BON JOVI – New Jersey [Remastered 2CD Deluxe Edition] (2014)

BON JOVI are celebrating their Thirtieth Anniversary by launching an extensive catalog re-issue campaign with Island/UMe. “New Jersey” is the first album to get the remastered, released in a 2CD Deluxe Edition featuring bonus tracks and previously unreleased material.

For three decades, the iconic, world renowned Bon Jovi has steadfastly earned and maintained a stellar reputation as ambassadors of American rock ‘n’ roll, performing for more than 37.5 million fans, selling more than 130 million albums and racking up 96 No. 1 chart debuts around the globe.
Released in September 1988, “New Jersey” spent four straight weeks at No. 1 in the U.S. and spawned five Top 10 singles: ‘Bad Medicine’, ‘Born To Be My Baby’, ‘I’ll Be There For You’, ‘Living In Sin’ and ‘Lay Your Hands On Me’ – the only Rock album ever with that many Top 10 hits.

Bon Jovi originally envisioned the “New Jersey” project as a double-LP, using the working title ‘Sons Of Beaches’. But in the end, Mercury Records released the album as a 12-track single LP and the band renamed it simply ‘New Jersey’, in honor of their home state.
With the new Deluxe and Super Deluxe editions, the New Jersey originally imagined by Bon Jovi can finally be shared with fans.
The 2-CD Deluxe Edition, which will also be available digitally, includes the remastered original album, plus three bonus tracks which were originally released as B-sides or CD-single bonus tracks.
The Deluxe Edition’s second CD features the 13 ‘Sons Of Beaches’ demos: more than an hour of previously unreleased demos from the “New Jersey” recording sessions, remixed exclusively for this project.

Bon Jovi’s “New Jersey” is one of the greatest albums from the ’80s. It’s also grand part of the soundtrack of my youth (and many of you, I’m sure).
This remaster sounds million bucks, and the extra material is delicious, not only for fans of the band / record, but also general melodic / classic rock listeners.
Great release.

Disc 1: ‘New Jersey’ (original album, remastered) 
+ bonus tracks

01: Lay Your Hands On Me
02: Bad Medicine
03: Born To Be My Baby
04: Living In Sin
05: Blood On Blood
06: Homebound Train
07: Wild Is The Wind
08: Ride Cowboy Ride
09: Stick To Your Guns
10: I’ll Be There For You
11: 99 In The Shade
12: Love For Sale
Bonus Tracks:
13: The Boys Are Back In Town (single B-side)
14: Love Is War (B-side from Living In Sin single)
15: Born To Be My Baby (Acoustic Version – B-side only Japan)

Disc 2: The ‘Sons of Beaches’ Demos
(All tracks previously unreleased)

01: Homebound Train
02: Judgment Day
03: Full Moon High
04: Growin’ Up The Hard Way
05: Let’s Make It Baby
06: Love Hurts
07: Backdoor To Heaven
08: Now And Forever
09: Wild Is The Wind
10: Stick To Your Guns
11: House Of Fire
12: Does Anybody Really Fall In Love Anymore?
13: Diamond Ring

Jon Bon Jovi: Vocals Guitar, Harmonica
Richie Sambora: Guitar, Mandolin, Vocals
Tico Torres: Drums, Percussion
Alec John Such: Bass, Vocals, Backing Vocals
David Bryan: Keyboards, Vocals, Backing Vocals
Bruce Fairbairn: Producer, Horns, Percussion
Audrey Nordwell, Scott Fairbairn: Cello
Linda Hunt, Joani Taylor, C. Larochelle: Backing Vocals

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