Lost Highway (Bon Jovi album)

Lost Highway
Studio album by Bon Jovi
Released June 19, 2007 (2007-06-19)
(see Release history)
Recorded 2006–2007
Genre Country rock
Length 49:57
Label
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. "Summertime (Canada only)"
    Released: 2007
  5. "Whole Lot of Leavin'"
    Released: May 2008
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic(64/100)[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
BBC Online(positive)[3]
Blender[4]
Entertainment WeeklyB−[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 the single "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 the United States.[12] The album was nominated for Best Pop Vocal Album at the 2008 Grammy Awards.

Background

In the summer of 2006., Jon Bon Jovi revealed that he and Richie Sambora were planning to go in Nashville, Tennessee to record the next Bon Jovi album. Their intention was to write songs and record duets with famous country songwriters and artists. Jon explained: "I'm thinking of a Nashville sessions record. I'd like to knock out a quick record with a few country writers and artists and me and Richie. I'd like to get two or three artists to do duets with. I'd like to give a couple of Nashville songwriters a chance to shine, and Richie and I would write a few songs to prove we could hold our own with these guys."[13]Band members went to Nashville in September 2006. and by December they had written, recorded and prepared for mixing ten out of twelve songs. In early 2007, Jon Bon Jovi pulled back the album and wrote five more songs and two of them made the album.[14]

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.[15] 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 the RIAA in October 2008, it has sold 1,221,000 copies in the United States and over 4 million copies worldwide.

Promotion

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.

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"  Jon Bon Jovi; Richie Sambora; Desmond ChildDann 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

Bon Jovi
Additional personnel

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Chart (2007) Peak
position
Argentine Albums Chart[16] 3
Australian Albums Chart[17] 2
Austrian Albums Chart[18] 1
Canadian Albums Chart[19] 1
Danish Albums Chart[20] 1
Dutch Albums Chart[21] 1
European Albums Chart[22] 1
Finnish Albums Chart[23] 3
German Albums Chart[24] 1
Japanese Albums Chart[15] 1
New Zealand Albums Chart[25] 2
Thailand Albums Chart[22] 1
UK Albums Chart[26] 2
Spanish Albums Chart[27] 2
Swedish Albums Chart[28] 4
Swiss Albums Chart[29] 1
U.S. Billboard 200[30] 1
U.S. Rock albums[30] 1
U.S. Digital Albums[30] 1
U.S. Tastemaker Albums[30] 2

Year-end charts

Chart (2007) Position
German Albums Chart [31] 15
Swiss Albums Chart [32] 17

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/Sales
Australia (ARIA)[33] Gold 35,000^
Austria (IFPI Austria)[34] 2× Platinum 40,000*
Canada (Music Canada)[35] 3× Platinum 300,000^
Denmark (IFPI Denmark)[36] Gold 15,000^
Germany (BVMI)[37] Platinum 200,000^
Hungary (MAHASZ)[38] Gold 3,000^
Ireland (IRMA)[39] Gold 7,500^
Japan (RIAJ)[40] Gold 100,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[41] Gold 7,500^
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[42] Gold 40,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[43] Platinum 30,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[44] Gold 100,000^
United States (RIAA)[45] Platinum 1,000,000^

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

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 Archived January 6, 2009, at the Wayback Machine.
  5. ↑ Entertainment Weekly review
  6. ↑ The New York Times review
  7. ↑ Now Magazine review Archived August 27, 2007, at the Wayback Machine.
  8. ↑ Rolling Stone review
  9. ↑ Yahoo! Music UK review Archived June 26, 2007, at the Wayback Machine.
  10. ↑ allmusic ((( Bon Jovi > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles )))
  11. ↑ "Allmusic (Bon Jovi charts & awards) Billboard albums".
  12. 1 2 Katie Hasty, "Bon Jovi Scores First No. 1 Album Since 1988", Billboard.com, June 27, 2007.
  13. ↑ "Bon Jovi Eyes Country Record". female-first.co.uk. 2006-07-19. Retrieved 2016-07-06.
  14. ↑ "Bon Jovi takes 'Highway' to 'American Idol'". jamaica-gleaner.com. 2007-04-28. Retrieved 2016-07-06.
  15. 1 2 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.
  16. ↑ "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.
  17. ↑ ""Lost Highway" in the Australian ARIA Albums Chart". australian-charts.com.
  18. ↑ ""Lost Highway" in the Austrian Albums Chart". austriancharts.at.
  19. ↑ John Williams. "Bon Jovi nails 3rd straight No. 1". jam.canoe.ca.
  20. ↑ ""Lost Highway" in the Danish Albums Chart". danishcharts.com.
  21. ↑ ""Lost Highway" in the Dutch Albums Chart". dutchcharts.nl.
  22. 1 2 ""Lost Highway" in the Dutch Albums Chart". dutchcharts.nl.
  23. ↑ ""Lost Highway" in the Finnish Albums Chart". lescharts.com.
  24. ↑ "German Albums Chart - Week ending 22/06/2007". germancharts.com.
  25. ↑ ""Lost Highway" in the New Zealand Albums Chart". charts.org.nz.
  26. ↑ ""Lost Highway" in the UK Albums Chart". www.chartstats.com.
  27. ↑ ""Lost Highway" in the Spanish Albums Chart". spanishcharts.com.
  28. ↑ ""Lost Highway" in the Swedish Albums Chart". swedishcharts.com.
  29. ↑ ""Lost Highway" in the Swiss Albums Chart". hitparade.ch.
  30. 1 2 3 4 ""Lost Highway" in the Billboard Charts". Billboard.
  31. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20080610050653/http://www.mtv.de/charts/Album_Jahrescharts_2007. Archived from the original on June 10, 2008. Retrieved June 13, 2014. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  32. ↑ "Swiss Year-End Charts 2007". swisscharts.com.
  33. ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2007 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved June 16, 2012.
  34. ↑ "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
  35. ↑ "Canadian album certifications – Bon Jovi – Lost Highway". Music Canada. Retrieved June 16, 2012.
  36. ↑ "Danish album certifications – Bon Jovi – Lost Highway". IFPI Denmark. Retrieved June 16, 2012. Click on næste to go to page 25 if certification from official website
  37. ↑ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Bon Jovi; 'Lost Highway')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved June 16, 2012.
  38. ↑ "Adatbázis – Arany- és platinalemezek – 2007" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved June 16, 2012.
  39. ↑ "Irish album certifications – Bon Jovi – Lost Highway". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved June 27, 2012.
  40. ↑ 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.
  41. ↑ "Latest Gold / Platinum Albums". Radioscope. 17 July 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-07-24. Retrieved June 16, 2012.
  42. ↑ "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"
  43. ↑ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Bon Jovi; 'Lost Highway')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved June 16, 2012.
  44. ↑ "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
  45. ↑ "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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