Lost Highway (Bon Jovi album)

Lost Highway
Studio album by Bon Jovi
Released June 19, 2007
(see Release history)
Recorded October 2006–March 2007
Genre Country rock
Length 49:50
Label Lost Highway
Mercury Nashville
Island Nashville
Producer Dann Huff
John Shanks
Desmond Child (Executive Producer)
Bon Jovi chronology

Have A Nice Day
(2005)		 Lost Highway
(2007)		 The Circle
(2009)
Singles from Lost Highway
  1. "(You Want To) Make a Memory"
    Released: May 18, 2007
  2. "Lost Highway"
    Released: September 9, 2007
  3. "Till We Ain't Strangers Anymore"
    Released: November 30, 2007
  4. "Whole Lot of Leavin'"
    Released: May 2008
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source Rating
Metacritic (64/100)[1]
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [2]
BBC Online (positive)[3]
Blender [4]
Entertainment Weekly B−[5]
The New York Times (positive)[6]
Now Magazine [7]
Rolling Stone [8]
Yahoo! Music UK [9]

Lost Highway is the tenth studio album by American rock band Bon Jovi. Produced by John Shanks and Dann Huff the album was recorded at Black Bird Studios, Nashville and NGR Recording, Hollywood.

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", a duet with Jennifer Nettles, which reached No. 1 on the U.S. country chart in May 2006.[10] 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 & Rich and "Till We Ain't Strangers Anymore" featuring LeAnn Rimes.

Described by Jon Bon Jovi as a "Bon Jovi album influenced by Nashville", the album debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200,[11] becoming Bon Jovi's first ever album to debut at No. 1 and their third album to reach that position in United States.[12] The album was nominated for Best Pop Vocal Album at the 2008 Grammy Awards.

Release and reception

After its first week on sale, Lost Highway entered the Dutch, German, Swiss, and Japanese album charts at No. 1, and the UK Album Chart at No. 2, below The Traveling Wilburys Collection. It entered the Irish and Australian charts at No. 5, although after the conclusion of Bon Jovi's Australian tour the album climbed to No. 2. In Japan, the album debuted at No. 1 and sold 73,212 copies in its first week of release on Oricon charts. This is the fourth such time, breaking the Beatles and the Bay City Rollers' record as a Western band (under Oricon's definition) of having three number one albums in the country.[13] In the UK the album sold 79,000 copies in its first week, an improvement on Have a Nice Day's first-week sales of 54,000. In Denmark, the album debuted at No. 5, but went to number one after five weeks on the charts. In the U.S., the album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 with 292,000 copies sold in its first week.[12] The album was certified platinum by RIAA and as of October 2008, it has sold 1,221,000 copies in the United States and over 4 million copies worldwide.

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s)Producer Length
1. "Lost Highway"  Jon Bon Jovi; Richie Sambora; John ShanksShanks 4:13
2. "Summertime"  Jon Bon Jovi; Richie Sambora; John ShanksShanks 3:17
3. "(You Want To) Make a Memory"  Desmond Child; Jon Bon Jovi; Richie SamboraDann Huff 4:36
4. "Whole Lot of Leavin'"  Jon Bon Jovi; John ShanksShanks 4:16
5. "We Got It Going On" (featuring Big & Rich)Jon Bon Jovi; Richie Sambora; Kenny Alphin; John RichHuff 4:13
6. "Any Other Day"  Jon Bon Jovi; Richie Sambora; Gordie SampsonHuff 4:01
7. "Seat Next to You"  Jon Bon Jovi; Richie Sambora; Hillary LindseyHuff 4:21
8. "Everybody's Broken"  Jon Bon Jovi; Billy FalconShanks 4:11
9. "Till We Ain't Strangers Anymore" (featuring LeAnn Rimes)Jon Bon Jovi; Richie Sambora; Brett JamesHuff 4:43
10. "The Last Night"  Jon Bon Jovi; Richie Sambora; John ShanksShanks 3:32
11. "One Step Closer"  Jon Bon Jovi; Richie Sambora; John ShanksShanks 3:35
12. "I Love This Town"  Jon Bon Jovi; Richie Sambora; Billy FalconHuff 4:36

Personnel

Charts and certifications

Peak positions

Chart (2007) Peak
position
Argentine Albums Chart[14] 3
Australian Albums Chart[15] 2
Austrian Albums Chart[16] 1
Canadian Albums Chart[17] 1
Danish Albums Chart[18] 1
Dutch Albums Chart[19] 1
European Albums Chart[20] 1
Finnish Albums Chart[21] 3
German Albums Chart[22] 1
Japanese Albums Chart[13] 1
New Zealand Albums Chart[23] 2
Thailand Albums Chart[20] 1
UK Albums Chart[24] 2
Spanish Albums Chart[25] 2
Swedish Albums Chart[26] 4
Swiss Albums Chart[27] 1
U.S. Billboard 200[28] 1
U.S. Rock albums[28] 1
U.S. Digital Albums[28] 1
U.S. Tastemaker Albums[28] 2

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Australia (ARIA)[29] Gold 35,000^
Austria (IFPI Austria)[30] 2× Platinum 40,000x
Canada (Music Canada)[31] 3× Platinum 300,000^
Denmark (IFPI Denmark)[32] Gold 15,000^
Germany (BVMI)[33] Platinum 200,000^
Hungary (MAHASZ)[34] Gold 3,000x
Ireland (IRMA)[35] Gold 7,500x
Japan (RIAJ)[36] Gold 100,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[37] Gold 7,500^
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[38] Gold 40,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[39] Platinum 30,000x
United Kingdom (BPI)[40] Gold 100,000^
United States (RIAA)[41] Platinum 1,000,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

Year-end

End of year chart (2007) Position
German Albums Chart [42] 15
Swiss Albums Chart [43] 17

Tour

Main article: Lost Highway 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 New Zealand 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 Melbourne, Sydney and Perth. 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.

