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Slippery When Wet

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Slippery When Wet wasn't just a breakthrough album for Bon Jovi; it was a breakthrough for hair metal in general, marking the point where the genre officially entered the mainstream. Released in 1986, it presented a streamlined combination of pop, hard rock, and metal that appealed to everyone -- especially girls, whom traditional heavy metal often ignored. Slippery When Wet was more indebted to pop than metal, though, and the band made no attempt to hide its commercial ambition, even hiring an outside songwriter to co-write two of the album's biggest singles. The trick paid off as Slippery When Wet became the best-selling album of 1987, beating out contenders like Appetite for Destruction, The Joshua Tree, and Michael Jackson's Bad.
Part of the album's success could be attributed to Desmond Child, a behind-the-scenes songwriter who went on to write hits for Aerosmith, Michael Bolton, and Ricky Martin. With Child's help, Bon Jovi penned a pair of songs that would eventually define their career -- “Living on a Prayer” and “You Give Love a Bad Name” -- two teenage anthems that mixed Springsteen's blue-collar narratives with straightforward, guitar-driven hooks. The band's characters may have been down on their luck -- they worked dead-end jobs, pined for dangerous women, and occasionally rode steel horses -- but Bon Jovi never presented a problem that couldn’t be cured by a good chorus, every one of which seemed to celebrate a glass-half-full mentality. Elsewhere, the group turned to nostalgia, using songs like “Never Say Goodbye” and “Wild in the Streets” to re-create (or fabricate) an untamed, sex-filled youth that undoubtedly appealed to the band’s teen audience. Bon Jovi wasn't nearly as hard-edged as Mötley Crüe or technically proficient as Van Halen, but the guys smartly played to their strengths, shunning the extremes for an accessible, middle-of-the-road approach that wound up appealing to more fans than most of their peers. “It’s alright if you have a good time,” Jon Bon Jovi sang on Slippery When Wet’s first track, “Let It Rock,” and those words essentially served as a mantra for the entire hair metal genre, whose carefree, party-heavy attitude became the soundtrack for the rest of the ‘80s.

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1
Let It Rock
00:05:24

Bruce Fairbairn, Producer - Bob Rock, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bon Jovi, MainArtist - Richie Sambora, ComposerLyricist - Jon Bon Jovi, ComposerLyricist - Tim Crich, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel

℗ 1986 The Island Def Jam Music Group

2
You Give Love A Bad Name
00:03:42

Bruce Fairbairn, Producer - David Bryan, Keyboards, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Rock, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bon Jovi, MainArtist - Desmond Child, ComposerLyricist - Richie Sambora, Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jon Bon Jovi, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Tico Torres, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Tim Crich, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alec John Such, Bass Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 1986 Island Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.

3
Livin' On A Prayer
00:04:09

Bruce Fairbairn, Producer - David Bryan, Keyboards, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Rock, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bon Jovi, MainArtist - Desmond Child, ComposerLyricist - Richie Sambora, Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jon Bon Jovi, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Tico Torres, Cymbals, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Tim Crich, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alec John Such, Bass Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 1986 UMG Recordings, Inc.

4
Social Disease
00:04:17

Bruce Fairbairn, Producer - Bob Rock, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bon Jovi, MainArtist - Richie Sambora, ComposerLyricist - Jon Bon Jovi, ComposerLyricist - Tim Crich, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel

℗ 1986 The Island Def Jam Music Group

5
Wanted Dead Or Alive
00:05:07

Bruce Fairbairn, Producer - Bob Rock, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bon Jovi, MainArtist - Richie Sambora, ComposerLyricist - Jon Bon Jovi, ComposerLyricist - Tim Crich, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel

℗ 1986 The Island Def Jam Music Group

6
Raise Your Hands
00:04:16

Bruce Fairbairn, Producer - Bob Rock, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bon Jovi, MainArtist - Richie Sambora, ComposerLyricist - Jon Bon Jovi, ComposerLyricist - Tim Crich, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel

℗ 1986 The Island Def Jam Music Group

7
Without Love
00:03:29

Bruce Fairbairn, Producer - Bob Rock, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bon Jovi, MainArtist - Desmond Child, ComposerLyricist - Richie Sambora, ComposerLyricist - Jon Bon Jovi, ComposerLyricist - Tim Crich, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel

℗ 1986 The Island Def Jam Music Group

8
I'd Die For You
00:04:29

Bruce Fairbairn, Producer - Bob Rock, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bon Jovi, MainArtist - Desmond Child, ComposerLyricist - Richie Sambora, ComposerLyricist - Jon Bon Jovi, ComposerLyricist - Tim Crich, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel

℗ 1986 The Island Def Jam Music Group

9
Never Say Goodbye
00:04:48

Bruce Fairbairn, Producer - Bob Rock, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bon Jovi, MainArtist - Richie Sambora, ComposerLyricist - Jon Bon Jovi, ComposerLyricist - Tim Crich, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel

℗ 1986 The Island Def Jam Music Group

10
Wild In The Streets
00:03:53

Bruce Fairbairn, Producer - Bob Rock, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bon Jovi, MainArtist - Jon Bon Jovi, ComposerLyricist - Tim Crich, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel

℗ 1986 The Island Def Jam Music Group

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Slippery When Wet wasn't just a breakthrough album for Bon Jovi; it was a breakthrough for hair metal in general, marking the point where the genre officially entered the mainstream. Released in 1986, it presented a streamlined combination of pop, hard rock, and metal that appealed to everyone -- especially girls, whom traditional heavy metal often ignored. Slippery When Wet was more indebted to pop than metal, though, and the band made no attempt to hide its commercial ambition, even hiring an outside songwriter to co-write two of the album's biggest singles. The trick paid off as Slippery When Wet became the best-selling album of 1987, beating out contenders like Appetite for Destruction, The Joshua Tree, and Michael Jackson's Bad.
Part of the album's success could be attributed to Desmond Child, a behind-the-scenes songwriter who went on to write hits for Aerosmith, Michael Bolton, and Ricky Martin. With Child's help, Bon Jovi penned a pair of songs that would eventually define their career -- “Living on a Prayer” and “You Give Love a Bad Name” -- two teenage anthems that mixed Springsteen's blue-collar narratives with straightforward, guitar-driven hooks. The band's characters may have been down on their luck -- they worked dead-end jobs, pined for dangerous women, and occasionally rode steel horses -- but Bon Jovi never presented a problem that couldn’t be cured by a good chorus, every one of which seemed to celebrate a glass-half-full mentality. Elsewhere, the group turned to nostalgia, using songs like “Never Say Goodbye” and “Wild in the Streets” to re-create (or fabricate) an untamed, sex-filled youth that undoubtedly appealed to the band’s teen audience. Bon Jovi wasn't nearly as hard-edged as Mötley Crüe or technically proficient as Van Halen, but the guys smartly played to their strengths, shunning the extremes for an accessible, middle-of-the-road approach that wound up appealing to more fans than most of their peers. “It’s alright if you have a good time,” Jon Bon Jovi sang on Slippery When Wet’s first track, “Let It Rock,” and those words essentially served as a mantra for the entire hair metal genre, whose carefree, party-heavy attitude became the soundtrack for the rest of the ‘80s.

© Andrew Leahey /TiVo

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