Stranger in This Town is a rock/blues solo album by Richie Sambora, the guitarist from New Jersey band Bon Jovi.
As his first solo album, Sambora experimented with a more blues-oriented sound. He sings lead vocals and plays guitar on the album, backed by Bon Jovi bandmates Tico Torres on drums and David Bryan on keyboards, joined by Tony Levin on bass. Eric Clapton guest stars with a guitar solo on the track "Mr. Bluesman".
"Ballad of Youth", "One Light Burning" and "The Answer" were co-written with colleagues from his former club band Shark Frenzy. "Rosie" was originally intended to be a Bon Jovi song; versions of this song with the full Bon Jovi line-up have surfaced as bootlegs.
"Stranger in this Town" was released in 1991, while Bon Jovi was on a 17 month hiatus. Jon Bon Jovi also put out a solo album in 1990 during this period.
The lead single "Ballad of Youth" reached a high of #63 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 charts. "One Light Burning" and the title track "Stranger In This Town" were also released, but failed to chart, with all three singles being accompanied by music videos. Ironically, despite "Stranger In This Town" not charting, it is considered one of Richie's best.
The song "Stranger in This Town" has been played repeatedly on Bon Jovi's Lost Highway Tour.
Track listing
| Writer(s) |
| 1. |
"Rest in Peace" |
Richie Sambora, David Bryan |
3:47 |
| 2. |
"Church of Desire" |
Sambora |
6:08 |
| 3. |
"Stranger in This Town" |
Sambora, Bryan |
6:15 |
| 4. |
"Ballad of Youth" |
Sambora, Tom Marolda |
3:52 |
| 5. |
"One Light Burning" |
Sambora, Marolda, Bruce Foster |
5:48 |
| 6. |
"Mr. Bluesman" |
Sambora |
5:14 |
| 7. |
"Rosie" |
Sambora, Jon Bon Jovi, Desmond Child, Diane Warren |
4:49 |
| 8. |
"River of Love" |
Sambora |
5:06 |
| 9. |
"Father Time" |
Sambora, Child |
6:05 |
| 10. |
"The Answer" |
Sambora, Foster |
5:07 |
| 11. |
"The Wind Cries Mary" (Bonus track on selected copies) |
Jimi Hendrix |
5:58 |
Personnel
- Richie Sambora - acoustic guitar, electric guitar, vocals, producer, string arrangements
- David Bryan - keyboards, string arrangements
- Tico Torres - drums, percussion
- Dean Fasano - background vocals
- Tony Levin - bass guitar, Chapman Stick
- Eric Clapton - guitar solo on "Mr. Bluesman"
- Randy Jackson - bass guitar on "One Light Burning"
- Jeff Bova, Jimmy Bralower, Robbie Buchanan, Larry Fast, Chris Palmaro, Eric Persing - keyboards, programming
- Rafael Padilla, Carol Steele - percussion
- Tawatha Agee, Bekka Bramlett, Curtis King, Brenda White-King, Franke Previte, Dean Fasano - background vocals
- Neil Dorfsman - producer
- JD Dworkow - production coordination
- Jeff Hendrickson, Lance Phillips, Frank Wolf - engineering
- Bob Ludwig - mastering
- Tim White, Darryl Estrine - photography
- Margery Greenspan - art direction
- Katie Agresta - vocal coach
- Umi Kenyon - design
References
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