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Cross Road de Bon Jovi

Álbum de Bon Jovi

  • Fecha de lanzamiento: 11 de Octubre de 1994
  • Sello Discográfico: Mercury
  • Compositores: Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora, Desmond Child, Varios
  • Productores: Varios

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Cross Road es un álbum de Bon Jovi, publicado en 1994 por Mercury. El disco incluye 14 canciones, entre ellas «Livin' On A Prayer», «Keep The Faith», «Someday I'll Be Saturday Night» y «Always».

Lanzado en 1994, Cross Road es el primer álbum de grandes éxitos de Bon Jovi. El álbum es una celebración de la primera década de su carrera, recopilando sus himnos más icónicos desde su debut en 1984 hasta "Keep the Faith" en 1992. "Cross Road" se convirtió en un fenómeno de ventas mundial, no solo por su impecable selección de clásicos, sino también por la inclusión de dos canciones nuevas, entre las que se encontraba la monumental power ballad "Always". Esta canción, originalmente descartada de una banda sonora, se convirtió en uno de los mayores éxitos de su carrera y en una de las baladas de rock más famosas de todos los tiempos. "Cross Road" es la introducción definitiva a Bon Jovi y uno de los álbumes de grandes éxitos más vendidos de la historia.

Origen y creación

Tras la exitosa gira de "Keep the Faith", la banda decidió lanzar un recopilatorio para celebrar sus diez años de carrera. La selección de canciones fue un recorrido por los himnos que los habían convertido en superestrellas. La inclusión de nuevo material fue clave para el éxito del álbum. "Always" había sido escrita para la película "Romeo Is Bleeding", pero a Jon no le gustó la película y decidió guardar la canción. Fue una decisión acertada, ya que su lanzamiento como sencillo principal de "Cross Road" la convirtió en un éxito global.

Selección de canciones

La selección es una sucesión de himnos del rock de estadios. Incluye todos los clásicos de Slippery When Wet y New Jersey, como "Livin' on a Prayer", "You Give Love a Bad Name", "Wanted Dead or Alive" y "Bad Medicine". También celebra su reinvención de los 90 con "Keep the Faith" y "Bed of Roses". La otra canción nueva, "Someday I'll Be Saturday Night", es un himno optimista que también se convirtió en un éxito.

Estreno y resultados comerciales

"Cross Road" fue un éxito comercial abrumador en todo el mundo, convirtiéndose en el álbum más vendido de 1994 en el Reino Unido y vendiendo más de 21 millones de copias a nivel mundial.

Juicio de la crítica

El álbum fue aclamado como la compilación de grandes éxitos definitiva. "Cross Road" no solo celebró el pasado de Bon Jovi, sino que, gracias al éxito de "Always", los catapultó a una nueva estratosfera de éxito, consolidándolos como una de las bandas más duraderas y queridas del mundo.

