Lost Highway is the title of the tenth studio album by
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...
. Produced by
John ShanksJohn Matthew Shanks is a modern rock writer and Grammy-award winning producer.Born in New York City, Shanks moved to Los Angeles when he was 17....
and
Dann HuffDann Huff is an American musician, session musician, singer-songwriter and producer.- Career :He began his career as part of the original Christian rock band White Heart in which he played with his brother David Huff, and later in the melodic rock band Giant. Since then, he has found work as a...
the album was recorded at Black Bird Studios, Nashville and NGR Recording, Hollywood. Described by
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...
as a "Bon Jovi album influenced by Nashville", the album debuted at #1 on the
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, becoming Bon Jovi's first ever album to debut at #1 and their third album to reach that position in
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. The album was nominated for Best Pop Vocal Album at the
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.
The album influences the band's rock sound with that of country music following the success of a country version of the band's 2006 single "
Who Says You Can't Go Home"Who Says You Can't Go Home" is a rock song written by Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora for Bon Jovi's ninth studio album Have a Nice Day . The song was produced by John Shanks, Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora. It was released as the second single in North America in the first quarter of 2006 and...
", a duet with
Jennifer NettlesJennifer Nettles is an American Grammy-winning country music artist. She is known primarily for her role as lead vocalist of the duo Sugarland alongside Kristian Bush. Prior to Sugarland's inception, she also fronted Atlanta, Georgia-based bands called Soul Miner's Daughter and Jennifer Nettles Band...
, which reached #1 on the
U.S. country chartHot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales...
in May 2006.
Lost Highway is the title of the tenth studio album by
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...
. Produced by
John ShanksJohn Matthew Shanks is a modern rock writer and Grammy-award winning producer.Born in New York City, Shanks moved to Los Angeles when he was 17....
and
Dann HuffDann Huff is an American musician, session musician, singer-songwriter and producer.- Career :He began his career as part of the original Christian rock band White Heart in which he played with his brother David Huff, and later in the melodic rock band Giant. Since then, he has found work as a...
the album was recorded at Black Bird Studios, Nashville and NGR Recording, Hollywood. Described by
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...
as a "Bon Jovi album influenced by Nashville", the album debuted at #1 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...
, becoming Bon Jovi's first ever album to debut at #1 and their third album to reach that position in
United StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The album was nominated for Best Pop Vocal Album at the
2008 Grammy AwardsThe 50th Annual Grammy Awards took place at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California, on February 10, 2008. Amy Winehouse was the big winner; winning a total of five awards. Herbie Hancock's River: The Joni Letters won Album of the Year, marking the first time in 43 years that a jazz album...
.
Release history
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Album information
The album influences the band's rock sound with that of country music following the success of a country version of the band's 2006 single "
Who Says You Can't Go Home"Who Says You Can't Go Home" is a rock song written by Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora for Bon Jovi's ninth studio album Have a Nice Day . The song was produced by John Shanks, Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora. It was released as the second single in North America in the first quarter of 2006 and...
", a duet with
Jennifer NettlesJennifer Nettles is an American Grammy-winning country music artist. She is known primarily for her role as lead vocalist of the duo Sugarland alongside Kristian Bush. Prior to Sugarland's inception, she also fronted Atlanta, Georgia-based bands called Soul Miner's Daughter and Jennifer Nettles Band...
, which reached #1 on the
U.S. country chartHot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales...
in May 2006. Following the success had with the duet version of "Who Says You Can't Go Home", there are two songs on the album produced in collaboration with other artists, namely "We Got It Going On" featuring
Big & RichBig & Rich is an American country music duo comprising singer-songwriters Big Kenny and John Rich, the latter of whom is a former member of Lonestar. Both members alternate as lead vocalists and play rhythm guitar. They first performed together in 1998, and after writing several songs for other...
and "Till We Ain't Strangers Anymore" featuring
LeAnn RimesMargaret LeAnn Rimes, known simply as LeAnn Rimes, is an American singer-songwriter and actress, best known for her work in country music...
.
