Cross Road

Cross Road
Greatest hits by Bon Jovi
Released	October 10, 1994
Recorded	Various locations, 1983-1994
Genre	Hard rock
Length	72:22
Label	Mercury
Producer	Bruce Fairbairn, Bob Rock, Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora, Lance Quinn
Professional reviews
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Bon Jovi chronology
Keep the Faith (1992) Cross Road (1994) These Days (1995)
Singles from Cross Road
"Always" Released: September 20, 1994 "Someday I'll Be Saturday Night" Released: 1994

Cross Road is a greatest hits compilation released by the American band Bon Jovi in 1994. The album contains hits from between "Bon Jovi" (1984) and "Keep The Faith" (1992) and two new tracks: the hit singles "Always" and "Someday I'll Be Saturday Night", as well as a new, updated rendition of "Livin' on a Prayer" entitled "Prayer '94" available only on the U.S. version. A video, also entitled Cross Road, was simultaneously release which contained 16 of the bands music videos.

In 2005, Cross Road was re-issued as a 3-disc box set under the name "Deluxe Sound & Vision", which included the original remastered album, a bonus CD containing b-sides, rarities and fan favourites, and the Live from London DVD. The original remastered album was released in 1998.

Chart information

"Always" went on to become their best selling single, with 1.5 million copies sold in the U.S. and more than 3 million copies sold worldwide. The song spent six months on the Top 10 of Billboard Hot 100 and peaked at #4 and was also an international hit. The album hit the Top 3 in 25 countries and reached #1 in 13 countries. Cross Road also topped the European Albums Chart for 7 weeks and receiving 8x Platinum certification by the IFPI Europe for selling 8 million copies across Europe. The album sold 5,000,000 copies world wide in its first 5 weeks of release. Cross Road was the best selling album in the UK for 1994. It continues to perform well; according to Nielsen SoundScan selling 4,775,236 copies in the U.S. in September 2009. To date, the album has sold 20 million copies world wide.

Track listing

1. "Livin' on a Prayer" (Jon Bon Jovi, Desmond Child, Richie Sambora) – 4:11
2. "Keep the Faith" (Bon Jovi, Child, Sambora) – 5:46
3. "Someday I'll Be Saturday Night" (Previously Unreleased) (Bon Jovi, Child, Sambora) – 4:39
4. "Always" (Previously Unreleased) (Bon Jovi) – 5:53
5. "Wanted Dead or Alive" (BonJovi, Sambora) – 5:08
6. "Lay Your Hands on Me" (BonJovi, Sambora) – 5:59
7. "You Give Love a Bad Name" (Bon Jovi, Child, Sambora) – 3:43
8. "Bed of Roses" (Bon Jovi) – 6:34
9. "Blaze of Glory" (Bon Jovi) – 5:40
10. "Prayer '94" - 5:19
11. "Bad Medicine" (Bon Jovi, Child, Sambora) – 5:16
12. "I'll Be There for You" (1988) (Bon Jovi, Sambora) – 5:43
13. "In and Out of Love" (Bon Jovi) – 4:24
14. "Runaway" (Bon Jovi, George Karak) – 3:50
15. "Never Say Goodbye" (Bon Jovi song) – 4:49 (Bonus Track - International Release)

Special Edition Bonus CD

1. "The Radio Saved My Life Tonight"
2. "Wild in the Streets"
3. "Diamond Ring"
4. "Good Guys Don't Always Wear White"
5. "The Boys Are Back in Town"
6. "Edge of a Broken Heart"
7. "Postcards from the Wasteland" (Demo)
8. "Blood on Blood" (Live)
9. "Let It Rock"
10. "Starting All Over Again"
11. "Blood Money" (Live)
12. "Save a Prayer"
13. "Lucky" (Demo)
14. "Why Aren't You Dead?"
15. "Raise Your Hands"

The song "Good Guys Don't Always Wear White" is featured in the movie The Cowboy Way. Although Bon Jovi also released a music video to the song it was never released as a single. Aside from the Special Edition Bonus CD of the "Cross Road" compilation it can also be found on the "Someday I'll Be Saturday Night" single.

Personnel

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