Release history

Region Date
Germany June 8, 2007
United Kingdom June 11, 2007
Japan June 14, 2007
World June 18, 2007
United States June 19, 2007

References

  1. ↑ Metacritic score
  2. ↑ Allmusic review
  3. ↑ BBC Online review
  4. ↑ Blender review
  5. ↑ Entertainment Weekly review
  6. ↑ The New York Times review
  7. ↑ Now Magazine review
  8. ↑ Rolling Stone review
  9. ↑ Yahoo! Music UK review
  10. ↑ allmusic ((( Bon Jovi > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles )))
  11. ↑ "Allmusic (Bon Jovi charts & awards) Billboard albums".
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 Katie Hasty, "Bon Jovi Scores First No. 1 Album Since 1988", Billboard.com, June 27, 2007.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 ボン・ジョヴィ首位獲得でビートルズ、ベイ・シティ・ローラーズを抜く (in Japanese). Oricon. 2007-06-19. Retrieved 2009-11-03.
  14. ↑ "Ranking Venta Mayorista de Discos - Semanal" (in Spanish). Cámara Argentina de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Archived from the original on 11 July 2007. Retrieved 15 May 2012.
  15. ↑ ""Lost Highway" in the Australian ARIA Albums Chart". australian-charts.com.
  16. ↑ ""Lost Highway" in the Austrian Albums Chart". austriancharts.at.
  17. ↑ John Williams. "Bon Jovi nails 3rd straight No. 1". jam.canoe.ca.
  18. ↑ ""Lost Highway" in the Danish Albums Chart". danishcharts.com.
  19. ↑ ""Lost Highway" in the Dutch Albums Chart". dutchcharts.nl.
  20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 ""Lost Highway" in the Dutch Albums Chart". dutchcharts.nl.
  21. ↑ ""Lost Highway" in the Finnish Albums Chart". lescharts.com.
  22. ↑ "German Albums Chart - Week ending 22/06/2007". germancharts.com.
  23. ↑ ""Lost Highway" in the New Zealand Albums Chart". charts.org.nz.
  24. ↑ ""Lost Highway" in the UK Albums Chart". www.chartstats.com. Archived from the original on 2012-09-03.
  25. ↑ ""Lost Highway" in the Spanish Albums Chart". spanishcharts.com.
  26. ↑ ""Lost Highway" in the Swedish Albums Chart". swedishcharts.com.
  27. ↑ ""Lost Highway" in the Swiss Albums Chart". hitparade.ch.
  28. ↑ 28.0 28.1 28.2 28.3 ""Lost Highway" in the Billboard Charts". Billboard.
  29. ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2007 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved June 16, 2012.
  30. ↑ "Austrian album certifications – Bon Jovi – Lost Highway" (in German). IFPI Austria. Retrieved June 16, 2012. Enter Bon Jovi in the field Interpret. Enter Lost Highway in the field Titel. Select album in the field Format. Click Suchen
  31. ↑ "Canadian album certifications – Bon Jovi – Lost Highway". Music Canada. Retrieved June 16, 2012.
  32. ↑ "Danish album certifications – Bon Jovi – Lost Highway". IFPI Denmark. Retrieved June 16, 2012.
  33. ↑ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Bon Jovi; 'Lost Highway')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved June 16, 2012.
  34. ↑ "Adatbázis – Arany- és platinalemezek – 2007" (in Hungarian). Mahasz. Retrieved June 16, 2012.
  35. ↑ "Irish album certifications – Bon Jovi – Lost Highway". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved June 27, 2012.
  36. ↑ ゴールド等認定作品一覧　2007年6月. RIAJ (in Japanese). 2007-07-10. Retrieved 2010-11-10.
  37. ↑ "Latest Gold / Platinum Albums". Radioscope. 17 July 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-07-24. Retrieved June 16, 2012.
  38. ↑ "Spanish album certifications – Bon Jovi – Lost Highway" (PDF) (in Spanish). Productores de Música de España. Retrieved June 16, 2012. Select the "Chart", enter ' in the field "Year". Select ' in the field "Semana". Click on "Search Charts"
  39. ↑ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Bon Jovi; 'Lost Highway')". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 16, 2012.
  40. ↑ "British album certifications – Bon Jovi – Lost Highway". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved June 16, 2012. Enter Lost Highway in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select album in the field By Format. Select Gold in the field By Award. Click Search
  41. ↑ "American album certifications – Bon Jovi – Lost Highway". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved June 16, 2012. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
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  43. ↑ "Swiss Year-End Charts 2007". swisscharts.com.

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