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  • Artist: Bon Jovi
  • Rating: StarStarStar
  • Release Date: 1992 11
  • Total Time: 65:10
  • Type: Lyrics are included with the album, Enhanced CD-ROM
  • Genre: Rock

Review

Keep the Faith reintroduces Bon Jovi after almost four years of side projects and hiatuses. The musical climate shifted considerably in that time, and this fact hadn't been lost on the band. Faith blatantly brings to the surface the Bruce Springsteen influence that was always lurking in Bon Jovi's sound and uses it to frame Faith's more serious cast of the band's established pop-metal groove. "I Believe" and "I'll Sleep When I'm Dead" amp up the blue-collar gospel revivalist feel of Springsteen's "Tunnel of Love," dropping in triumphant power chord changes to ensure arena readiness. But Bon Jovi also took a page from Springsteen's Big Book of Epic Songwriting, padding Faith's center with ambitious balladry and a nearly ten-minute story-song that wouldn't be out of place as a full-album-side, '70s rock experiment. Elsewhere, hit single "Bed of Roses" wisely aims for the verdant adult contemporary pastures pointed to by Bryan Adams with 1991's "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You," instead of gripping stupidly to the Aqua-Netted mane of glam rock power balladry. Later experiments with straightforward hard rock falter, since they don't sizzle like the band's vintage material and fall flat next to more inspired material like "In These Arms." But while miles of open highway separate the songwriting of Jon Bon Jovi and his mates from that of Springsteen, Keep the Faith deserves plenty of points for ambition, and it does succeed in updating the band's sound, even if the replacement parts were bought used. ~ Johnny Loftus, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track TitleComposersPerformersTime
I Believe (Lyrics) Jon Bon Jovi Bon Jovi (5:50)
Keep the Faith (Lyrics) Richie Sambora, Jon Bon Jovi, Desmond Child Bon Jovi (5:45)
I'll Sleep When I'm Dead (Lyrics) Richie Sambora, Desmond Child, Jon Bon Jovi Bon Jovi (4:44)
In These Arms (Lyrics) Richie Sambora, Jon Bon Jovi, D. Bryan Bon Jovi (5:19)
Bed of Roses (Lyrics) Jon Bon Jovi Bon Jovi (6:34)
If I Was Your Mother (Lyrics) Richie Sambora, Jon Bon Jovi Bon Jovi (4:26)
Dry County (Lyrics) Jon Bon Jovi Bon Jovi (9:53)
Woman in Love (Lyrics) Jon Bon Jovi Bon Jovi (3:48)
Fear (Lyrics) Jon Bon Jovi Bon Jovi (3:05)
I Want You (Lyrics) Jon Bon Jovi Bon Jovi (5:36)
Blame It on the Love of Rock & Roll Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora Bon Jovi (4:23)
Little Bit of Soul (Lyrics) Richie Sambora, Jon Bon Jovi Bon Jovi (5:47)

Credits

Helena Occhipinti (Hair Stylist), Lynne Bugai (Stylist), Bob Rock (Producer), Margery Greenspan (Artwork), Tico Torres (Drums), Tico Torres (?), Alec John Such (?), Ulrich Wild (Assistant Engineer), Alec John Such (Bass), Ed Korengo (Assistant Engineer), Margery Greenspan (Art Direction), Randy Staub (Engineer), Phil Yarnall (Design), Greg Goldman (Assistant Engineer), Anton Corbijn (Photography), Jim Lavinski (Assistant Engineer), Darren Grahn (Assistant Engineer), Brian Dobbs (Assistant), Obie O'Brien (Engineer), Bob Rock (Mixing), Gary Platt (Engineer), Jon Bon Jovi (Vocals), Darren Grahn (Assistant), George Marino (Mastering), Helena Occhipinti (Make-Up), Caroline Greyshock (Photography), Jon Bon Jovi (?), Robert Occhipinti (Make-Up), Randy Staub (Mixing), David Bryan (Keyboards), Patricia Lie (Design), David Bryan (?), Brian Dobbs (Assistant Engineer), Richie Sambora (Guitar), Richie Sambora (?), Robert Occhipinti (Hair Stylist)
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This article is about the Bon Jovi album. For other uses, see Keep the faith (disambiguation).
Keep the Faith
Studio album by Bon Jovi
Released November 3, 1992
Recorded December 1991-August 1992
Genre Hard rock
Length 65:10
Label Mercury
Producer Bob Rock
Professional reviews
Bon Jovi chronology
New Jersey
(1988)		 Keep the Faith
(1992)		 Cross Road
(1994)
Singles from Keep the Faith
  1. "Keep the Faith"
    Released: 1992
  2. "Bed of Roses"
    Released: 1993
  3. "In These Arms"
    Released: 1993
  4. "I'll Sleep When I'm Dead"
    Released: 1993
  5. "I Believe"
    Released: 1993
  6. "Dry County"
    Released: 1994