Listado de Canciones

  1. Livin' On A Prayer
    vídeo del tema Livin' On A Prayer
    Once upon a time not so long ago Tommy used to work on the docks Union's been on strike He's down on his luck... It's tough, so tough Gina works the diner all day Working for her man, She brings home her pay For love, for love She says, "We've gotta hold on to what we've got. It doesn't make a difference if we make it or not. We've got each other and that's a lot. For love we'll give it a shot." [Chorus:] Whoa, we're half way there Whoa, livin' on a prayer Take my hand and we'll make it - I swear Whoa, livin' on a prayer Tommy's got his six string in hock Now he's holding in What he used to make it talk So tough, it's tough Gina dreams of running away When she cries in the night Tommy whispers, "Baby, it's okay, someday... ...We've gotta hold on to what we've got. It doesn't make a difference if we make it or not. We've got each other and that's a lot. For love we'll give it a shot." [Chorus] Livin' on a prayer We've gotta hold on ready or not You live for the fight when it's all that you've got [Chorus 2x and fading]
  2. Keep The Faith
    vídeo del tema Keep The Faith
    Mother mother tell your children That their time has just begun I have suffered for my anger There are wars that can't be won Father father please believe me I am laying down my guns I am broken like an arrow Forgive me Forgive your wayward son Everybody needs somebody to love (mother, mother) Everybody needs somebody to hate (please believe me) Everybody's bitching 'cause they can't get enough And it's hard to hold on When there's no one to lean on Faith: you know you're gonna live thru the rain Lord you got to keep the faith Faith: don't let your love turn to hate Right now we got to Keep the faith Keep the faith Keep the faith Lord we got to keep the faith Tell me baby when I hurt you Do you keep it all inside Do you tell me al's forgiven And just hide behind your pride Everybody needs somebody to love (mother, father) Everybody needs somebody to hate (please don't leave me) Everybody's bleeding 'cause the times are tough Well it's hard to be strong When there's no one to dream on Faith: you know you're gonna live thru the rain Lord you got to keep the faith Now you know is not too late Oh you got to keep the faith Faith: don't let your love turn to hate Right now we got to Keep the faith Keep the faith Keep the faith Lord we got to keep the faith Walking in the footsteps Of society's lies I don't like what I see no more Sometimes I wish that I was blind Sometimes I wait forever To stand out in the rain So no one sees me cryin' Trying to wash away the pain Mother father There's things I've done I can't erase Every night we fall from grace It's hard with the world in yours face Trying to hold on, trying to hold on Faith: you know you're gonna live thru the rain Lord you got to keep the faith Faith: don't let your love turn to hate Right now we got to keep the faith Faith: now it's not too late Try to hold on, trying to hold on Keep the faith
  3. Someday I'll Be Saturday Night

