Cross Road
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| Greatest hits by Bon Jovi | |||||
| Released | October 18, 1994 | ||||
| Recorded | Various | ||||
| Genre | Hard rock | ||||
| Length | 72:22 | ||||
| Label | Mercury | ||||
| Producer | Bruce Fairbairn, Bob Rock, Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora, Lance Quinn | ||||
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Cross Road is the first greatest hits compilation released by the American band Bon Jovi in 1994. The album contains two new tracks: the hit singles "Always" and "Someday I'll Be Saturday Night", as well as a new, updated rendition of "Livin' on a Prayer" entitled "Prayer '94" available only on the US version.
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[edit] Chart information
Cross Road was the best selling album in the UK for 1994. Cross Road has sold more than 20 million copies worldwide and is Bon Jovi's biggest selling album worldwide since Slippery When Wet. The album sold 5,000,000 copies in its first 5 weeks of release. It continues to perform well; according to Nielsen SoundScan catalog charts 324,000 units were sold in the US in 2006.
| Chart | Position | Certification |
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| Argentinian Albums Chart | 1 | |
| Australian Albums Chart | 1 | 4x platinum |
| Austrian Albums Chart | 1 | |
| Belgian Albums Chart | 1 | |
| Brazilian Albums Chart | 1 | |
| Canadian Albums Chart | 1 | 10x platinum |
| Croatia | 17 | |
| Dutch Albums Chart | 1 | |
| Finnish Albums Chart | 1 | |
| German Albums Chart | 1 | |
| Hungarian Albums Chart | 4 | |
| IFPI Albums Chart | 8x platinum | |
| Italian Albums Chart | 1 | |
| Japanese Albums Chart | 1 | 5x platinum |
| Mexican Albums Chart | 1 | |
| New Zealand Albums Chart | 1 | |
| Norwegian Albums Chart | 2 | |
| Peru | 1 | |
| Portuguese Albums Chart | 1 | |
| Russia | 4 | |
| Spanish Albums Chart | 1 | |
| Swedish Albums Chart | 2 | |
| Swiss Albums Chart | 1 | |
| UK Albums Chart | 1 | 5x platinum |
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 8 | 5x platinum |
[edit] Track listing
- "Livin' on a Prayer" – 4:11
- "Keep the Faith" – 5:46
- "Someday I'll Be Saturday Night" – 4:39
- "Always" – 5:53
- "Wanted Dead or Alive" – 5:08
- "Lay Your Hands on Me" – 5:59
- "You Give Love a Bad Name" – 3:43
- "Bed of Roses" – 6:34
- "Blaze of Glory" – 5:40
- "Prayer '94" – 5:17 (US Release) / "In These Arms" - 5:19 (International Release) / "Tokyo Road" - 5:42 (Japan Release)
- "Bad Medicine" – 5:16
- "I'll Be There for You" – 5:43
- "In and Out of Love" – 4:24
- "Runaway" – 3:50
- "Never Say Goodbye" – 4:49 (Bonus Track - International Release)
[edit] Special Edition Bonus CD
- "The Radio Saved My Life Tonight"
- "Wild in the Streets"
- "Diamond Ring"
- "Good Guys Don't Always Wear White"
- "The Boys Are Back in Town"
- "Edge of a Broken Heart"
- "Postcards from the Wasteland" (Demo)
- "Blood on Blood" (Live)
- "Let It Rock"
- "Starting All Over Again"
- "Blood Money" (Live)
- "Save a Prayer"
- "Lucky" (Demo)
- "Why Aren't You Dead?"
- "Raise Your Hands"
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| Released | 1994 | ||||
| Recorded | 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994 | ||||
| Genre | Rock, Music Video | ||||
| Length | 80 minutes | ||||
| Label | Mercury Records | ||||
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[edit] Cross Road: The Videos
In 1994, a VHS and 2-disc VCD of Cross Road was released containing 16 of the bands music videos, 4 of which were previously unreleased.
Tracklist
- "Livin' on a Prayer"
- "Keep the Faith"
- "Wanted Dead or Alive"
- "Lay Your Hands on Me"
- "You Give Love a Bad Name"
- "Bed of Roses" (Short version without bar scene)
- "Blaze of Glory" (Jon-only version) (Previously unreleased)
- "In These Arms"
- "Bad Medicine"(1st Version)
- "I'll Be There for You"
- "Dry County" (Previously unreleased)
- "Living in Sin"
- "Miracle" (Previously unreleased)
- "I Believe"
- "I'll Sleep When I'm Dead"
- "Always" (Previously unreleased)
Although Cross Road has never been officially been released on DVD by the band, various unofficial bootleg DVDs are in circulation in some parts of the world.
[edit] Samples
Someday I'll Be Saturday Night
[edit] Personnel
- Jon Bon Jovi - lead vocals
- Richie Sambora - guitar, backup vocals, talkbox
- Hugh McDonald - bass, backup vocals
- Tico Torres - drums, percussion
- David Bryan - keyboards, backup vocals
