Keep the Faith [Bonus Tracks]

by Bon Jovi

Overview

Keep the Faith reintroduced Bon Jovi after almost four years of side projects and hiatuses. The musical climate had shifted considerably in that time, a fact that wasn't lost on the band. Faith blatantly brought to the surface the Bruce Springsteen influence that was always lurking in Bon Jovi's sound, and used it to frame Faith's more serious interpretation of the band's pop-metal groove. "I Believe" and "I'll Sleep When I'm Dead" both amped up the blue-collar, gospel revivalist feel of Springsteen's "Tunnel of Love," dropping in triumphant power chord changes to ensure arena readiness. But Bon Jovi also took a page from Springsteen's Big Book of Epic Songwriting, padding Faith's center with ambitious balladry and a nearly ten-minute story-song, "Dry County," that wouldn't be out of place on a '70s rock album. Elsewhere, the hit single "Bed of Roses" wisely aimed for the verdant adult contemporary pastures pointed to by Bryan Adams with 1991's "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You," instead of gripping stupidly to the Aqua-Netted mane of glam rock power balladry. Some of the album's straightforward hard rock songs faltered, since they didn't sizzle like the band's vintage material and fell flat next to more inspired material like "In These Arms." But while miles of open highway separated the songwriting of Jon Bon Jovi and his mates from that of Springsteen, Keep the Faith deserves plenty of points for ambition, and it did succeed in updating the band's sound -- even if the replacement parts were bought used. ~ Johnny Loftus

Product Details

Release Date:	10/18/2011
Label:	Universal Distribution
UPC:	4988005676580
Rank:	70921

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Bon Jovi   Primary Artist
Jon Bon Jovi   Primary Artist,Vocals
Richie Sambora   Guitar
Alec John Such   Bass
Tico Torres   Drums
David Bryan   Keyboards

Technical Credits

Jon Bon Jovi   Composer
Ryan Smith   Mastering
Richie Sambora   Composer
Brian Dobbs   Assistant,Assistant Engineer
Matt Teacher   Pro-Tools
Margery Greenspan   Artwork,Art Direction
Mike Rew   Pro-Tools
Caroline Greyshock   Photography
Phil Yarnall   Design
Patricia Lie   Design
Robert Occhipinti   Make-Up,Hair Stylist
Lynne Bugai   Stylist
Mike Lawson   Pro-Tools
Jim Lavinski   Assistant Engineer
D Child   Composer
Helena Occhipinti   Make-Up,Hair Stylist
Bryan Drake   Composer
Ed Korengo   Assistant Engineer
Gary Platt   Engineer
Greg Goldman   Assistant Engineer
Ulrich Wild   Assistant Engineer
Desmond Child   Composer
Randy Staub   Mixing,Engineer
Obie O'Brien   Mixing,Engineer,Supervisor
Bob Rock   Mixing,Producer
George Marino   Mastering
Anton Corbijn   Photography
David Bryan   Composer
Harry Weinger   Supervisor
Darren Grahn   Assistant,Assistant Engineer