Keep the Faith is the fifth studio album by American rock band Bon Jovi, released on November 3, 1992 by Mercury Records. Keep The Faith represents "the beginning of a new chapter in the history of Bon Jovi". The album turned away from heavy drums and wild guitar solos, but instead introduced a new, more mature sound of Bon Jovi. This maturation would continue to an even greater extent with 1995's These Days.

It was remastered and re-released in 1998, adding the Live From London performance of "Keep the Faith" as a bonus track.

Contents

History

Following the completion of New Jersey tour, the band went on hiatus. During their time off, Jon Bon Jovi wrote the soundtrack for Young Guns II, which was released in 1990 as the Blaze of Glory album and Richie Sambora released his first solo album called Stranger In This Town. By this time, Jon Bon Jovi fired his long time manager, Doc McGhee and created Bon Jovi Management. Jon decided to take on a larger role, and more responsibilities within the band. The band quickly became a corporation with Jon at the helm.

In October 1991 the band went to a Caribbean island of St. Thomas to discuss plans for the future; the band's internal problems were solved and they were ready to have a go at a comeback. In January 1992 they headed to Little Mountain Studios in Vancouver. They spent six months making the album with Bob Rock producing. Keep The Faith was released in October 1992. The musical tastes had shifted in the four years between New Jersey and Keep the Faith. Despite the industry's and audience's growing affinity for Grunge rock, Bon Jovi's sound morphed itself to work in the 1990s music scene, and also their image changed. Before the band reunited in the studio, Jon Bon Jovi spent the summer of 1991 in anonymity, riding his bike in places like Arizona, experiences that inspired him to write Dry County and Bed Of Roses. He later commented "I would never been possible to write songs like Bed Of Roses or Dry County five years ago.".

A single for "Keep the Faith" was put out prior to the album's release with the song, "I Wish Everyday Could Be Like Christmas" appearing as the B-Side.

Commercial reception

Keep The Faith released in November 1992. The album managed to sell 2 million copies in United States, peaked at #5 on the Billboard 200 and spent total of 49 weeks on the chart. The album produced three Top 40 hits. "Keep The Faith" hit the #1 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, "Bed of Roses" hit the Top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 and "In These Arms" hit the Top 40 on the Billboard Hot 100.

In the UK, reaction was quite impressive. Keep The Faith debuted there at #1, and spent 24 weeks inside the Top 20. Keep The Faith spent a total of 95 weeks inside the Top 200 of the UK Albums Chart. The album produced six UK Top 20 hit singles, three of which were hit the Top 10. These were "Keep The Faith", "Bed Of Roses", "In These Arms", "I'll Sleep When I'm Dead", "I Believe" and "Dry County". Keep The Faith was also a huge success in Canada, Germany, Australia, Japan and sold very well in both Asia and South America, two emerging and growing record markets. To date, the album has sold 10 million copies world wide.