    Letra

    Hey, man I'm alive I'm takin' each day and night at a time I'm feelin' like a Monday but someday I'll be Saturday night Hey, my name is Jim, where did I go wrong My life's a bargain basement, all the good shit's gone I just can't hold a job, where do I belong I'm sleeping in my car, my dreams move on My name is Billy Jean, my love was bought and sold I'm only sixteen, I feel a hundred years old My foster daddy went, took my innocence away The street life ain't much better, but at least I get paid And Tuesday just might go my way It can't get worse than yesterday Thursdays, Fridays ain't been kind But somehow I'll survive Hey man I'm alive I'm takin' each day and night at a time Yeah I'm down, but I know I'll get by Hey hey hey hey, man gotta live my life Like I ain't got nothin' but this roll of the dice I'm feelin' like a Monday, but someday I'll be Saturday night Now I can't say my name, and tell you where I am I want to blow myself away, don't know if I can I wish that I could be in some other time and place With someone else's soul, someone else's face Oh, Tuesday just might go my way It can't get worse than yesterday Thursdays, Fridays ain't been kind But somehow I'll survive Hey, man I'm alive I'm takin' each day and night at a time Yeah I'm down, but I know I'll get by Hey hey hey hey, man gotta live my life I'm gonna pick up all the pieces and what's left of my pride I'm feelin' like a Monday, but someday I'll be Saturday night Saturday night Here we go Some day I'll be Saturday night I'll be back on my feet, I'll be doin' alright It may not be tomorrow baby, that's OK I ain't goin' down, gonna find a way, hey hey hey Hey man I'm alive I'm takin' each day and night at a time Yeah, I'm down, but I know I'll get by Hey hey hey hey, man, gotta live my life Like I ain't got nothin' but this roll of the dice I'm feelin' like a Monday, but someday I'll be Saturday night I'm feelin' like a Monday, but someday I'll be Saturday night Saturday night __,all right, all right Saturday night
  4. Always
    vídeo del tema Always
    This Romeo is bleeding But you can't see his blood It's nothing but some feelings That this old dog kicked up It's been raining since you left me Now I'm drowning in the flood You see I've always been a fighter But without you I give up Now I can't sing a love song Like the way it's meant to be Well, I guess I'm not that good anymore But, baby, that's just me And I will love you, baby, always And I'll be there forever and a day, always I'll be there 'til the stars don't shine 'Til the heavens burst and the words don't rhyme And I know when I die, You'll be on my mind And I'll love you always Now your pictures that you left behind Are just memories of a different life Some that made us laugh, some that made us cry One that made you have to say goodbye What I'd give to run my fingers through your hair To touch your lips, to hold you near When you say your prayers, try to understand I've made mistakes, I'm just a man When he holds you close, when he pulls you near When he says the words you've been needing to hear I'll wish I was him 'cause those words are mine To say to you 'til the end of time Yeah, I will love you, baby, always And I'll be there forever and a day, always If you told me to cry for you I could If you told me to die for you I would Take a look at my face There's no price I won't pay To say these words to you Well, there ain't no luck In these loaded dice But, baby, if you give me just one more try We can pack up our old dreams and our old lives We'll find a place where the sun still shines And I will love you, baby, always And I'll be there forever and a day, always I'll be there 'til the stars don't shine 'Til the heavens burst and the words don't rhyme And I know when I die, You'll be on my mind And I'll love you, always
  5. Wanted Dead Or Alive
    vídeo del tema Wanted Dead Or Alive
    It's all the same, only the names will change Everyday it seems we're wasting away Another place where the faces are so cold I'd drive all night just to get back home [Chorus:] I'm a cowboy, on a steel horse I ride I'm wanted dead or alive Wanted dead or alive Sometimes I sleep, sometimes it's not for days And the people I meet always go their separate ways Sometimes you tell the day By the bottle that you drink And times when you're alone all you do is think [Chorus 2x] And I walk these streets, a loaded six string on my back I play for keeps, 'cause I might not make it back I've been everywhere, and still I'm standing tall I've seen a million faces and I've rocked them all 'Cause I'm a cowboy, on a steel horse I ride I'm wanted dead or alive 'Cause I'm a cowboy, I got the night on my side I'm wanted dead or alive And I ride dead or alive I still drive, dead or alive Dead or alive [4x]
  6. Lay Your Hands On Me
    vídeo del tema Lay Your Hands On Me
    If you're ready, I'm willing and able Help me lay my cards out on the table You're mine and I'm yours for the taking Right now the rules we made are meant for breaking What you get ain't always what you see But satisfaction's guaranteed They say what you give is always what you need So if you want me to lay my hands on you Lay your hands on me, lay your hands on me, lay your hands on me, Lay your hands on me, lay your hands on me, lay your hands on me, Lay your hands on me I'm a fighter, I'm a poet, I'm a preacher I've been to school and baby, I've been the teacher If you show me how to get up off the ground I can show you how to fly and never ever come back down Everything you want is what I need Satisfaction's guaranteed But the ride don't never ever come for free If you want me to lay my hands on you Lay your hands on me, lay your hands on me, lay your hands on me, Lay your hands on me, lay your hands on me, lay your hands on me, Lay your hands on me [Solo] Don't you know I only aim to please If you want me to lay my hands on you Lay your hands on me
  7. You Give Love A Bad Name
    vídeo del tema You Give Love A Bad Name
    Shot through the heart And you're to blame Darling, you give love a bad name... An angel's smile is what you sell You promise me heaven, then put me through hell Chains of love got a hold on me When passion's a prison, you can't break free Oh, oh, you're a loaded gun (yeah) Oh, oh, there's nowhere to run No one can save me The damage is done [Chorus:] Shot through the heart And you're to blame You give love a bad name (bad name) I play my part And you play your game You give love a bad name (bad name) You give love a bad name You give love a bad name Paint your smile on your lips Blood red nails on your fingertips A school boy's dream, you act so shy Your very first kiss was your first kiss goodbye Oh, oh, you're a loaded gun Oh, oh, there's nowhere to run No one can save me The damage is done [Chorus:] Shot through the heart And you're to blame You give love a bad name (bad name) I play my part And you play your game You give love a bad name (bad name) You give love... ah! Oh! [Chorus:] Shot through the heart And you're to blame You give love a bad name I play my part And you play your game You give love a bad name (bad name) Shot through the heart And you're to blame You give love a bad name (bad name) I play my part And you play your game You give love a bad name (bad name) (Whoa) You give love (Whoa) You give love (bad name) (Whoa) You give love (Whoa) You give love (bad name) (Whoa) You give love (Whoa) You give love (bad name) (Whoa) You give love (Whoa) You give love (bad name)
  8. Bed Of Roses
    vídeo del tema Bed Of Roses
    Sitting here wasted and wounded At this old piano Trying hard to capture The moment this morning I don't know 'Cause a bottle of vodka Is still lodged in my head And some blonde gave me nightmares I think that she's still in my bed As I dream about movies They won't make of me when I'm dead With an ironclad fist I wake up and French kiss the morning While some marching band keeps Its own beat in my head While we're talking About all of the things that I long to believe About love and the truth and What you mean to me And the truth is baby you're all that I need I want to lay you down in a bed of roses For tonight I sleep on a bed of nails I want to be just as close as the Holy Ghost is And lay you down on a bed of roses Well I'm so far away That each step that I take is on my way home A king's ransom in dimes I'd given each night Just to see through this payphone Still I run out of time Or it's hard to get through Till the bird on the wire flies me back to you I'll just close my eyes and whisper, Baby blind love is true I want to lay you down in a bed of roses For tonight I sleep on a bed of nails I want to be just as close as the Holy Ghost is And lay you down on a bed of roses The hotel bar hangover whiskey's gone dry The barkeeper's wig's crooked And she's giving me the eye I might have said yeah But I laughed so hard I think I died Now as you close your eyes Know I'll be thinking about you While my mistress she calls me To stand in her spotlight again Tonight I won't be alone But you know that don't Mean I'm not lonely I've got nothing to prove For it's you that I'd die to defend I want to lay you down in a bed of roses For tonight I sleep on a bed of nails I want to be just as close as the Holy Ghost is And lay you down on a bed of roses
  9. Blaze Of Glory

