Lost Highway (Bon Jovi album)

Lost Highway
Studio album by Bon Jovi
Released	June 19, 2007 (see Release history)
Recorded	October 2006–March 2007
Genre	Country rock
Length	49:57
Label	Lost Highway Mercury Nashville Island Nashville
Producer	Dann Huff John Shanks Desmond Child (Executive Producer)
Bon Jovi chronology
Have A Nice Day (2005) Lost Highway (2007) The Circle (2009)
Singles from Lost Highway
"(You Want To) Make a Memory" Released: May 18, 2007 "Lost Highway" Released: September 9, 2007 "Till We Ain't Strangers Anymore" Released: November 30, 2007 "Whole Lot of Leavin'" Released: May 2008

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	(64/100)[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
BBC Online	(positive)[3]
Blender	[4]
Entertainment Weekly	B−[5]
The New York Times	(positive)[6]
Now Magazine	[7]
Rolling Stone	[8]
Yahoo! Music UK	[9]

Lost Highway is the tenth studio album by American rock band Bon Jovi. Produced by John Shanks and Dann Huff the album was recorded at Black Bird Studios, Nashville and NGR Recording, Hollywood.

The album influences the band's rock sound with that of country music following the success of a country version of the band's 2006 single "Who Says You Can't Go Home", a duet with Jennifer Nettles, which reached No. 1 on the U.S. country chart in May 2006.^[10] Following the success had with the duet version of "Who Says You Can't Go Home", there are two songs on the album produced in collaboration with other artists, namely "We Got It Going On" featuring Big & Rich and "Till We Ain't Strangers Anymore" featuring LeAnn Rimes.

Described by Jon Bon Jovi as a "Bon Jovi album influenced by Nashville", the album debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200,^[11] becoming Bon Jovi's first ever album to debut at No. 1 and their third album to reach that position in United States.^[12] The album was nominated for Best Pop Vocal Album at the 2008 Grammy Awards.

Release and reception

After its first week on sale, Lost Highway entered the Dutch, German, Swiss, and Japanese album charts at No. 1, and the UK Album Chart at No. 2, below The Traveling Wilburys Collection. It entered the Irish and Australian charts at No. 5, although after the conclusion of Bon Jovi's Australian tour the album climbed to No. 2. In Japan, the album debuted at No. 1 and sold 73,212 copies in its first week of release on Oricon charts. This is the fourth such time, breaking the Beatles and the Bay City Rollers' record as a Western band (under Oricon's definition) of having three number one albums in the country.^[13] In the UK the album sold 79,000 copies in its first week, an improvement on Have a Nice Day's first-week sales of 54,000. In Denmark, the album debuted at No. 5, but went to number one after five weeks on the charts. In the U.S., the album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 with 292,000 copies sold in its first week.^[12] The album was certified platinum by RIAA and as of October 2008, it has sold 1,221,000 copies in the United States and over 4 million copies worldwide.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer	Length
1.	"Lost Highway"	Jon Bon Jovi; Richie Sambora; John Shanks	Shanks	4:13
2.	"Summertime"	Jon Bon Jovi; Richie Sambora; John Shanks	Shanks	3:17
3.	"(You Want To) Make a Memory"	Desmond Child; Jon Bon Jovi; Richie Sambora	Dann Huff	4:36
4.	"Whole Lot of Leavin'"	Jon Bon Jovi; John Shanks	Shanks	4:16
5.	"We Got It Going On" (featuring Big & Rich)	Jon Bon Jovi; Richie Sambora; Kenny Alphin; John Rich	Huff	4:13
6.	"Any Other Day"	Jon Bon Jovi; Richie Sambora; Gordie Sampson	Huff	4:01
7.	"Seat Next to You"	Jon Bon Jovi; Richie Sambora; Hillary Lindsey	Huff	4:21
8.	"Everybody's Broken"	Jon Bon Jovi; Billy Falcon	Shanks	4:11
9.	"Till We Ain't Strangers Anymore" (featuring LeAnn Rimes)	Jon Bon Jovi; Richie Sambora; Brett James	Huff	4:43
10.	"The Last Night"	Jon Bon Jovi; Richie Sambora; John Shanks	Shanks	3:32
11.	"One Step Closer"	Jon Bon Jovi; Richie Sambora; John Shanks	Shanks	3:35
12.	"I Love This Town"	Jon Bon Jovi; Richie Sambora; Billy Falcon	Huff	4:36

2010 Special Edition Bonus Tracks
No.	Title	Length
13.	"Lost Highway (Live)"	4:07
14.	"We Got It Going On (Live)"	4:23
15.	"Any Other Day (Live)"	5:52
16.	"I Love This Town (Live)"	4:55

Australian, New Zealand, and U.K. Bonus Track
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer	Length
13.	"Lonely"	Bon Jovi, Child, Darrell Brown		3:55

Japan Bonus Tracks
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer	Length
13.	"Lonely"	Bon Jovi, Child, Brown		3:55
14.	"Put the Boy Back in Cowboy"	Bon Jovi		3:59

US iTunes Bonus Tracks
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer	Length
13.	"(You Want to) Make a Memory" (Pop edited version)	Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora, Desmond Child		4:07
14.	"(You Want to) Make a Memory" (Live at the Cannery Ballroom)	Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora, Desmond Child		4:16