Charts

Album

Charts[1] Peak
Position
Australia 1
Austria 2
Finland 1
Germany 2
Hungary 3
Japan 3
Norway 7
Sweden 3
Switzerland 3
The Netherlands 3
United Kingdom 1
United States 5

Track listing

# Title Writer(s) Length
1. "I Believe"   Bon Jovi 5:58
2. "Keep the Faith"   Jon Bon Jovi, Sambora, Child 5:46
3. "I'll Sleep When I'm Dead"   Bon Jovi, Sambora, Child 4:43
4. "In These Arms"   Bon Jovi, Sambora, Bryan 5:19
5. "Bed of Roses"   Bon Jovi 6:34
6. "If I Was Your Mother"   Bon Jovi, Sambora 4:27
7. "Dry County"   Bon Jovi 9:52
8. "Woman in Love"   Bon Jovi 3:48
9. "Fear"   Bon Jovi 3:06
10. "I Want You"   Bon Jovi 5:46
11. "Blame it on the Love of Rock and Roll"   Bon Jovi, Sambora 4:24
12. "Little Bit of Soul"   Bon Jovi, Sambora 5:44
13. "Save a Prayer *"   Bon Jovi, Sambora 5:57
14. "Starting All Over Again *"   Bon Jovi, Sambora 3:44
  • * = Appears on some international releases

Keep The Faith Mega Edition Bonus CD

These were all recorded live on the following dates according to the cd credits: .

  1. "Keep the Faith" Recorded Live In The Count Basy Theater, Red Bank, New Jersey 1992
  2. "In These Arms" Recorded Live In The Count Basy Theater, Red Bank, New Jersey 1992
  3. "Blaze of Glory" Recorded Live In The Count Basy Theater, Red Bank, New Jersey 1992
  4. "I'll Be There for You" Recorded Live In Lakeland, Florida, 1989
  5. "Lay Your Hands on Me" Recorded Live In Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, 1989
  6. "Bad Medicine" Recorded Live At The Miami Arena, Florida, 1993
  7. "Bed of Roses" (acoustic)Recorded Live At The Miami Arena, Florida, 1993
  8. "Never Say Goodbye" (acoustic) Recorded Live At The Miami Arena, Florida, 1993

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Personnel

References

  1. ^ Hit Parade (1995). "European charts". http://www.hitparade.ch/showitem.asp?key=2094&cat=a. Retrieved 2008-11-25. 
Preceded by
Glittering Prize 81/92 by Simple Minds		 UK number one album
November 14, 1992 – November 20, 1992		 Succeeded by
Greatest Hits: 1965-1992 by Cher
Preceded by
Erotica by Madonna		 Australian ARIA Albums Chart number-one album
November 15, 1992 – November 21, 1992		 Succeeded by
Live/Live: 2 CD Collector's Edition
by AC/DC
v • d • e
Bon Jovi
Jon Bon Jovi · Richie Sambora · Hugh McDonald · Tico Torres · David Bryan
Alec John Such
Studio albums
Compilations
Video/DVD releases
Solo albums
Singles

"Runaway" · "She Don't Know Me" · "In and Out of Love" · "The Hardest Part Is the Night" · "Only Lonely" · "Silent Night" · "You Give Love a Bad Name" · "Livin' on a Prayer" · "Wanted Dead or Alive" · "Never Say Goodbye" · "Bad Medicine" · "Born to Be My Baby" · "I'll Be There for You" · "Lay Your Hands on Me" · "Living in Sin" · "Please Come Home for Christmas" · "Keep the Faith" · "Bed of Roses" · "In These Arms" · "I'll Sleep When I'm Dead" · "I Believe" · "Dry County" · "Always" · "Someday I'll Be Saturday Night" · "This Ain't a Love Song" · "Something for the Pain" · "Lie to Me" · "These Days" · "Hey God" · "Real Life" · "It's My Life" · "Say It Isn't So" · "Thank You For Loving Me" · "One Wild Night" · "Everyday" · "Misunderstood" · "All About Lovin' You" · "Bounce" · "Have a Nice Day" · "Who Says You Can't Go Home" · "Welcome to Wherever You Are" · "(You Want To) Make a Memory" · "Lost Highway" · "Till We Ain't Strangers Anymore" · "Whole Lot of Leavin'" · "We Weren't Born to Follow" · "When We Were Beautiful" · "Superman Tonight"
Concert tours
Bon Jovi Tour · 7800 Degrees Fahrenheit Tour · Slippery When Wet Tour · Jersey Syndicate Tour · The Club 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
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