Chart performance
After its first week on sale,
Lost Highway entered the Dutch, German, Swiss and Japanese album charts at #1, and the UK Album Chart at #2, below
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. It entered the Irish and Australian charts at #5, although after the conclusion of Bon Jovi's Australian tour the album climbed to #2. In Japan, the album debuted at #1 and sold over 73,212 copies in its first week of release. This is the fourth such time, breaking the Beatles record of having three number one albums in the country. In the UK the album sold 79,000 copies in its first week, an improvement on
Have a Nice DayHave a Nice Day is Bon Jovi's ninth studio album, released in September 2005. Produced by John Shanks the album was recorded at Sanctuary Sound II in New Jersey, Ocean Way Recording in Hollywood, California...
s first-week sales of 54,000. In Denmark, the album debuted at #5, but went to number one after five weeks on the charts. In the U.S., the album debuted at number one on the
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with 292,000 copies sold in its first week.. The album was certified platinum by RIAA and as of October 2008, it has sold 1,221,000 copies in the
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and nearly 4 million copies worldwide.
Tour
In the summer of 2007, Bon Jovi performed ten concerts around the world as part of the Lost Highway
promotion, with plans for a full greatest hits world tour in 2008. However, after Lost Highway did better than expected, the world tour was moved forward to the fall of 2007, and was renamed the Lost Highway Tour. The tour so far consists of ten dates in New Jersey, followed by Canadian and Japanese tours, as well as the band's first stadium concert in
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since the These days tour. The tour also saw them play Australia for the first time since their brief appearance at the Rumba Festivals in 2002, playing sold out shows in
MelbourneMelbourne is the capital city and most populous city of the State of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne city centre is the anchor of the larger geographical area and statistical division known as the Greater Melbourne metropolitan area – of which Melbourne is...
,
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and
PerthPerth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. With a population of 1,650,000 , Perth ranks fourth amongst the nation's cities, with a growth rate consistently above the national average....
. The band then toured the U.S. and Europe in spring and summer 2008, before returning to North America for a few more summer shows, including a free concert in Central Park in New York City.
In other media
- "We Got It Going On" was used as a promotional song for the new season of the Arena Football League
The Arena Football League was founded in 1987 as an indoor American football by Jim Foster. It was played indoors on a smaller field than American football, resulting in a faster-paced and higher-scoring game...
(Bon Jovi is a co-owner of the league's Philadelphia SoulThe Philadelphia Soul were a professional arena football team in the Arena Football League. They began play in as an expansion team. The team played in the Eastern Division of the National Conference. They won their first ArenaBowl in 2008, defeating the San Jose SaberCats 59-56 in ArenaBowl XXII...
). It featured alternate, football-related lyrics written especially by the band.
- A slightly different version of the title track "Lost Highway" was used in the movie Wild Hogs
Wild Hogs is a 2007 comedy film starring Tim Allen, John Travolta, Martin Lawrence and William H. Macy. It was released nationwide in the United States and Canada on March 2, 2007, though preview film screenings were held in select areas on February 24, 2007.John Travolta and William H...
alongside another Bon Jovi song "Wanted Dead or Alive"Wanted Dead or Alive" is a song from Bon Jovi's 1986 album Slippery When Wet. The song was written by Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora and was released in 1987 as the album's third single. The song peaked at #7 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, making it the third single from the album to reach the...
".
- "I Love This Town" was used as a promotional song for Major League Baseball on TBS during the 2007 MLB Playoffs and again for the 2008 postseason.
- Outsider artist and infamous sociopath, Jacqueline Molli, claims that Lost Highway served as an inspiratation for her acclaimed series of cat portraits
An animalier is an artist, mainly from the 19th century, who specializes in, or is known for, their skill in the realistic portrayal of animals; animal painter is the more general term for earlier artists...
. She noted that the themes of loss, identity, and redemption-In religion:* Redemption , an element of salvation to express deliverance from sin.* Redemption, absolution for the past sins and/or protection from damnation.* Pidyon HaBen, redemption of the firstborn son in Judaism...
found on the album are reflected in her work.
Track listing
- "Lost Highway
"Lost Highway" is a song by American band Bon Jovi.It was written by Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora and John Shanks.It was taken as the second single from the album Lost Highway.-Formats and track listings:...
" (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...
, John ShanksJohn Matthew Shanks is a modern rock writer and Grammy-award winning producer.Born in New York City, Shanks moved to Los Angeles when he was 17....
) - 4:13
- "Summertime
"Summertime" is a song by Bon Jovi, taken from their 2007 Lost Highway album. It can be noted that this song, unlike their last three singles, features a much heavier guitar part, similar to some older tracks off the Bounce and Crush albums. This single was released only in Canada as the second...
" (Bon Jovi, Sambora, Shanks) - 3:17
- "(You Want to) Make a Memory
" Make a Memory" is a song by Bon Jovi, which was released as the first single from their tenth studio album Lost Highway. Written by Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora and Desmond Child, it was released for radio airplay on March 20, 2007, and for download on the US iTunes Store on April 17, 2007...
