These Days (Bon Jovi album)
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| Studio album by Bon Jovi | ||
| Released | June 27, 1995 | |
| Genre | Hard rock AOR |
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| Length | 63:53 | |
| Label | Mercury Records | |
| Producer(s) | Peter Collins, Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora | |
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| Bon Jovi chronology | ||
| Cross Road (1994) |
These Days (1995) |
Crush (2000) |
These Days is Bon Jovi's sixth studio album, and was released in July of 1995. "These Days" has sold over 10,000,000 copies worldwide and is Bon Jovi's 5th biggest selling album. It achieved platinum status all over the world, especially in Europe where it enjoyed the most success, due to the overwhelming response to the accompaning tour.
"These Days" was regarded as a much maligned album full of subtle lyrics and deeper references with respect to life today. It was an overall darker album in contrast to the band's usual brand of feel good, inspiring rock songs and love ballards. "These Days" only had one hit single in the US, "This Ain't a Love Song," which charted at #14.
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[edit] Track listing
- "Hey God" (JBJ, Sambora) – 6:20
- "Something for the Pain" (JBJ, Sambora, Child) – 4:46
- "This Ain't a Love Song" (JBJ, Sambora, Child) – 5:06
- "These Days" (JBJ) – 6:26
- "Lie to Me" (JBJ, Sambora) – 5:33
- "Damned" (JBJ, Sambora) – 4:27
- "My Guitar Lies Bleeding in My Arms" (JBJ, Sambora) – 5:42
- "(It's Hard) Letting You Go" (JBJ) – 5:50
- "Hearts Breaking Even" (JBJ, Child) – 5:05
- "Something to Believe In" (JBJ) – 5:25
- "If That's What it Takes" (JBJ, Sambora) – 5:27
- "Diamond Ring" (JBJ, Sambora, Child) – 3:46
- "All I Want is Everything" (JBJ, Sambora) *
- "Bitter Wine" (JBJ, Sambora) *
[*] May not be on all releases, especially U.S. release.
[edit] Bonus CD
The album was later released as a "Special Edition 2 CD Set", which included a 2nd CD containing several demo tracks, and an assortment of cover songs.
- "Fields Of Fire" - demo (JBJ) – 4:10
- "I Thank You" (Hayes, Porter) – 3:14
- "Mrs. Robinson" (Simon) – 3:21
- "Let's Make It Baby" - demo (JBJ, Sambora, Child) – 6:19
- "I Don't Like Mondays" - live, featuring Bob Geldof (Geldof) – 5:58
- "Crazy" - live, lead vocal by Tico Torres (Nelson) – 3:29
- "Tumblin' Dice" - live, lead vocal by David Bryan (Jagger, Richards) – 4:17
- "Heaven Help Us All" - live, lead vocal by Richie Sambora (Ronald Miller) – 4:34
[edit] Personnel
- Jon Bon Jovi - vocals, harmonica, percussion
- Richie Sambora - guitars, sitar, background vocals
- Tico Torres - drums, percussion
- David Bryan - keyboards, background vocals
Additional musicians:
- Hugh McDonald - Bass Guitar
- Robbie Buchanan - keyboards, programming
- Jerry Cohen - keyboards
- Rory Dodd - background vocals
- Randy Jackson - bass guitar
- Suzie Katayama - accordion
- Richie LaBamba - trombone
- Ed Manion - baritone saxophone
- Mark Pender - trumpet
- Jerry Vivino - tenor saxophone
[edit] Charts
Album -
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1995 | UK Top 75 Albums Chart | #1 (4 weeks) |
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1995 | European Top 100 Albums | #1 (6 weeks) |
| 1995 | Germany Album chart | #1 (3 weeks) |
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1995 | US Billboard 200 Album | #9 |
Singles -
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 1995 | "This Ain't A Love Song" | UK Top 75 Singles | #6 |
| 1995 | "This Ain't A Love Song" | European Top 100 Singles | #1 |
| 1995 | "Something For The Pain" | UK Top 75 Singles | #8 |
| 1995 | "Something For The Pain" | European Top 100 Singles | #8 |
| 1995 | "Lie To Me" | UK Top 75 Singles | #10 |
| 1995 | "Lie To Me" | European Top 100 Singles | #18 |
| 1996 | "These Days" | UK Top 75 Singles | #7 |
| 1996 | "Hey God" | UK Top 75 Singles | #13 |
| 1995 | "This Ain't A Love Song" | The Billboard Hot 100 | #14 |
| 1995 | "Something For The Pain/Lie To Me" | The Billboard Hot 100 | #74 |
