Cross Road
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| 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 | |||
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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.
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[edit] Commercial reception
"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.
| Chart | Position | Certification |
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| Argentinian Albums Chart | 1 | |
| Australian Albums Chart | 1 | 4x platinum |
| Austrian Albums Chart | 1 | |
| Belgian Albums Chart | 1 | |
| Canadian Albums Chart | 1 | 10x platinum |
| Croatia | 17 re-entry (2007) | |
| Dutch Albums Chart | 1 | |
| Finnish Albums Chart | 1 | |
| German Albums Chart | 1 | 2x Platinum |
| Hungarian Albums Chart | 4 | Gold |
| European Albums Chart | 1 | 8x platinum |
| Italian Albums Chart | 1 | |
| Japanese Albums Chart | 1 | 5x platinum |
| Mexican Albums Chart | 1 | |
| New Zealand Albums Chart | 1 | |
| Norwegian Albums Chart | 2 | |
| Peru | 1 | |
| Portuguese Albums Chart | 1 | |
| Russia | 4 | |
| Spanish Albums Chart | 1 | |
| Swedish Albums Chart | 2 | |
| Swiss Albums Chart | 1 | 3x Platinum |
| UK Albums Chart | 1 | 5x platinum |
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 8 | 4x platinum |
[edit] Track listing
- "Livin' on a Prayer" (Jon Bon Jovi, Desmond Child, Richie Sambora) – 4:11
- "Keep the Faith" (Bon Jovi, Child, Sambora) – 5:46
- "Someday I'll Be Saturday Night" (Previously Unreleased) (Bon Jovi, Child, Sambora) – 4:39
- "Always" (Previously Unreleased) (Bon Jovi) – 5:53
- "Wanted Dead or Alive" (BonJovi, Sambora) – 5:08
- "Lay Your Hands on Me" (BonJovi, Sambora) – 5:59
- "You Give Love a Bad Name" (Bon Jovi, Child, Sambora) – 3:43
- "Bed of Roses" (Bon Jovi) – 6:34
- "Blaze of Glory" (Bon Jovi) – 5:40
- "In These Arms" - 5:19 / Prayer '94 on US editions
- "Bad Medicine" (Bon Jovi, Child, Sambora) – 5:16
- "I'll Be There for You" (1988) (Bon Jovi, Sambora) – 5:43
- "In and Out of Love" (Bon Jovi) – 4:24
- "Runaway" (Bon Jovi, George Karak) – 3:50
- "Never Say Goodbye" (Bon Jovi song) – 4:49 (Bonus Track - International Release)
[edit] Special Edition Bonus CD
- "The Radio Saved My Life Tonight"
- "Wild in the Streets"
- "Diamond Ring"
- "Good Guys Don't Always Wear White"
- "The Boys Are Back in Town"
- "Edge of a Broken Heart"
- "Postcards from the Wasteland" (Demo)
- "Blood on Blood" (Live)
- "Let It Rock"
- "Starting All Over Again"
- "Blood Money" (Live)
- "Save a Prayer"
- "Lucky" (Demo)
- "Why Aren't You Dead?"
- "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.
[edit] 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
| Preceded by Monster by R.E.M. MTV Unplugged in New York by Nirvana |
UK number one album October 22, 1994 – November 11, 1994 November 19, 1994 – December 2, 1994 |
Succeeded by MTV Unplugged in New York by Nirvana Carry on up the Charts by Beautiful South |
| Preceded by The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert by Various Artists |
Australian ARIA Albums Chart number-one album October 23 – November 5, 1994 |
Succeeded by Bedtime Stories by Madonna |
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