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Artist: Bon Jovi
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Release Date: April 20, 1985
Total Time: 47:15
Type: Lyrics are included with the album
Genre: Rock

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Bon Jovi's sophomore release found the New Jersey group continuing with its engaging mix of hard rock dynamics and blatant pop-metal overtones, and primed the pump for the coming popular explosion of Slippery When Wet. Ever since the keyboard call to arms of the breakthrough "Runaway," Bon Jovi had understood that real success lay in a billowing smoke, soft-focus derivation of true metal, where Journey-style synthesizers and soft rock chorus vocals were the name of the game. To that end, 7800° Fahrenheit tempered its black-leather rock & roll with a rudimentary form of the sound that would make Bon Jovi superstars. They puffed out their chests for the groupie-groping, Mötley Crüe-style catcalls of "In and Out of Love" and made sure "King of the Mountain" rumbled with boys-night-out bravado. But they seemed much more comfortable with the twittering ballad "Silent Night" or "Price of Love," where arena-ready riffing met smoke machine keys and vocal trills. There was even "Tokyo Road," a valiant attempt at the epic scope of Springsteen that featured a Japanese-language intro and full-on character development. It was in these moments -- when the tenets of metal tried on the hairstyles of pop -- that 7800° Fahrenheit burned its brightest; the professional songwriting and increased cash flow of Slippery When Wet just made the existing mercury burst. ~ Johnny Loftus, Rovi

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7800° Fahrenheit

Studio album by Bon Jovi

Released

April 20, 1985

Recorded

The Warehouse in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Genre

Glam metal, hard rock, heavy metal

Length

47:10

Label

Mercury Records (USA)
Vertigo Records (Europe)

Producer

Lance Quinn

Bon Jovi chronology

Bon Jovi
(1984)

7800° Fahrenheit
(1985)

Slippery When Wet
(1986)

Singles from 7800° Fahrenheit

"Only Lonely"
Released: April 1985
"In and Out of Love"
Released: May 1985
"The Hardest Part Is the Night"
Released: August 1985
"Silent Night"
Released: October 1985
"The Price of Love"
Released: 1985

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
Piero Scaruffi	^[2]

7800° Fahrenheit is Bon Jovi's second album, and was released in April 1985. The album charted at #37 on The Billboard 200.^[3] It introduced the band's classic '80s logo that would later on be used on the covers of Slippery When Wet and New Jersey.

Approximate sales were in excess of one million copies.^{[citation needed]} The singles "In and Out of Love" and "Only Lonely" both charted in the Billboard Hot 100 (although both failed to reach the top 40 status of "Runaway" from the previous album), and still get occasional airplay on US AOR and hard rock format radio stations.^{[citation needed]}

The album was remastered and re-released in 1998, adding the music video for "In and Out of Love" as a bonus track.

The band has essentially disowned this album in recent years because they believe the material presented on it does not match the standards set on their later releases.^{[citation needed]} Aside from extremely rare performances of the song 'Tokyo Road' in Japan and 'Only Lonely' appearing a select few times during the Circle Tour, nothing from this album has been performed live since the late 1980s.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"In and Out of Love"	Jon Bon Jovi	4:26
2.	"The Price of Love"	Bon Jovi	4:14
3.	"Only Lonely"	Bon Jovi, David Bryan	5:02
4.	"King of the Mountain"	Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora	3:54
5.	"Silent Night"	Bon Jovi	5:08
6.	"Tokyo Road"	Bon Jovi, Sambora	5:42
7.	"The Hardest Part Is the Night"	Bon Jovi, Bryan, Sambora	4:25
8.	"Always Run to You"	Bon Jovi, Sambora	5:00
9.	"(I Don't Wanna Fall) to the Fire"	Bon Jovi, Bryan, Sambora	4:28
10.	"Secret Dreams"	Bon Jovi, Sambora, Tico Torres, Bill Grabowski	4:54

1998 Japanese special edition bonus CD PHCR-90013/4
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
11.	"Tokyo Road (Live/Japan 1985)"	Bon Jovi, Sambora
12.	"In and Out of Love (Live/Japan 1985)"	Bon Jovi
13.	"The Hardest Part Is the Night (Live/Japan 1985)"	Bon Jovi, Bryan, Sambora
14.	"Silent Night (Live/Japan 1985)"	Bon Jovi
15.	"Only Lonely (Live/Japan 1985)"	Bon Jovi, Bryan
16.	"Tokyo Road (Live/Rio de Janeiro 1990)"	Bon Jovi, Sambora

2010 special edition bonus tracks
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
11.	"In and Out of Love (Live/Japan 1985)"	Bon Jovi
12.	"Only Lonely (Live/Japan 1985)"	Bon Jovi, Bryan
13.	"Tokyo Road (Live/Rio de Janeiro 1990)"	Bon Jovi, Sambora
14.	"Silent Night (Live)" (for download only, at vault.bonjovi.com)	Bon Jovi

Personnel

Band

Jon Bon Jovi – lead vocals, guitar
Richie Sambora – guitar, background vocals
Alec John Such – bass, background vocals
Tico Torres – drums, percussion
David Bryan – keyboards, background vocals