" (Bon Jovi, Sambora, Desmond ChildDesmond Child is an American musician, songwriter, and producer. He is a member of the Songwriters Hall of Fame.- Career :...
) - 4:36
- "Whole Lot of Leavin'
Whole Lot of Leavin is a song by the American band Bon Jovi.It was written by Jon Bon Jovi and John Shanks and it was released only in Europe as fourth single from the album Lost Highway.-Lyrical Content:...
" (Bon Jovi, Shanks) - 4:16
- "We Got It Going On" (Bon Jovi, Sambora, Big Kenny, John Rich
John Rich is an American country music artist. From 1992 to 1998, he was a member of the country music band Lonestar, in which he played bass guitar and alternated with Richie McDonald as lead vocalist...
) - 4:13
- featuring Big & Rich
Big & Rich is an American country music duo comprising singer-songwriters Big Kenny and John Rich, the latter of whom is a former member of Lonestar. Both members alternate as lead vocalists and play rhythm guitar. They first performed together in 1998, and after writing several songs for other...
- "Any Other Day" (Bon Jovi, Sambora, Gordie Sampson
Gordie Sampson is a Grammy, and Juno award winning singer / songwriter / producer from Big Pond, Nova Scotia, Canada.As a performer he has shared the stage with the likes of Faith Hill, Keith Urban, the Rankin Family, Joel Plaskett, John Allan Cameron, Aselin Debison and Ashley MacIsaac.As a...
) - 4:01
- "Seat Next to You" (Bon Jovi, Sambora, Hillary Lindsey
Hillary Lindsey is a country music songwriter. Among those she has written songs for include Faith Hill, Martina McBride, Sara Evans, Carrie Underwood, Kellie Pickler, Taylor Swift, and Tim McGraw. One of her compositions, Underwood's Number One hit "Jesus, Take the Wheel", won Lindsey a Grammy...
) - 4:21
- "Everybody's Broken" (Bon Jovi, Billy Falcon
Billy Falcon, born William Falcone July 13, 1956, is a Nashville-based singer/songwriter. Falcon grew up in Rochester, New York, releasing a handful of rock albums throughout the late 1970's and the 1980's; as well as an appearance on The Way International's High Country Caravan...
) - 4:11
- "Till We Ain't Strangers Anymore
"Till We Ain't Strangers Anymore" is a song by Bon Jovi, taken from their tenth studio album, Lost Highway, released in 2007. The song was released by Mercury Nashville to radio in the United States, and as a CD Maxi in Germany, Switzerland and Austria on 30 November 2007...
" (Bon Jovi, Sambora, Brett JamesBrett James Cornelius is a Grammy Award-winning American country music singer, songwriter and record producer. Originally signed to Career Records as a solo artist in 1995, James charted three singles on the country music charts and released a self-titled debut album that year...
) - 4:43
- featuring LeAnn Rimes
Margaret LeAnn Rimes, known simply as LeAnn Rimes, is an American singer-songwriter and actress, best known for her work in country music...
- "The Last Night" (Bon Jovi, Sambora, Shanks) - 3:32
- "One Step Closer" (Bon Jovi, Sambora, Shanks) - 3:35
- "I Love This Town" (Bon Jovi, Sambora, Falcon) - 4:36
- "Lonely" (Bon Jovi, Child, Darrell Brown
Darrell Brown is an American songwriter and record producer. He co-wrote the #1 hit "You'll Think of Me” by Keith Urban, which won the Grammy Award for Best Male Country Vocal Performance in 2006. Brown also co-wrote Urban's "Raining on Sunday", reaching #3 on the Hot Country Songs chart...
) - 3:56 (Bonus Track: UK/Japan/Australia) / "Walk Like a Man" - 4:29 (Bonus Track: USA, only available on albums bought from TargetTarget Corporation, usually known simply as Target, is an American retailing company that was founded in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1902 as the Dayton Dry Goods Company. In 1962, the company opened its first Target store in nearby Roseville...
stores)
- "Put the Boy Back in Cowboy" (Bon Jovi) - 3:58 (Bonus Track: Japan)
Soundcheck: Bonus DVD
In Walmart stores in the USA, a bonus DVD was given out with some copies of the album. It's another in studio performance, similar to the
This Left Feels RightThis Left Feels Right is a Bon Jovi studio album with new versions of Bon Jovi songs from previous albums. It was released in 2003. It was like a "trip down memory lane" as Jon Bon Jovi likes to put it. It has acoustic versions of many of Bon Jovi's biggest hits. Many of the 80's hard hitting...