    Letra

    I wake up in the morning And I raise my weary head I got an old coat for a pillow And the earth was last night's bed I don't know where I'm going Only God knows where I've been I'm a devil on the run A six gun lover A candle in the wind When you're brought into this world They say you're born in sin Well at least they gave me something I didn't have to steal or have to win Well they tell me that I'm wanted Yeah I'm a wanted man I'm colt in your stable I'm what Cain was to Abel Mister catch me if you can I'm going down in a blaze of glory Take me now but know the truth I'm going down in a blaze of glory Lord I never drew first But I drew first blood I'm no one's son Call me young gun You ask about my conscience And I offer you my soul You ask If I'll grow to be a wise man Well I ask if I'll grow old You ask me if I known love And what it's like to sing songs in the rain Well, I've seen love come And I've seen it shot down I've seen it die in vain Shot down in a blaze of glory Take me now but know the truth 'Cause I'm going down in a blaze of glory Lord I never drew first But I drew first blood I'm the devil's son Call me young gun Each night I go to bed I pray the Lord my soul to keep No I ain't looking for forgiveness But before I'm six foot deep Lord, I got to ask a favor And I'll hope you'll understand 'Cause I've lived life to the fullest Let this boy die like a man Staring down the bullet Let me make my final stand Shot down in a blaze of glory Take me now but know the truth I'm going out in a blaze of glory Lord I never drew first But I drew first blood and I'm no one's son Call me young gun I'm a young gun
  10. Prayer 94
  11. Bad Medicine
    vídeo del tema Bad Medicine
    Your love is like bad medicine Bad medicine is what I need Shake it up, just like bad medicine There ain't no doctor that can cure my disease (Bad medicine) I ain't got a fever got a permanent disease It'll take more than a doctor to prescribe a remedy I got lots of money but it isn't what I need Gonna take more than a shot to get this poison out of me And I got all the symptoms count 'em 1, 2, 3 First you need That's what you get for falling in love Then you bleed You get a little but it's never enough And then you're on your knees That's what you get for falling in love Now this boy's addicted 'cause your kiss is the drug Your love is like bad medicine Bad medicine is what I need Shake it up, just like bad medicine There ain't no doctor that can cure my disease Bad, bad medicine I don't need no needle to be giving me a thrill And I don't need no anesthesia or a nurse to bring a pill I got a dirty down addiction that doesn't leave a track I got a jones for your affection like a monkey on my back There ain't no paramedic gonna save this heart attack When you need That's what you get for falling in love Then you bleed You get a little but it's never enough And then you're on your knees That's what you get for falling in love Now this boy's addicted 'cause your kiss is the drug Your love is like bad medicine Bad medicine is what I need Shake it up, just like bad medicine So let's play doctor, baby, cure my disease Bad, bad medicine Is what I want Bad, bad medicine Is what I need [Solo] I need a respirator 'cause I'm running out of breath For you're an all night generator wrapped in stockings and a dress When you find your medicine you take what you can get 'Cause if there's something better baby well they haven't found it yet Your love is like bad medicine Bad medicine is what I need Shake it up, just like bad medicine There ain't no doctor that can cure my disease Your love—bad medicine Bad medicine is what I need Shake it up, just like bad medicine Your love's the potion that can cure my disease Bad, bad medicine Is what I want Bad, bad medicine Who's bad, who's bad I gotta do, I gotta (Bad, bad medicine) I gotta do, I gotta I gotta, I gotta I gotta do it again Wait a minute Wait a minute Hold on I'm not done One more time with feel Come on One for that Help me up now Your love is like bad medicine Bad medicine is what I need Shake it up, just like bad medicine You got the potion that can cure my disease Your love—bad medicine Your kiss is what I need Your love—bad medicine
  12. I'll Be There For You
    vídeo del tema I'll Be There For You
    I guess this time you're really leaving I heard your suitcase say goodbye Well as my broken heart lies bleeding you say true love is suicide You say you've cried a thousand rivers And now you're swimming for the shore You left me drowning in my tears And you won't save me anymore Now I'm praying to God you'll give me one more chance, girl I'll be there for you These five words I swear to you When you breathe I want to be the air for you I'll be there for you I'd live and I'd die for you I'd steal the sun from the sky for you Words can't say what love can do I'll be there for you I know you know we've had some good times Now they have their own hiding place Well I can promise you tomorrow But I can't buy back yesterday And Baby you know my hands are dirty But I wanted to be your valentine I'll be the water when you get thirsty, baby When you get drunk, I'll be the wine I'll be there for you These five words I swear to you When you breathe I want to be the air for you I'll be there for you I'd live and I'd die for you Steal the sun from the sky for you Words can't say what a love can do I'll be there for you [Solo] And I wasn't there when you were happy I wasn't there when you were down I didn't mean to miss your birthday, baby I wish I'd seen you blow those candles out I'll be there for you These five words I swear to you When you breathe I want to be the air for you I'll be there for you I'd live and I'd die for you Steal the sun from the sky for you Words can't say what a love can do I'll be there for you
  13. In And Out Of Love

