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Written by Shawnee Penkacik
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After having a number one single with their “Who Says You Can’t Go Home” duet that Bon Jovi did with Sugarland last year the band headed to Nashville to cut a new album. It was the first time that a Rock band every had a number one country single. And that single earned the group a Grammy and a People’s Choice award. Lead singer Jon Bon Jovi has always loved the lyrical content of Nashville songwriting. So the band decided to release a whole album in that direction.
Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora headed to Nashville where they had been coming for 20 years to make an album. They had no idea what they were going to end up with while they were there but the finished product is definitely an album folks will be talking about for years to come.
The band was inspired by the Nashville scene. Nashville is the number one music town and they just loved the collaborative efforts and co wrote songs with many different songwriters. They truly enjoyed the fabric of the Nashville community.
We had to find an album that made a statement that didn’t pander or didn’t seem like a carpet bagger. Jon says that they made a Bon Jovi album influenced by Nashville.
The first single that they released is “(You Want To) Make a Memory”. That single is being played on radio stations across the country and was just a preview of what this new album would sound like.
They had artistic freedom and that opened up a floodgate of material. The band worked with Dan Huff who is one of the top country producers. The band split the tracks and did 6 tracks with Dan and 6 tracks with their regular producer.
This album definitely falls into “new country”. It’s rocky, driving, fun and the songs have great messages. On this album is a duet with Leann Rimes “Til We Ain’t Strangers Anymore and a song with Big & Rich on of today's Hottest Country bands that breaks all the rules in Country music. ”.
Lost Highway is the name of Nashville record company. Jon said that Lost Highway represented freedom and going on a journey. Richie says hit the gas and not the and Jon says that Lost Highway is wide open road and space and that it represents where they are going.
The songs on this album include:
“Summertime”
“Any Other Day”
“Seat Next To You”
“Everybody’s Broken”
“Til We Ain’t Strangers Anymore”
“The Last Night”
“One Step Closer”
“I Love This Town”
This album hits stores today and is definitely a must have.
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