Philadelphia Soul of the now suspended Arena Football League...
and
Richie SamboraRichard "Richie" Stephen Sambora , is an American rock guitarist, producer, musician, singer/ songwriter who is the longtime lead guitarist of the popular rock band Bon Jovi. Along with frontman Jon Bon Jovi, he forms the primary songwriting unit of the band...
the album was recorded at Sanctuary II Studio in
New JerseyNew Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It is bordered on the north by New York, and to the east by the Hudson River, Upper New York Bay, the Kill Van Kull, Newark Bay, the Arthur Kill, Raritan Bay, Sandy Hook Bay, Westchester County, New York City, Long Island, and...
.
Bounce was heavily influenced by the
September 11, 2001 terrorist attacksThe September 11 attacks were a series of coordinated suicide attacks by Al-Qaeda upon the United States on September 11, 2001. On that morning, 19 Al-Qaeda terrorists hijacked four commercial passenger jet airliners...
, owing in part to
Jon Bon JoviJohn Francis Bongiovi, Jr. , better known as Jon Bon Jovi, is an American musician, songwriter and actor, best known as the lead singer and founder of rock band Bon Jovi. He was also the owner of the Philadelphia Soul of the now suspended Arena Football League...
's proximity to
New YorkNew York is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous. The state is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
. It sold over 160,000 copies in the first week in United States, and debuted at #2 on the
Billboard 200The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling new music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
, making it Bon Jovi's highest debut in the band's history at that time. It is, however, the band's only studio album not be certified Platinum in United States.
Bounce represented a return to Bon Jovi's "roots" with Richie Sambora playing heavily distorted guitars, gravelly vocals by Jon, keyboard effects and piano's by David Bryan and booming drums by Tico Torres.
Bounce is
Bon JoviBon Jovi is an American rock band from Sayreville, New Jersey. Fronted by lead singer and namesake Jon Bon Jovi , Bon Jovi formed in 1983 with guitarist Richie Sambora, keyboardist David Bryan, bassist Alec John Such and drummer Tico Torres. Other than the departure of Alec John Such in 1994 and...
's eighth studio album, released in October 2002. Produced by
Luke EbbinLuke Ebbin is an American multi-platinum, Grammy nominated record producer, composer and songwriter. Ebbin is credited for executing the comeback and extreme makeover of Bon Jovi with his production of the worldwide smash hit "It's My Life" and the 8 million selling album Crush .-Musical...
,
Jon Bon JoviJohn Francis Bongiovi, Jr. , better known as Jon Bon Jovi, is an American musician, songwriter and actor, best known as the lead singer and founder of rock band Bon Jovi. He was also the owner of the Philadelphia Soul of the now suspended Arena Football League...
and
Richie SamboraRichard "Richie" Stephen Sambora , is an American rock guitarist, producer, musician, singer/ songwriter who is the longtime lead guitarist of the popular rock band Bon Jovi. Along with frontman Jon Bon Jovi, he forms the primary songwriting unit of the band...
the album was recorded at Sanctuary II Studio in
New JerseyNew Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It is bordered on the north by New York, and to the east by the Hudson River, Upper New York Bay, the Kill Van Kull, Newark Bay, the Arthur Kill, Raritan Bay, Sandy Hook Bay, Westchester County, New York City, Long Island, and...
.
Bounce was heavily influenced by the
September 11, 2001 terrorist attacksThe September 11 attacks were a series of coordinated suicide attacks by Al-Qaeda upon the United States on September 11, 2001. On that morning, 19 Al-Qaeda terrorists hijacked four commercial passenger jet airliners...
, owing in part to
Jon Bon JoviJohn Francis Bongiovi, Jr. , better known as Jon Bon Jovi, is an American musician, songwriter and actor, best known as the lead singer and founder of rock band Bon Jovi. He was also the owner of the Philadelphia Soul of the now suspended Arena Football League...