Other personnel

Larry Alexander – engineer
Phil Hoffer – background vocals
Tom Mandel – synthesizer
Obie O'Brien – engineer
Jim Salamone – programming
Bill Scheniman – engineer

References

^ 7800° Fahrenheit Bon Jovi Allmusic.com Johnny Loftus
^ "The History of Rock Music. Bon Jovi: biography, discography, reviews, links". Scaruffi.com. http://www.scaruffi.com/vol4/bonjovi.html. Retrieved 2011-09-01.
^ "Allmusic (Bon Jovi charts & awards) Billboard albums". http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p3734/charts-awards/billboard-albums.

v t e Bon Jovi

Jon Bon Jovi Richie Sambora Tico Torres David Bryan Hugh McDonald Alec John Such

Studio albums	Bon Jovi 7800° Fahrenheit Slippery When Wet New Jersey Keep the Faith These Days Crush Bounce Have a Nice Day Lost Highway The Circle

Compilation albums	Cross Road Tokyo Road: Best of Bon Jovi This Left Feels Right 100,000,000 Bon Jovi Fans Can't Be Wrong Greatest Hits

Live albums	One Wild Night Live 1985–2001

Solo albums	Blaze of Glory Stranger in This Town Destination Anywhere On a Full Moon Lunar Eclipse Undiscovered Soul The Power Station Years: The Unreleased Recordings

Video albums	Breakout: Video Singles Slippery When Wet: The Videos New Jersey: The Videos Access All Areas: A Rock & Roll Odyssey Keep the Faith: An Evening with Bon Jovi Keep the Faith: The Videos Cross Road Live from London The Crush Tour This Left Feels Right Live Lost Highway: The Concert When We Were Beautiful Live at Madison Square Garden Greatest Hits - The Ultimate Video Collection

Concert tours	Bon Jovi Tour 7800 Fahrenheit Tour Slippery When Wet Tour Jersey Syndicate Tour Keep the Faith Tour I'll Sleep When I'm Dead Tour These Days Tour Crush Tour One Wild Night Tour Bounce Tour Have a Nice Day Tour Lost Highway Tour The Circle Tour Bon Jovi Live

Related articles	Discography Songs Tony Bongiovi Bruce Fairbairn Aldo Nova Desmond Child Bob Rock Luke Ebbin Andreas Carlsson Patrick Leonard John Shanks Bon Jovi outtakes

Labels	Polygram Mercury Island Def Jam Music Group Island

Book:Bon Jovi Category:Bon Jovi Portal:Rock music

v t e Bon Jovi singles discography

Bon Jovi	"Runaway" "She Don't Know Me" "Burning for Love" (Japan only)

7800° Fahrenheit	"Only Lonely" "In and Out of Love" "The Hardest Part Is the Night" "Silent Night"

Slippery When Wet	"You Give Love a Bad Name" "Livin' on a Prayer" "Wanted Dead or Alive" "Never Say Goodbye"

New Jersey	"Bad Medicine" "Born to Be My Baby" "I'll Be There for You" "Lay Your Hands on Me" "Living in Sin"

Keep the Faith	"Keep the Faith" "Bed of Roses" "In These Arms" "I'll Sleep When I'm Dead" "I Believe" "Dry County"

Cross Road	"Always" "Someday I'll Be Saturday Night"

These Days	"This Ain't a Love Song" "Something for the Pain" "Lie to Me" "These Days" "Hey God"

Crush	"It's My Life" "Say It Isn't So" "Thank You For Loving Me"

One Wild Night Live 1985–2001	"One Wild Night (2001)" "Wanted Dead or Alive (Live)"

Bounce	"Everyday" "Misunderstood" "The Distance" (Japan only) "All About Lovin' You" "Bounce" (promo single)

This Left Feels Right	"It's My Life (2003)" "Wanted Dead or Alive (2003)" (promo single)

100,000,000 Bon Jovi Fans Can't Be Wrong	"The Radio Saved My Life Tonight" (promo single)

Have a Nice Day	"Have a Nice Day" "Who Says You Can't Go Home" (with Jennifer Nettles) "Welcome to Wherever You Are" "I Want to Be Loved" (promo single)

Lost Highway	"(You Want To) Make a Memory" "Till We Ain't Strangers Anymore" (with LeAnn Rimes) "Lost Highway" "Summertime" (Canada only) "Whole Lot of Leavin'"

The Circle	"We Weren't Born to Follow" "Superman Tonight" "When We Were Beautiful"

Greatest Hits	"What Do You Got?" "No Apologies" "This Is Our House" (promo single)

Other singles	"Edge of a Broken Heart" (Disorderlies soundtrack) "Good Guys Don't Always Wear White"(promo single) "Please Come Home for Christmas" "Real Life" (EDtv soundtrack)

Jon Bon Jovi solo singles	"Blaze of Glory" "Miracle" Never Say Die "Levon" "Please Come Home for Christmas" "Midnight in Chelsea" "Queen of New Orleans" "Janie, Don't Take Your Love to Town" "Ugly" "Bang a Drum" (with Chris LeDoux)

Richie Sambora solo singles	"Ballad of Youth" "One Light Burning" "Stranger in this Town" "Hard Times Come Easy" "In It for Love" "Undiscovered Soul" "Made in America"

Book:Bon Jovi Category:Bon Jovi Portal:Rock music

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