New Jersey (album)
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| Studio album by Bon Jovi | ||||
| Released | September 19, 1988 | |||
| Recorded | 1988 | |||
| Studio | Little Mountain Sound Studios (Vancouver, British Columbia) | |||
| Genre | Hard rock, glam metal | |||
| Length | 56:32 | |||
| Label | Mercury, Vertigo | |||
| Producer | Bruce Fairbairn | |||
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| AllMusic |   |
| Kerrang! | (3.75/5) |
| Robert Christgau | C+ |
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| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | |
New Jersey is the fourth studio album by American rock band Bon Jovi, released on September 19, 1988 through Mercury Records. The album was produced by Bruce Fairbairn and recorded at the Little Mountain Sound Studios in Vancouver, Canada.
The album was the follow-up to the band's 1986 breakthrough album, Slippery When Wet, and reached No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart in its second week of release after making its debut at No. 8. It remained at No. 1 for four consecutive weeks. It produced five Billboard Hot 100 top ten hits, the most top ten hits to date for any hard rock/glam metal album, including "Bad Medicine" and "I'll Be There for You", which both reached No. 1. The album was certified 7x Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. The album also debuted at No. 1 in the UK and was the band's first UK No. 1 album. New Jersey was released by the Soviet state-owned record company "Melodiya", being the first American album ever released in USSR. In 2014 to celebrate the bands 30th anniversary, this album was repackaged with bonus tracks.
The album was recorded very shortly after the Slippery When Wet Tour, because the band wanted to prove that they were not just going to be a one hit wonder. The album was initially planned to be a double album; however, this idea was rejected by the record company because they were skeptical about the higher price point and decided they would only release a single album. One working title for the album was Sons of Beaches, which parodied the title of their previous album, Slippery When Wet.
The album was produced by Bruce Fairbairn like its predecessor and recorded at the Little Mountain Sound Studios in Vancouver, Canada. It marked the final collaboration between Bon Jovi and producer Bruce Fairbairn.
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