's proximity to
New YorkNew York is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous. The state is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
. It sold over 160,000 copies in the first week in United States, and debuted at #2 on the
Billboard 200The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling new music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
, making it Bon Jovi's highest debut in the band's history at that time. It is, however, the band's only studio album not be certified Platinum in United States.
Album information
Bounce represented a return to Bon Jovi's "roots" with Richie Sambora playing heavily distorted guitars, gravelly vocals by Jon, keyboard effects and piano's by David Bryan and booming drums by Tico Torres. Jon Bon Jovi noted that "Bounce" was mainly a "Jon and Richie album". However, this return to a more "classic Bon Jovi" sound, while a relief to some fans, also brought out some critics that accused the band of being too "formulaic", a criticism that had been leveled at the band in the past.
The single "
Everyday"Everyday" is a song by American rock band Bon Jovi. It was released as the lead single off the band's 2002 album Bounce. It was written by Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora and Andreas Carlsson.-Song Style:...
" was written as a response to how the band felt about how to move on after September 11th. Ironically, while it was successful across a number of countries, it didn't make much of a mark in the United States. The track "Undivided" speaks more specifically of the aftermath of September 11th, and has become a fan favorite off the album.
The song "Open All Night" was written in response to how
Jon Bon JoviJohn Francis Bongiovi, Jr. , better known as Jon Bon Jovi, is an American musician, songwriter and actor, best known as the lead singer and founder of rock band Bon Jovi. He was also the owner of the Philadelphia Soul of the now suspended Arena Football League...
felt about the ending of the TV series
Ally McBealAlly McBeal is an American television series which ran on the Fox network from 1997 to 2002. The series was created by David E. Kelley, who also served as the executive producer, along with Bill D'Elia...
. He portrayed the boyfriend of star
Calista FlockhartCalista Kay Flockhart is an American actress, primarily on television. She is best known for playing the title character of Ally McBeal...
in the final series, and was upset that his character was written out in the way it was. The producers of the show allegedly asked Jon to stay on for a few extra episodes, so that his character, Victor, could marry Ally. Jon refused on the grounds that his wife was heavily pregnant with their son, Jake, and so Victor had to be written out quicker than was hoped. Jon wrote "Open All Night" as his way of expressing how he wished the character had ended. This was also not the first time that Bon Jovi had written a song with the title "Open All Night"; two of the other songs appear on their 100,000,000 Bon Jovi Fans Can't Be Wrong box set.
The title track, "
Bounce"Bounce" is a song by American rock band Bon Jovi. It was released as the fourth single from the band's 2002 album Bounce....
", was dedicated to NFL Head Coach
Bill BelichickWilliam Stephen Belichick is the American football head coach for the New England Patriots of the National Football League. After spending his first 15 seasons in the league as an assistant coach, Belichick got his first head coaching job with the Cleveland Browns in 1991...
of the
New England PatriotsThe New England Patriots, commonly called the "Pats", are a professional American football team based in the Greater Boston area, playing their home games in the town of Foxborough, Massachusetts at Gillette Stadium. The team is part of the East Division of the American Football Conference in the...
and close friend of Bon Jovi. The song alludes to the various hardships Belichick experienced before finally winning a
Super BowlThe Super Bowl is the championship game of the National Football League, the premier association of professional American football. In most years, the Super Bowl is the most-watched American television broadcast. Many popular singers and musicians have performed during the event’s pre-game and...
. Alternatively, many also felt the song spoke of the nation's rebound following September 11th.
"Make
Bounce have your own meaning, we name it after what were writing about at that time and then we give it out for the fans to make their own."
Tico TorresHector Samuel Juan "Tico" Torres is an American drummer and percussionist of Bon Jovi. He also has taken lead vocals on a song on the box set 100,000,000 Bon Jovi Fans Can't Be Wrong, as well as backing vocals on a couple of the early Bon Jovi tracks, notably "Born to Be My Baby" and "Love for...
Track listing
Promo Album Sampler
- "Everyday
"Everyday" is a song by American rock band Bon Jovi. It was released as the lead single off the band's 2002 album Bounce. It was written by Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora and Andreas Carlsson.-Song Style:...
