Episode 101 is here, Mark, Sav and Frank finish up the 1986 12x Platinum album Slippery When Wet from the band Bon Jovi. What will be the verdict on side two? Stay tuned for the review!
Slippery When Wet is the third studio album by American rock band Bon Jovi. It was released on August 18, 1986, by Mercury Records in North America and Vertigo Records internationally. It was produced by Bruce Fairbairn, with recording sessions taking place between January and July 1986 at Little Mountain Sound Studios in Vancouver. The album features many of Bon Jovi‘s best-known songs, including “You Give Love a Bad Name“, “Livin’ on a Prayer“, and “Wanted Dead or Alive“.
Slippery When Wet was an instant commercial success, spending eight weeks at No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart and was named by Billboard as the top-selling album of 1987. Slippery When Wet is Bon Jovi‘s best-selling album to date, with a Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) certification of 12× Platinum, making it one of the top 100 best-selling albums in the United States. The album has been called the album that turned “heavy metal into a radio-friendly pop format”, and is also commonly seen as “a breakthrough for hair metal”.
Bon Jovi
Jon Bon Jovi – lead and backing vocals, rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar on “Wanted Dead or Alive”
Richie Sambora – harmony and backing vocals, electric and acoustic lead and rhythm guitars, guitar synths, talk box on “Livin’ on a Prayer”
Alec John Such – backing vocals, bass
Tico Torres – drums, percussion, finger cymbals on “Livin’ on a Prayer”
David Bryan – backing vocals, keyboards, “noise”
Production
Bruce Fairbairn – producer, horns, percussion
Bob Rock – engineering, mixing
Tim Crich – assistant engineering
George Marino – digital remastering
Additional Musicians
Tom Keenlyside – saxophone
Hugh McDonald – bass on “Livin’ on a Prayer” (uncredited)
Joani Bye – backing vocals on “Livin’ on a Prayer” (uncredited)
Nancy Nash – backing vocals on “Livin’ on a Prayer” (uncredited)
Mike Reno – possible backing vocals on “Livin’ on a Prayer” (uncredited)
Art/Photography/Etc.
Bill Levy – artwork, art direction
Mark Weiss – photography
George Corsillo – design
Intro Music/Wheel Spin Music by LiteSaturation from Pixabay
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