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Cross Road is the first official greatest hits album by American rock band Bon Jovi, released on October 11, 1994, by Mercury Records. The album contains hits from all previously released albums from their debut, Bon Jovi (1984) to Keep the Faith (1992). The album also features 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.
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Released | October 11, 1994 | |||
Recorded | 1982–94 | |||
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Length | 72:22 | |||
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"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.
The album's first single "Always" went top five in many countries. It spent six months in the top ten of the Billboard Hot 100 and became Bon Jovi's biggest selling single in the United States. Its international success helped the album to peak at number one in 13 countries and made it Polygram Records' best-selling album of 1994.[6] It is Bon Jovi's best selling album in many countries, and continues to sell well. It has sold over 21.5 million copies worldwide, making it one of the best-selling albums of all time.[7]
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 band's music videos.
In the United States, the album debuted and peaked at number 8 on the Billboard 200 the week of November 5, 1994, with 84,000 copies sold, the next week it dropped to number 13 and remained on the chart for fifty seven weeks.[8][9] It was certified four times platinum by the RIAA on October 15, 1998, denoting shipments of four millions.[10] According to Nielsen SoundScan, the album has sold 4,951,000 copies in the US as of September 2011, including 324,000 copies sold in 2006.[11][12]
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,[13] later becoming the best-selling album of 1994. The album was certified six times platinum by the BPI.[14] The album topped the charts in several other European countries, including Austria,[15] Denmark,[16] Germany,[17] Italy,[18] Portugal,[19] and Switzerland.[20] In 2007, it was also certified octuple platinum by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry for selling 8 million copies across Europe.[21]
The album became Bon Jovi's first number-one set in Japan, where it has sold more than 1.1 million copies.[22] It spent two weeks at number one in Australia[23] and in 2022 it was certified thirteen-times platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association for shipments exceeding 910,000 copies.[24] The album also debuted at number three on the New Zealand Albums Chart, peaking at number one in its second week[25] and later being certified sextuple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of New Zealand.[26]
The album itself won Metal Edge magazine's 1994 Readers' Choice Awards for "Album of the Year" and "Best Hits or Compilation Album". Its namesake home video was voted "Best Video Cassette," and the single "Always" was voted "Song of the Year" and "Best Video Clip".[27]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | From album | Length |
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1. | "Livin' on a Prayer" | Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora, Desmond Child | Slippery When Wet (1986) | 4:11 |
2. | "Keep the Faith" | Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora, Desmond Child | Keep the Faith (1992) | 5:45 |
3. | "Someday I'll Be Saturday Night" | Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora, Desmond Child | New song | 4:38 |
4. | "Always" | Jon Bon Jovi | New song | 5:52 |
5. | "Wanted Dead or Alive" | Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora | Slippery When Wet | 5:07 |
6. | "Lay Your Hands on Me" | Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora | New Jersey (1988) | 5:58 |
7. | "You Give Love a Bad Name" | Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora, Desmond Child | Slippery When Wet | 3:43 |
8. | "Bed of Roses" | Jon Bon Jovi | Keep the Faith | 6:34 |
9. | "Blaze of Glory" (Jon Bon Jovi solo) | Jon Bon Jovi | Blaze of Glory (1990) | 5:40 |
10. | "In These Arms" | Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora, David Bryan | Keep the Faith | 5:16 |
11. | "Bad Medicine" | Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora, Desmond Child | New Jersey | 5:14 |
12. | "I'll Be There for You" | Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora | New Jersey | 5:41 |
13. | "In and Out of Love" | Jon Bon Jovi | 7800° Fahrenheit (1985) | 4:23 |
14. | "Runaway" | Jon Bon Jovi, George Karak | Bon Jovi (1984) | 3:50 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | From album | Length |
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15. | "Never Say Goodbye" | Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora | Slippery When Wet | 4:50 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | From Album | Length |
