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Cross Road
Greatest hits by Bon Jovi
Released	October 18, 1994
Recorded	Various
Genre	Hard rock Glam metal
Length	72:22
Label	Mercury
Producer	Bruce Fairbairn, Bob Rock, Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora, Lance Quinn
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link
Bon Jovi chronology
Keep the Faith (1992) Cross Road (1994) These Days (1995)
Singles from Cross Road
"Always" Released: September 20, 1994 "Someday I'll Be Saturday Night" Released: 1994

Cross Road is a greatest hits compilation released by the American band Bon Jovi in 1994. The album contains 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 US version.

Contents 1 Album information 1.1 On the charts 1.2 Success 2 Track listing 3 Special Edition Bonus CD 4 Cross Road: The Videos 5 Samples

Number 1: CNN Worldbeat; Europe: UK, Wales, Germany, Finland, Italy, Spain, Holland, Belgium, Austria, Switzerland, Portugal; Australia, New Zealand; Japan; Latin America: Brazil, Mexico, Peru, Argentina; Canada

Number 2: Sweden, Norway

Number 4: Hungary, Russia

Number 8: United States

Number 17: Croatia (re-entry on 14th July, 2007)

Cross Road was the best selling album in the UK for 1994. Cross Road has sold more than 20 million copies worldwide and is Bon Jovi's biggest selling album worldwide since Slippery When Wet. The album sold 5,000,000 copies in its first 5 weeks of release. It continues to perform well; according to Nielsen SoundScan catalog charts 324,000 units were sold in the US in 2006.

• RIAA Certification: 4x platinum
• BPI Certification: 5x platinum
• IFPI Certification: 7x platinum
• ARIA Certification: 4x platinum
• CRIA Certification: 10x platinum
• JAPAN Certification: 5x platinum

1. "Livin' on a Prayer" – 4:11
2. "Keep the Faith" – 5:46
3. "Someday I'll Be Saturday Night" – 4:39
4. "Always" – 5:53
5. "Wanted Dead or Alive" – 5:08
6. "Lay Your Hands on Me" – 5:59
7. "You Give Love a Bad Name" – 3:43
8. "Bed of Roses" – 6:34
9. "Blaze of Glory" – 5:40
10. "Prayer '94" – 5:17 (US Release) / "In These Arms" - 5:19 (International Release) / "Tokyo Road" - 5:42 (Japan Release)
11. "Bad Medicine" – 5:16
12. "I'll Be There for You" – 5:43
13. "In and Out of Love" – 4:24
14. "Runaway" – 3:50
15. "Never Say Goodbye" – 4:49 (Bonus Track - International Release)

1. "The Radio Saved My Life Tonight"
2. "Wild in the Streets"
3. "Diamond Ring"
4. "Good Guys Don't Always Wear White"
5. "The Boys Are Back in Town" (Live)
6. "Edge of a Broken Heart"
7. "Postcards from the Wasteland" (Demo)
8. "Blood on Blood" (Live)
9. "Let It Rock"
10. "Starting All Over Again"
11. "Blood Money" (Live)
12. "Save a Prayer"
13. "Lucky" (Demo)
14. "Why Aren't You Dead?"
15. "Raise Your Hands"

In 1994, a VHS and 2-disc VCD of Cross Road was released containing 16 of the bands music videos, 4 of which were previously unreleased.

Tracklist

1. "Livin' on a Prayer"
2. "Keep the Faith"
3. "Wanted Dead or Alive"
4. "Lay Your Hands on Me"
5. "You Give Love a Bad Name"
6. "Bed of Roses" (Short version without bar scene)
7. "Blaze of Glory" (Jon-only version) (Previously unreleased)
8. "In These Arms"
9. "Bad Medicine"(1st Version)
10. "I'll Be There for You"
11. "Dry County" (Previously unreleased)
12. "Living in Sin"
13. "Miracle" (Previously unreleased)
14. "I Believe"
15. "I'll Sleep When I'm Dead"
16. "Always" (Previously unreleased)

Although Cross Road has never been officially been released on DVD by the band, various unofficial bootleg DVDs are in circulation in some parts of the world.

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Current members
Jon Bon Jovi | Richie Sambora | David Bryan | Tico Torres | Hugh McDonald
Current touring musicians
Bobby Bandiera | Kurt Johnston | Lorenza Ponce
Former members
Alec John Such
Former touring musicians
Jeff Kazee
Discography
Studio albums: Bon Jovi | 7800° Fahrenheit | Slippery When Wet | New Jersey Keep the Faith | These Days | Crush | Bounce | Have a Nice Day | Lost Highway
Compilations: Cross Road | One Wild Night: Live 1985-2001 | This Left Feels Right | 100,000,000 Bon Jovi Fans Can't Be Wrong
DVDs and videos: Breakout: Video Singles | Slippery When Wet: The Videos | New Jersey: The Videos | Access All Areas | Keep the Faith: An Evening with Bon Jovi | Keep the Faith: The Videos | Cross Road | Live From London | The Crush Tour | This Left Feels Right Live | Live From Atlantic City | Lost Highway: The Concert
Solo albums: Blaze of Glory | Stranger in This Town | Destination Anywhere | Undiscovered Soul | Lunar Eclipse
Singles
"Runaway" | "She Don't Know Me" | "In and Out of Love" | "The Hardest Part Is the Night" | "Only Lonely" | "Silent Night" | "You Give Love a Bad Name" "Livin' on a Prayer" | "Wanted Dead or Alive" | "Never Say Goodbye" | "Bad Medicine" | "Born to Be My Baby" | "I'll Be There for You" "Lay Your Hands on Me" | "Living in Sin" | "Keep the Faith" | "Bed of Roses" | "In These Arms" | "I'll Sleep When I'm Dead" | "I Believe" "Dry County" | "Always" | "Someday I'll Be Saturday Night" | "This Ain't a Love Song" | "Something for the Pain" | "Lie to Me" | "These Days" "Hey God" | "Real Life" | "It's My Life" | "Say It Isn't So" | "Thank You for Loving Me" | "One Wild Night" | "Everyday" | "Misunderstood" "All About Lovin' You" | "Bounce" | "Have a Nice Day" | "Who Says You Can't Go Home" | "Welcome to Wherever You Are" "(You Want to) Make a Memory" | "Lost Highway" | "Til' We Ain't Strangers Anymore" | "Summertime"
Concert tours
Slippery When Wet Tour | Jersey Syndicate Tour | Keep the Faith Tour | These Days Tour | Crush Tour | One Wild Night Tour | Bounce Tour | Have A Nice Day Tour | Lost Highway Tour
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