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For the Mr. Children song, see Cross Road (song). For the Ayumi Hamasaki song, see Crossroad (song). For the road in the South Australian capital of Adelaide, see Cross Road, Adelaide. For other uses, see Crossroads (disambiguation).
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Cross Road is the first greatest hits album by American rock band Bon Jovi, released on October 13, 1994 by Mercury Records. 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 North American versions. "Runaway" was never recorded with the current band, though at that time there were plans to put a "Runaway '94" on the album but it was never recorded. The diner located on the cover of the album is the Roadside Diner in Wall Township, NJ, near the crossroads of Route 33 and Route 34.

"Always", the album's first single, became Bon Jovi's highest selling single in the U.S., spending six months on the top ten of the Billboard Hot 100 and was also an international hit which helped the album peaking at number one in 13 countries. It was the best-selling album of 1994 in UK. Cross Road is Bon Jovi's best selling record in many countries, and continues to sell well. The album has sold over 21.5 million copies worldwide, and has been cited as one of the best-selling albums of all time.[3]

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. A video, also entitled Cross Road, was simultaneously released, containing 16 of the bands music videos.

Release and reception

In the United States, the album debuted and peaked at number 8 on the Billboard 200 of November 5, 1994.[4] According to Nielsen SoundScan, the album had sold 4,951,000 copies in the US as of September 2011,[5] including 324,000 copies sold in 2006.[6]

In the United Kingdom, Cross Road debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart and spent a total of five non-consecutive weeks atop the chart,[7] later becoming the best-selling album of 1994.[8] The album topped the charts in several other European countries, including Austria,[9] Denmark,[10] Germany,[11] Italy,[12] Portugal[13] and Switzerland.[14] In 2007, it was also certified octuple platinum by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry for selling 8 million copies across Europe.[15]

The album became Bon Jovi's first number-one set in Japan, where it has sold more than 1.1 million copies.[16] It spent two weeks at number one in Australia[17] and in 2010 it was certified eleven-times platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association for shipments exceeding 770,000 copies.[18] The album also debuted at number three on the New Zealand Albums Chart, peaking at number one in its second week[19] and later being certified sectuple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of New Zealand.[20]

The album itself won Metal Edge magazine's 1994 Readers' Choice Awards for "Album of the Year" and "Best Hits or Compilation Album". It's namesake home video was voted "Best Video Cassette," and the single "Always" was voted "Song of the Year" and "Best Video Clip".[21]