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10. | "Prayer '94" | Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora, Desmond Child | New song | 5:16 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | From album | Length |
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1. | "The Radio Saved My Life Tonight" | Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora | 100,000,000 Bon Jovi Fans Can't Be Wrong | 5:08 |
2. | "Wild in the Streets" | Jon Bon Jovi | Slippery When Wet | 3:55 |
3. | "Diamond Ring" | Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora, Desmond Child | These Days | 3:46 |
4. | "Good Guys Don't Always Wear White" | Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora | The Cowboy Way Soundtrack and 100,000,000 Bon Jovi Fans Can't Be Wrong | 4:30 |
5. | "The Boys Are Back in Town" (Thin Lizzy cover) | Phil Lynott | Stairway to Heaven/Highway to Hell and New Jersey: Deluxe Edition | 4:04 |
6. | "Edge of a Broken Heart" | Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora, Desmond Child | Disorderlies Soundtrack and 100,000,000 Bon Jovi Fans Can't Be Wrong | 4:35 |
7. | "Postcards from the Wasteland" (Demo) | Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora | "All About Lovin' You" CD Single | 4:24 |
8. | "Blood on Blood" (Live) | Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora, Desmond Child | "Living in Sin" CD Single | 6:49 |
9. | "Let It Rock" | Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora | Slippery When Wet | 5:23 |
10. | "Starting All Over Again" | Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora | Alternate take of Keep the Faith Japan bonus track, taken from 100,000,000 Bon Jovi Fans Can't Be Wrong. | 3:44 |
11. | "Blood Money" (Live) | Jon Bon Jovi | "Dry County" CD Single | 2:27 |
12. | "Save a Prayer" | Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora | Keep the Faith Bonus Track in Japan and Europe | 5:56 |
13. | "Lucky" (Demo) | Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora, Marti Frederiksen | "Everyday" CD Single | 3:47 |
14. | "Why Aren't You Dead?" | Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora, Desmond Child | 100,000,000 Bon Jovi Fans Can't Be Wrong | 3:32 |
15. | "Raise Your Hands" | Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora | Slippery When Wet | 4:15 |
No. | Title | Length |
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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.[31][32] Although Bon Jovi also released a music video to the song it was never released as a single.
Credits adapted from Cross Road's liner notes.
Bon Jovi
Additional musicians
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
Decade-end charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Argentina (CAPIF)[82] | 4× Platinum | 240,000^ |
Australia (ARIA)[24] | 13× Platinum | 910,000‡ |
Austria (IFPI Austria)[83] | 3× Platinum | 150,000* |
Belgium (BEA)[84] | 2× Platinum | 100,000* |
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[85] | Platinum | 320,000[86] |
Canada (Music Canada)[87] | Diamond | 1,000,000^ |
Chile[85] | Platinum | 25,000[88] |
Czech Republic[85] | Platinum | 50,000[89] |
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[90] | 3× Platinum | 150,000^ |
Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[91] | 2× Platinum | 123,354[91] |
France (SNEP)[92] | Platinum | 300,000* |
Germany (BVMI)[93] | 2× Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
Hong Kong (IFPI Hong Kong)[85] | 3× Platinum | 60,000* |
Hungary (MAHASZ)[94] | Gold | |
India[85] | Gold | 10,000[95] |
Indonesia[85] | 5× Platinum | 250,000[95] |
Ireland (IRMA)[85] | 3× Platinum | 45,000^ |
Italy (FIMI)[96] | 5× Platinum | 500,000* |
Japan (RIAJ)[97] | Million | 1,150,000[98] |
Malaysia[85] | 4× Platinum | 100,000[95] |
Mexico (AMPROFON)[85] | 2× Platinum | 500,000^ |
Netherlands (NVPI)[99] | 2× Platinum | 200,000^ |
New Zealand (RMNZ)[26] | 7× Platinum | 105,000^ |
Norway (IFPI Norway)[85] | 2× Platinum | 100,000* |
Philippines (PARI)[85] | 3× Platinum | 90,000[95] |
Poland (ZPAV)[100] | Gold | 50,000* |
Portugal (AFP)[85] | 3× Platinum | 120,000^ |
Singapore (RIAS)[85] | 4× Platinum | 60,000[95] |
South Africa (RISA)[85] | 2× Platinum | 100,000* |
South Korea (KMCA)[85] | 2× Platinum | 60,000[95] |
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[101] | 4× Platinum | 400,000^ |
Sweden (GLF)[102] | Platinum | 100,000^ |
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[103] | 3× Platinum | 150,000^ |
Taiwan (RIT)[85] | 6× Platinum | 300,000[104] |
Thailand[85] | Platinum | 50,000[95] |
United Kingdom (BPI)[105] | 6× Platinum | 1,867,427[106] |
United States (RIAA)[107] | 7× Platinum | 7,000,000‡ |
United States (RIAA)[108] video |
Gold | 50,000^ |
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Europe (IFPI)[21] | 8× Platinum | 8,000,000* |
Worldwide | — | 21,000,000[109] |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
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