    Letra

    Young and wired Set to explode in the heat You won't tire Cause baby was born with the beat Take you higher than you've ever known Then drive you down to your knees I'll pick you up when you've had enough You been burned baby lessons learned [Chorus:] In and out of love Hear what I'm sayin' In and out of love It's the way that we're playing In and out of love Too much is never enough She's gonna get ya Running wild When me and my boys hit the streets Right on time She's here to make my night complete Then I'm long gone I got another show One more town, one mile to go One endless night of fantasy Is all she left of her with me [Chorus]
  14. Runaway
    vídeo del tema Runaway
    On the street where you live girls talk about their social lives They're made of lipstick, plastic and paint, a touch of sable in their eyes (All your life) all your life all you've asked when's your daddy gonna talk to you But you were living in another world tryin' to get your message through. No one heard a single word you said. They should have seen it in your eyes What was going around your head. [Chorus:] Ooh, she's a little runaway. Daddy's girl learned fast All those things he couldn't say. Ooh, she's a little runaway. Take a line every night guaranteed to blow your mind I see you out on the streets, calling for a wild time So you sit home alone 'cause there's nothing left that you can do There's only pictures hung in the shadows left there to look at you You know she likes the lights at nights on the neon Broadway signs She don't really mind, it's only love she hoped to find [Chorus] No one heard a single word she said They should have seen it in your eyes What was going around your head. Ooh, she's a little runaway Daddy's girl learned fast All those things he couldn't say Ooh, she's a little runaway Daddy's girl learned fast Now she works the night away Ooh, she's a little runaway Daddy's girl learned fast All those things he couldn't say Ooh, she's a little runaway Daddy's girl learned fast Now she works the night away