Bon Jovi Discography

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  The Circle
  (2009)
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  Lost Highway
  (2007)
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  Have a Nice Day
  (2005)
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  This Left Feels Right
  (2003)
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  Bounce
  (2002)
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  Tokyo Road: Best Of Bon Jovi
  (2001)
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  Crush
  (2000)
• 
  These Days
  (1995)
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  Cross Road
  (1994)
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  Keep the Faith
  (1992)
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  New Jersey
  (1988)
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  Slippery When Wet
  (1986)
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  7800° Fahrenheit
  (1985)
• 
  Bon Jovi
  (1984)

Bon Jovi is an American rock band from Sayreville, New Jersey. Fronted by lead singer and namesake Jon Bon Jovi [1], Bon Jovi formed in 1983 with guitarist Richie Sambora, keyboardist David Bryan, bassist Alec John Such and drummer Tico Torres.[2] Other than the departure of Alec John Such in 1994 and replaced by Hugh McDonald, the lineup has remained the same for the past 26 years. After two moderately successful albums in 1984 and 1985, the band scored big with Slippery When Wet (1986) and New Jersey (1988), which launched the band into global super stardom.

After non-stop touring, the band went on hiatus after the New Jersey Tour in 1990, during which time Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora both released successful solo albums. In 1992, the band returned with the album Keep the Faith and has since created successful albums throughout the 1990s and 2000s. Their latest album, The Circle, is set to be released on the 10th of November, 2009.

Throughout their career, the band has released ten studio albums, two compilation albums and one live album; and have sold over 120 million albums worldwide.[3] They have performed more than 2,600 concerts in over 50 countries for more than 34 million fans.[4] In 2006 Bon Jovi were inducted into the UK Music Hall of Fame,[5] and in 2004 they were ranked number 14 in Q magazine`s 50 Greatest Bands of All Time.[6] The band was also honored with the Award Of Merit at the American Music Awards in 2004.[7]Founding member John Bon Jovi began to play piano and guitar at thirteen with his first band, called Raze. He was enrolled in an all-boys Catholic school, St. Joseph High School in Metuchen, New Jersey, but left to attend public school at Sayreville War Memorial High School.[8] At sixteen, Bon Jovi met David Bryan (b. David Bryan Rashbaum, 7 February, 1962, Edison, New Jersey, USA[9]) and formed a 12-piece cover band named Atlantic City Expressway after the New Jersey highway. They played at New Jersey clubs, even though they were minors. Still in his teens, Bon Jovi played in the band John Bongiovi and the Wild Ones, playing local clubs like "The Fast Lane" and opening for known acts in the area.

By mid-1982, out of school and working part-time in a women`s shoe store, Bon Jovi took a job at the Power Station Studios, a Manhattan recording facility where his cousin, Tony Bongiovi, was a co-owner. Bon Jovi made several demos (including one produced by Billy Squier) and sent them out to many record companies, but failed to make an impact.

Bon Jovi visited the local radio station WAPP 103.5FM "The Apple" in Lake Success, New York. He spoke directly to the promotion director John Lassman, who accepted the song "Runaway" for possible inclusion on the station`s compilation album of local homegrown talent. Lassman, along with program director Dave Hamilton and music director/afternoon DJ Chip Hobart listened to and loved the song, deciding to include it on the album. Bon Jovi was initially reluctant but eventually gave them the song on which Bon Jovi had used studio musicians to play on the track "Runaway" (originally written in 1980). The studio musicians who helped record "Runaway" were known as The All Star Review. They were: guitarist Tim Pierce, keyboardist Roy Bittan, drummer Frankie LaRocka and bassist Hugh McDonald.

The song began to get airplay in the New York area, then other sister stations in major markets picked up the song. In March 1983 Bon Jovi called David Bryan