U.S. iTunes Bonus Tracks (pre-order)
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer	Length
13.	"(You Want to) Make a Memory" (Live at the Cannery Ballroom)	Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora, Desmond Child		4:16
14.	"Lost Highway" (Live at the Cannery Ballroom)	Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora, John Shanks		4:13

U.S. Target Bonus Tracks
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer	Length
13.	"Walk Like a Man"	Jon Bon Jovi		4:29
14.	"I Love This Town" (Live from the Cannery Ballroom)	Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora, Billy Falcon		4:47

Walmart Soundcheck Bonus DVD
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Who Says You Can't Go Home"
2.	"It's My Life"
3.	"Lost Highway"
4.	"(You Want To) Make a Memory"
5.	"Wanted Dead or Alive"

European Tour Edition Lost Highway: The Concert Bonus CD
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Lost Highway 4:34"
2.	"Summertime 3:24"
3.	"(You Want To) Make a Memory 4:48"
4.	"Whole Lot of Leavin ' 4:31"
5.	"We Got It Going On 4:25"
6.	"Any Other Day 7:59"
7.	"Seat Next to You 4:34"
8.	"Everybody's Broken 4:20"
9.	"Till We Ain't Strangers Anymore 5:18"
10.	"The Last Night 3:37"
11.	"One Step Closer 3:41"
12.	"I Love This Town 5:05"
13.	"It's My Life 4:06"
14.	"Wanted Dead or Alive 5:26"

Australia, New Zealand, And Japan Tour Edition: Stripped: Raw and Real Bonus CD
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Hallelujah - Live"
2.	"(You Want To) Make a Memory"
3.	"Lost Highway"
4.	"Wanted Dead or Alive"
5.	"Who Says You Can't Go Home"
6.	"Whole Lot of Leavin'"

Personnel

Bon Jovi

• Jon Bon Jovi – lead vocals, background vocals, acoustic guitar
• Richie Sambora – electric guitar, background vocals
• Hugh McDonald – bass guitar, background vocals
• Tico Torres – drums, percussion
• David Bryan – keyboards, background vocals

Additional personnel

• Big & Rich – vocals on "We Got It Going On"
• John Catchings – cello
• Daniel Chase – keyboards, programming
• Dan Dugmore – pedal steel guitar
• Paul Franklin – pedal steel guitar
• Carl Gorodetzky – violin
• Kurt Johnston – pedal steel guitar
• Charlie Judge – conductor, programming, string arrangements, synthesizer
• Greg Leisz – pedal steel guitar
• Hillary Lindsey – background vocals on "Seat Next to You"
• Carole Rabinowitz-Neuen – cello
• LeAnn Rimes – vocals on "Till We Ain't Strangers Anymore"
• Pam Sixfin – violin
• Kris Wilkinson – viola

Charts and certifications

Peak positions Chart (2007) Peak position Argentine Albums Chart[14] 3 Australian Albums Chart[15] 2 Austrian Albums Chart[16] 1 Canadian Albums Chart[17] 1 Danish Albums Chart[18] 1 Dutch Albums Chart[19] 1 European Albums Chart[20] 1 Finnish Albums Chart[21] 3 German Albums Chart[22] 1 Japanese Albums Chart[13] 1 New Zealand Albums Chart[23] 2 Thailand Albums Chart[20] 1 UK Albums Chart[24] 2 Spanish Albums Chart[25] 2 Swedish Albums Chart[26] 4 Swiss Albums Chart[27] 1 U.S. Billboard 200[28] 1 U.S. Rock albums[28] 1 U.S. Digital Albums[28] 1 U.S. Tastemaker Albums[28] 2

Certifications Region Certification Sales/shipments Australia (ARIA)[29] Gold 35,000 Austria (IFPI Austria)[30] 2× Platinum 40,000 Canada (Music Canada)[31] 3× Platinum 300,000 Denmark (IFPI Denmark)[32] Gold 15,000 Germany (BVMI)[33] Platinum 200,000 Hungary (MAHASZ)[34] Gold 3,000 Ireland (IRMA)[35] Gold 7,500 Japan (RIAJ)[36] Gold 100,000 New Zealand (RMNZ)[37] Gold 7,500 Spain (PROMUSICAE)[38] Gold 40,000 Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[39] Platinum 30,000 United Kingdom (BPI)[40] Gold 100,000 United States (RIAA)[41] Platinum 1,000,000 ^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone ^xunspecified figures based on certification alone Year-end End of year chart (2007) Position German Albums Chart [42] 15 Swiss Albums Chart [43] 17

Tour

In the summer of 2007, Bon Jovi performed ten concerts around the world as part of the Lost Highway promotion, with plans for a full greatest hits world tour in 2008. However, after Lost Highway did better than expected, the world tour was moved forward to the fall of 2007, and was renamed the Lost Highway Tour. The tour so far consists of ten dates in New Jersey, followed by Canadian and Japanese tours, as well as the band's first stadium concert in New Zealand since the These days tour. The tour also saw them play Australia for the first time since their brief appearance at the Rumba Festivals in 2002, playing sold out shows in Melbourne, Sydney and Perth. The band then toured the U.S. and Europe in spring and summer 2008, before returning to North America for a few more summer shows, including a free concert in Central Park in New York City.

Release history

Region	Date
Germany	June 8, 2007
United Kingdom	June 11, 2007
Japan	June 14, 2007
World	June 18, 2007
United States	June 19, 2007

References

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2. Allmusic review
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5. Entertainment Weekly review
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External links

• Lost Highway at Metacritic