Dry County (song)

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"Dry County"
"Dry County" cover
Single by Bon Jovi
from the album Keep The Faith
Released 1994
Format CD single
Recorded 1992
Genre Rock
Length 9:52
Label Mercury
Writer(s) Jon Bon Jovi
Producer(s) Bob Rock
Chart positions
Bon Jovi singles chronology
"I Believe" (1993) "Dry County" (1994) "Always" (1994)

"Dry County" is a song by Bon Jovi from their 1992 album Keep The Faith. It was written by Jon Bon Jovi. "Dry County" stands as the band's longest song released so far, with a length of 9 minutes 52 seconds. It reached #9 in the UK Charts.

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"Dry County" is an epic ballad that contains several rises, climaxes, and instrumental solos, in the vein of such long rock epics as "Stairway to Heaven" Led Zeppelin, "Free Bird", and "November Rain" Guns n'Roses.

Although "Dry County" is considered a fan favorite, it is amongst Bon Jovi's rarest songs to be played live. In fact, on May 13, 2006, when Bon Jovi played "Dry County" live on the first concert of the summer leg of their Have A Nice Day Tour in Düsseldorf, it was the first time it had been played live in 10 years.

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  1. "Dry County"
  2. "Stranger In This Town (Live)"
  3. "Blood Money (Live)"

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Bon Jovi
Members
Jon Bon Jovi - Richie Sambora - David Bryan - Tico Torres
Alec John Such - Hugh McDonald
Discography
Albums and extended plays: Bon Jovi - 7800° Fahrenheit - Slippery When Wet - New Jersey -
Keep the Faith - These Days - Crush - Bounce - Have a Nice Day - Lost Highway
Compilations: Cross Road - One Wild Night: Live 1985-2001 - This Left Feels Right - 100 Million Bon Jovi Fans Can't Be Wrong
DVDs and videos: Live From London - The Crush Tour - This Left Feels Right Live
Billboard Top 40 Singles: "Runaway - "You Give Love a Bad Name" - "Livin' on a Prayer" - "Wanted Dead or Alive" - "Never Say Goodbye"
"Edge of a Broken Heart" - "Bad Medicine" - "Born to Be My Baby" - "I'll Be There for You" - "Lay Your Hands on Me" - "Living in Sin"
"Keep the Faith" - "Bed of Roses" - "In These Arms" - "Always" - "This Ain't a Love Song" - "It's My Life"
"Who Says You Can't Go Home"
Concert Tours
Slippery When Wet Tour - Jersey Syndicate Tour - Keep the Faith Tour - These Days Tour - Crush Tour - Bounce Tour - Have a Nice Day Tour
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