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Revision as of 22:04, 11 November 2010

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Greatest Hits and Greatest Hits - Ultimate Collection are compilation albums released October 29, 2010 by rock band Bon Jovi. Greatest Hits is a single disc, spanning the entire career of the band as well as two new songs, including a new single, "What Do You Got?", and "No Apologies".

Greatest Hits - The Ultimate Collection is a double disc collection featuring the Greatest Hits album and second disc featuring fan favorites along with two more new songs: "This Is Love, This Is Life" and "The More Things Change". The four new songs were written specifically for this new compilation project. The font used for the band's name on the album's cover is a return to the Bon Jovi logo used from 1985 to 1988.

North American track listing

The full tracklisting of the USA and Canadian versions of compilation albums was unveiled on the official Bon Jovi website, which also offered the exclusive MP3 download "This Is Our House".[1]

Disc 1

No.TitleWriter(s)From albumLength
1."Livin' on a Prayer"Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora, Desmond ChildSlippery When Wet4:13
2."You Give Love a Bad Name"Bon Jovi, Sambora, ChildSlippery When Wet3:46
3."It's My Life"Bon Jovi, Sambora, Max MartinCrush3:46
4."Have a Nice Day"Bon Jovi, Sambora, John ShanksHave a Nice Day3:48
5."Wanted Dead or Alive"Bon Jovi, SamboraSlippery When Wet5:11
6."Bad Medicine"Bon Jovi, Sambora, ChildNew Jersey5:16
7."We Weren't Born to Follow"Bon Jovi, SamboraThe Circle4:03
8."I'll Be There for You"Bon Jovi, SamboraNew Jersey5:46
9."Born to Be My Baby"Bon Jovi, Sambora, ChildNew Jersey4:40
10."Blaze of Glory"Bon JoviBlaze of Glory5:40
11."Who Says You Can't Go Home (country version with Jennifer Nettles)"Bon Jovi, SamboraHave a Nice Day3:50
12."Lay Your Hands on Me (radio edit)"Bon Jovi, SamboraNew Jersey3:49
13."Always"Bon JoviCross Road5:56
14."Runaway"Bon Jovi, George KarakBon Jovi3:53
15."What Do You Got?"Bon Jovi, Sambora, Brett JamesNew Song3:47
16."No Apologies"Bon Jovi, SamboraNew Song3:44
Bonus tracks on Target edition
No.TitleWriter(s)From AlbumLength
17."Diamond Ring (Live at New Meadowlands Stadium May 2010)"Bon Jovi, SamboraThese Daysx:xx
18."We Weren't Born To Follow (Live at New Meadowlands Stadium May 2010)"Bon Jovi, SamboraThe Circlex:xx

Disc 2 [Ultimate Collection only]

No.TitleWriter(s)From albumLength
1."In These Arms"Bon Jovi, Sambora, David BryanKeep the Faith5:19
2."Someday I'll Be Saturday Night"Bon Jovi, Sambora, ChildCross Road4:39
3."Lost Highway"Bon Jovi, Sambora, ShanksLost Highway4:04
4."Keep the Faith"Bon Jovi, Sambora, ChildKeep the Faith5:46
5."When We Were Beautiful"Bon Jovi, Sambora, Billy FalconThe Circle4:10
6."Bed of Roses"Bon JoviKeep the Faith6:38
7."This Ain't a Love Song"Bon Jovi, Sambora, ChildThese Days5:06
8."These Days"Bon Jovi, SamboraThese Days6:27
9."(You Want To) Make a Memory"Bon Jovi, Sambora, ChildLost Highway4:36
10."Blood on Blood"Bon Jovi, Sambora, ChildNew Jersey6:16
11."This Is Love, This Is Life"Bon Jovi, Sambora, ShanksNew Song3:25
12."The More Things Change"Bon Jovi, SamboraNew Song3:53

Most of Bon Jovi's back catalogue are represented. The standard North American release does not feature any songs from two albums, 1985's 7800 Degrees Fahrenheit and 2002's Bounce. With the exception of the song "Blaze of Glory", no solo records by band members are represented.

International track listing

The following tracklist is the confirmed tracklist for the German, Japanese, Australian and UK releases. The Japanese release has a slightly different tracklist order.

Disc 1

No.TitleWriter(s)From albumLength
1."Livin' on a Prayer"Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora, Desmond ChildSlippery When Wet4:13
2."You Give Love a Bad Name"Bon Jovi, Sambora, ChildSlippery When Wet3:46
3."It's My Life"Bon Jovi, Sambora, Max MartinCrush3:44
4."Have a Nice Day"Bon Jovi, Sambora, John ShanksHave a Nice Day3:48
5."Wanted Dead or Alive"Bon Jovi, SamboraSlippery When Wet5:11
6."Bad Medicine"Bon Jovi, Sambora, ChildNew Jersey5:16
7."We Weren't Born to Follow"Bon Jovi, SamboraThe Circle4:03
8."I'll Be There for You"Bon Jovi, SamboraNew Jersey5:46
9."Born to Be My Baby"Bon Jovi, Sambora, ChildNew Jersey4:40
10."Bed of Roses"Bon JoviKeep the Faith6:38
11."Who Says You Can't Go Home (rock version)"Bon Jovi, SamboraHave a Nice Day3:50
12."Lay Your Hands on Me (radio edit)"Bon Jovi, SamboraNew Jersey6:03
13."Always"Bon JoviCross Road 
14."In These Arms"Bon Jovi, Sambora, David BryanKeep the Faith5:19
15."What Do You Got?"Bon Jovi, Sambora, Brett JamesNew Song3:47
16."No Apologies"Bon Jovi, SamboraNew Song3:44
Bonus tracks on Japanese edition
No.TitleWriter(s)From AlbumLength
17."Tokyo Road"Bon Jovi, Sambora7800° Fahrenheit5:42