" (Jon Bon JoviJohn Francis Bongiovi, Jr. , better known as Jon Bon Jovi, is an American musician, songwriter and actor, best known as the lead singer and founder of rock band Bon Jovi. He was also the owner of the Philadelphia Soul of the now suspended Arena Football League...
, Richie SamboraRichard "Richie" Stephen Sambora , is an American rock guitarist, producer, musician, singer/ songwriter who is the longtime lead guitarist of the popular rock band Bon Jovi. Along with frontman Jon Bon Jovi, he forms the primary songwriting unit of the band...
, Andreas Carlsson) – 3:00
- "All About Lovin' You
"All About Lovin' You" is a song by American rock band Bon Jovi. It was released as the third single from the band's 2002 album Bounce.- Charts :- Track listing :CD...
" (Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora, Carlsson, Child) – 3:46
- "Bounce
"Bounce" is a song by American rock band Bon Jovi. It was released as the fourth single from the band's 2002 album Bounce....
" (Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora, Falcon) – 3:11
- "Everyday
"Everyday" is a song by American rock band Bon Jovi. It was released as the lead single off the band's 2002 album Bounce. It was written by Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora and Andreas Carlsson.-Song Style:...
" (Rock Mix) (Jon Bon JoviJohn Francis Bongiovi, Jr. , better known as Jon Bon Jovi, is an American musician, songwriter and actor, best known as the lead singer and founder of rock band Bon Jovi. He was also the owner of the Philadelphia Soul of the now suspended Arena Football League...
, Richie SamboraRichard "Richie" Stephen Sambora , is an American rock guitarist, producer, musician, singer/ songwriter who is the longtime lead guitarist of the popular rock band Bon Jovi. Along with frontman Jon Bon Jovi, he forms the primary songwriting unit of the band...
, Andreas Carlsson) – 3:00
(12 track album sampler, each track played 3 times on CD.)
Personnel
- Jon Bon Jovi
John Francis Bongiovi, Jr. , better known as Jon Bon Jovi, is an American musician, songwriter and actor, best known as the lead singer and founder of rock band Bon Jovi. He was also the owner of the Philadelphia Soul of the now suspended Arena Football League...
- lead vocals
- Richie Sambora
Richard "Richie" Stephen Sambora , is an American rock guitarist, producer, musician, singer/ songwriter who is the longtime lead guitarist of the popular rock band Bon Jovi. Along with frontman Jon Bon Jovi, he forms the primary songwriting unit of the band...
- guitarThe guitar is a musical instrument with ancient roots that adapts readily to a wide variety of musical styles. It typically has six strings, but four-, seven-, eight-, ten-, eleven-, twelve-, thirteen- and eighteen-string guitars also exist. The size and shape of the neck and the base of the guitar...
, backing vocals
- Tico Torres
Hector Samuel Juan "Tico" Torres is an American drummer and percussionist of Bon Jovi. He also has taken lead vocals on a song on the box set 100,000,000 Bon Jovi Fans Can't Be Wrong, as well as backing vocals on a couple of the early Bon Jovi tracks, notably "Born to Be My Baby" and "Love for...
- drums, percussion
- David Bryan
David Bryan is the keyboard player of the band Bon Jovi. Bryan also sings backing vocals and often at live shows sings part of or the whole of the song "In These Arms", one of a handful of Bon Jovi songs credited to him.-Early life:Bryan began to learn piano at age seven...
- keyboards, backing vocals
with
- Hugh McDonald
Hugh John McDonald is a session musician and bassist. He has played with many artists both live and in the studio, and has recorded with Willie Nelson, Richie Sambora, Steve Goodman, Ringo Starr, Bon Jovi, Lita Ford, Michael Bolton, Cher, Alice Cooper, Jon Bon Jovi, Ricky Martin, and others.He is...
- bassThe electric bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a plectrum....
, backing vocals