Track listing

Standard Edition

No.TitleWriter(s)From albumLength
1."Livin' on a Prayer"Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora, Desmond ChildSlippery When Wet4:13
2."Keep the Faith"Bon Jovi, Sambora, ChildKeep the Faith5:46
3."Someday I'll Be Saturday Night"Bon Jovi, Sambora, ChildNew song4:39
4."Always"Bon JoviNew song5:54
5."Wanted Dead or Alive"Bon Jovi, SamboraSlippery When Wet5:11
6."Lay Your Hands on Me"Bon Jovi, SamboraNew Jersey6:03
7."You Give Love a Bad Name"Bon Jovi, Sambora, ChildSlippery When Wet3:46
8."Bed of Roses"Bon JoviKeep the Faith6:38
9."Blaze of Glory"Bon JoviBlaze of Glory5:40
10."In These Arms" (International releases) / "Prayer '94" (North American releases) / "Tokyo Road" (Japanese releases)Bon Jovi, Sambora, David Bryan / Bon Jovi, Sambora, Child / Bon Jovi, SamboraKeep the Faith / New song / 7800° Fahrenheit5:19
11."Bad Medicine"Bon Jovi, Sambora, ChildNew Jersey5:16
12."I'll Be There for You"Bon Jovi, SamboraNew Jersey5:46
13."In and Out of Love"Bon Jovi7800° Fahrenheit4:24
14."Runaway"Bon Jovi, George KarakBon Jovi3:53
International Bonus Track (absent from North American releases)[22]
No.TitleWriter(s)From AlbumLength
15."Never Say Goodbye"Bon Jovi, SamboraSlippery When Wet4:50
2005 Deluxe Sound & Vision Bonus CD (also included the DVD Live from London).[23] ([24]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Radio Saved My Life Tonight"Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora5:08
2."Wild in the Streets"Bon Jovi3:55
3."Diamond Ring"Bon Jovi, Sambora, Desmond Child3:46
4."Good Guys Don't Always Wear White"Bon Jovi, Sambora4:30
5."The Boys Are Back in Town" (Thin Lizzy cover)Phil Lynott4:04
6."Edge of a Broken Heart"Bon Jovi, Sambora, Child4:35
7."Postcards from the Wasteland" (Demo)Bon Jovi, Sambora4:24
8."Blood on Blood" (Live)Bon Jovi, Child, Sambora6:49
9."Let It Rock"Bon Jovi, Sambora5:23
10."Starting All Over Again"Bon Jovi, Sambora3:44
11."Blood Money" (Live)Bon Jovi2:27
12."Save a Prayer"Bon Jovi, Sambora5:56
13."Lucky" (Demo)Bon Jovi, Sambora, Marti Frederiksen3:47
14."Why Aren't You Dead?"Bon Jovi, Child, Sambora3:32
15."Raise Your Hands"Bon Jovi, Sambora4:15
1998 Special Edition bonus CD PHCR-90021/22
No.TitleLength
1."Always - St.Basie Theater 1992" 
2."Someday I'll Be Saturday Night - Fox Theater 1994" 
3."With A Little Help From My Friends - St.Basie Theater 1992" 
4."Good Guys Don't Always Wear White - Studio Outtake" 
5."Blaze Of Glory - Count Basie Theater 1992" 
6."Stranger In This Town - Count Basie Theater 1993" 


The song "Good Guys Don't Always Wear White" is featured in the movie The Cowboy Way.[25][26] Although Bon Jovi also released a music video to the song it was never released as a single.

Personnel and credits

Credits adapted from Cross Road's liner notes.

Bon Jovi
Additional musicians
Production credits
  • Bruce Fairbairn – producer
  • Bob Rock – engineer, mixing, producer
  • Tim Crich – assistant
  • Randy Staub – engineer, mixing
  • Obie O'Brien – engineer, additional recording
  • Peter Collins – producer
  • Kevin Shirley – engineer
  • Bob Clearmountain – mixing
  • Chris Taylor – assistant
  • Danny Kortchmar – producer
  • Jon Bon Jovi – producer
  • Rob Jacobs – recording, mixing
  • Brian "Mutt" Scheuble – recording, mixing
  • Chad Musey – assistant
  • Greg Goldman – assistant
  • Rick Plank – assistant
  • Richie Sambora – producer
  • Lance Quinn – producer
  • David Theoner – mixing
  • Fernando Kral – assistant
  • Larry Alexander – engineer
  • Mal – engineer
  • Bill Scheniman – engineer
  • John Cianci – assistant
  • Big Al Greaves – assistant
  • Tony Bongiovi – producer
  • Arthur Mann – executive producer
  • Scott Litt – engineer
  • Jeff Henderickson – engineer
  • John Babich – assistant
  • Gary Rindfuss – assistant
  • Bruce Lampcov – assistant
  • Dave Greenberg – assistant
  • Barry Bongiovi – assistant
  • George Marino – mastering
  • Dave Collins – mastering
  • Greg Calbi – mastering
  • John Kalodner – A&R co-ordination
  • Anton Corbijn – photography
  • Mark Wiess – additional photography
  • Margery Greenspan - art direction
  • Lili Picou – design

Charts and certifications

Year-end charts

Chart (1994) Position
Australian Albums Chart[56] 3
Austrian Albums Chart[57] 17
Canadian RPM Albums Chart[58] 29
Swiss Albums Chart[59] 47
UK Albums Chart[8] 1
Chart (1995) Position
Australian Albums Chart[60] 26
Austrian Albums Chart[61] 8
Swiss Albums Chart[62] 11

See also

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