Disc 2

No.TitleWriter(s)From albumLength
1."Runaway"Bon Jovi, George KarakBon Jovi3:53
2."Someday I'll Be Saturday Night"Bon Jovi, Sambora, ChildCross Road4:39
3."Lost Highway"Bon Jovi, Sambora, ShanksLost Highway4:04
4."I'll Sleep When I'm Dead"Bon Jovi, Sambora, ChildKeep the Faith4:41
5."In and Out of Love"Bon Jovi7800° Fahrenheit4:26
6."Keep the Faith"Bon Jovi, Sambora, ChildKeep the Faith5:43
7."When We Were Beautiful"Bon Jovi, Sambora, Billy FalconThe Circle5:17
8."Blaze of Glory"Bon JoviBlaze of Glory5:39
9."This Ain't a Love Song"Bon Jovi, Sambora, ChildThese Days5:05
10."These Days"Bon Jovi, SamboraThese Days6:27
11."(You Want To) Make a Memory"Bon Jovi, Sambora, ChildLost Highway4:37
12."Blood on Blood"Bon Jovi, Sambora, ChildNew Jersey6:16
13."This Is Love, This Is Life"Bon Jovi, Sambora, ShanksNew Song3:25
14."The More Things Change"Bon Jovi, SamboraNew Song3:53
Bonus tracks on iTunes edition
No.TitleWriter(s)From AlbumLength
15."This Is Our House"Bon Jovi, SamboraNew Song4:22

While the standard edition released in North America will have 28 tracks, the Australian and Japanese editions are set to have 30 and 31 tracks respectively.[2][3] There are a few differences between the North American tracklist and the international tracklist. The main difference is the inclusion of "In and Out Of Love" and "I'll Sleep When I'm Dead". Other differences include tracks from Keep the Faith album being present on disc 1 instead of disc 2, and "Blaze of Glory" being present on disc 2 instead of disc 1. The only album by the band not represented on the international version is Bounce.

iTunes store includes one additional track for the standard album download which is "This Is Our House" and given additionally as a pre-order-only track was "Raise Your Hands (NMS Live - 2010)." On the ultimate collection edition of the iTunes download, "This Is Our House" is included followed by the music video for "What Do You Got", a 10-min. track-by-track video interview, a digital booklet and given additionally as pre-order-only tracks were "Raise Your Hands (NMS Live - 2010)" and "Blood On Blood (NMS Live - 2010)."

Rock Band 3 promotion

Twelve songs from the Greatest Hits album will also be released as downloadable content for music video game series Rock Band on November 9th 2010.[4] The pack features every song from the first disc of the North American album except "Born to Be My Baby", "Always", "What Do You Got?" and "No Apologies".

Charts and certifications

Chart (2010) Peak
position
Certification
European Top 100 Albums [5] 1
Irish Albums Chart [6] 1
Portugal Albums Chart [7] 1
German Albums Chart [8] 2
Austrian Albums Chart [9] 2
Japanese Albums Chart 2
UK Albums Chart 2
Dutch Albums Chart 3
Spain Albums Chart 3
Swiss Album Charts 3
Norwegian Albums Chart 5
Greece Albums Chart 6
Hungarian Albums Chart[10] 10
Belgian Albums Chart 17
Order of precedence
Preceded by Irish Albums Chart number-one album
November 4, 2010 –
Succeeded by
incumbent
European Top 100 Albums number-one album
November 20, 2010 –
Preceded by Portuguese Albums Chart number-one album
October 20, 2010 -

Singles

The new single, "What Do You Got?" hit radio airwaves globally August 26, 2010 and was released as a digital download on September 21, 2010.

Release history

Region Date Label Format
Germany October 29, 2010 [11] Universal Music CD, Double disc, Digital download
Japan November 3, 2010[3] CD, Double disc, Digital download, SHM-CD
Australia November 5, 2010[2] CD, Double disc, Digital download
United Kingdom November 1, 2010 [12] Mercury Records
United States November 9, 2010[13][14] Island Records
Canada Universal Music

References

  1. ^ http://www.islanddefjam.com/bonjovigreatesthits/
  2. ^ a b "Bon Jovi's Biggest Album Ever". Triple M. 2010-08-27.
  3. ^ a b "The Greatest Hits Bon Jovi [CD]". CD Japan. Retrieved 2010-09-14.
  4. ^ http://www.mcvuk.com/news/41231/Bon-Jovi-signs-up-for-Rock-Band-3
  5. ^ http://www.billboard.com/#/charts/european-albums?tag=relcharts
  6. ^ http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a286282/bon-jovi-lp-beats-cheryl-cole-in-ireland.html
  7. ^ http://diariodigital.sapo.pt/disco_digital/news.asp?id_news=40254
  8. ^ http://www.media-control.de/bon-jovi-auf-platz-zwei-der-charts.html
  9. ^ http://charts.orf.at/oe3/longplay/2010/woche44/main
  10. ^ "MAHASZ - Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége". mahasz.hu. Retrieved 2010-11-11.
  11. ^ http://www.amazon.de/Greatest-Hits-Bon-Jovi/dp/B0043BYLIY/ref=sr_1_140?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1286665589&sr=1-140
  12. ^ "Greatest Hits: Bon Jovi". Amazon.co.uk.
  13. ^ "Bon Jovi Greatest Hits to be released in November worldwide". bonjovi.com. 2010-08-24.
  14. ^ "GREATEST HITS by BON JOVI". hmv.ca. 2010-08-24.