Bonus DVD and their Stripped: Raw and Real performance. The track listing is:
- "Who Says You Can't Go Home
"Who Says You Can't Go Home" is a rock song written by Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora for Bon Jovi's ninth studio album Have a Nice Day . The song was produced by John Shanks, Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora. It was released as the second single in North America in the first quarter of 2006 and...
"
- "It's My Life
"It's My Life" is Bon Jovi's first single from the album Crush. It was released on May 23, 2000. It was a re-make of the synth-pop group Talk Talk's 1984 release on their album of the same name....
"
- "Lost Highway
"Lost Highway" is a song by American band Bon Jovi.It was written by Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora and John Shanks.It was taken as the second single from the album Lost Highway.-Formats and track listings:...
"
- "(You Want to) Make a Memory
" Make a Memory" is a song by Bon Jovi, which was released as the first single from their tenth studio album Lost Highway. Written by Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora and Desmond Child, it was released for radio airplay on March 20, 2007, and for download on the US iTunes Store on April 17, 2007...
"
- "Wanted Dead or Alive
"Wanted Dead or Alive" is a song from Bon Jovi's 1986 album Slippery When Wet. The song was written by Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora and was released in 1987 as the album's third single. The song peaked at #7 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, making it the third single from the album to reach the...
"
Australasian And Japanese Tour Edition
Limited Edition 2 CD Tour Edition exclusive to Australia and Japan. Released January 12 2008.
Disc one is the full album including the bonus tracks Lonely and Put the Boy Back in Cowboy.
Disc two is their Stripped: Raw and Real performance with the following tracks:
Disc 2:
- "Hallelujah" - Live
- "(You Want To) Make A Memory"
- "Lost Highway"
- "Wanted Dead or Alive"
- "Who Says You Can't Go Home"
- "Whole Lot of Leavin'"
Tour Edition
Limited Edition 2 CD Tour Edition exclusive to Europe. Released May 16 2008.Disc one is the full album.
Disc two is their Lost Highway: The Concert performance with following tracks:
- Lost Highway
- Summertime
- (You Want To) Make A Memory
- Whole Lot Of Leavin '
- We Got It Going On
- Any Other Day
- Seat Next To You
- Everybody's Broken
- Till We Is not Strangers Anymore
- The Last Night
- One Step Closer
- I Love This Town
- It's My Life
- Wanted Dead Or Alive
Bon Jovi Lost Highway: The Concert (DVD)
By the end of 2007, a DVD concert was released titled "Bon Jovi Lost Highway: The Concert". This event was shot in July, 2007 in Chicago. Band interviews, backstage footage and chart topping bonus tracks are also available on the DVD. (Running time: approx. 84 mins. + extras. Shot in hi-def & mixed in 5.1 Surround Sound. Produced and directed by
Joe ThomasJoe Thomas is an American producer and director with over 25 years of experience in the entertainment field. In the 80s he established River North Recorders where recordings such as Billy Idol’s “Mony Mony” were born. At the time it was the largest full service audio recording facility...
, producer: Don Maggi, executive producers: Paul Korzilius and Jack Rovner)
Track listing (the album track by track):
- "Lost Highway"
- "Summertime"
- "(You Want To) Make A Memory"
- "Whole Lot Of Leavin'"
- "We Got It Going On" - without Big & Rich
- "Any Other Day"
- "Seat Next To You"
- "Everybody's Broken"
- "Till We Ain't Strangers Anymore" - without LeAnn Rimes
- "The Last Night"
- "One Step Closer"
- "I Love This Town"
- "It's My Life"
- "Wanted Dead Or Alive"
- "Who Says You Can't Go Home"
and also bonus performances:
- "(You Want To) Make A Memory"
- "Lost Highway"
- "Wanted Dead Or Alive"
- "Who Says You Can't Go Home"
- "Whole Lot Of Leavin'"
- Leonard Cohen
Leonard Norman Cohen, CC, GOQ is a Canadian singer-songwriter, musician, poet and novelist. Cohen published his first book of poetry in Montreal in 1956 and his first novel in 1963. His work often deals with the exploration of religion, isolation, sexuality and complex interpersonal relationships...
's "Hallelujah"
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, acoustic guitar,
- 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...
- guitars, backup 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, piano, backup 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...
- bass, backup vocals