Tokyo Road: Best of Bon Jovi

Tokyo Road: The Best of Bon Jovi
Greatest hits album by Bon Jovi
Released	March 28, 2001 (2001-03-28)[1]
Recorded	1983–2001
Genre	Glam metal hard rock pop rock
Length	76:58
Label	Island
Producer	Tony Bongiovi Lance Quinn Bruce Fairbairn Bob Rock Peter Collins Jon Bon Jovi Richie Sambora Luke Ebbin
Bon Jovi chronology
One Wild Night Live 1985–2001 (2001) Tokyo Road: The Best of Bon Jovi (2001) Bounce (2002)

Tokyo Road: The Best of Bon Jovi – Rock Tracks (TOKYO　ROAD～ベスト・オブ・ボン・ジョヴィ－ロック・トラックス) is the third overall greatest hits compilation album by American rock band Bon Jovi, exclusively released in Japan by Island Records in 2001. The album peaked at number five on Oricon's Weekly Albums Chart.^[2][1] It sold more than 400,000 copies and been certified double platinum by the RIAJ.^[1]

Content

The first track is a remixed version of "One Wild Night" originally released on the Crush album; the new version was released as a single and featured a music video. This version also appears on the Bon Jovi live compilation One Wild Night Live 1985–2001.

"Tokyo Road" (Live) was released as a promo single in Japan to promote the compilation album. It was also included as a bonus disc on a limited edition of the album. The live version of "Tokyo Road" would later appear on the 2010 special edition of 7800° Fahrenheit.^[3]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora, and Desmond Child, except where noted..

No.	Title	Writer(s)	From album	Length
1.	"One Wild Night 2001"		Crush (2000)	3:42
2.	"Bad Medicine"		New Jersey (1988)	5:14
3.	"Livin' on a Prayer"		Slippery When Wet (1986)	4:09
4.	"You Give Love a Bad Name"		Slippery When Wet	3:42
5.	"Keep the Faith"		Keep the Faith (1992)	5:44
6.	"It's My Life"	J. Bon Jovi Sambora Max Martin	Crush	3:43
7.	"Blood on Blood"		New Jersey	6:15
8.	"Something for the Pain"		These Days (1995)	4:46
9.	"Born to Be My Baby"		New Jersey	4:38
10.	"Tokyo Road"	J. Bon Jovi Sambora	7800° Fahrenheit (1985)	5:40
11.	"Hey God"	J. Bon Jovi Sambora	These Days	6:10
12.	"Just Older"	J. Bon Jovi Billy Falcon	Crush	4:27
13.	"I'll Sleep When I'm Dead"		Keep the Faith	4:41
14.	"Runaway"	J. Bon Jovi George Karak	Bon Jovi (1984)	3:53
15.	"Wild in the Streets"	J. Bon Jovi	Slippery When Wet	3:55
16.	"Next 100 Years"	J. Bon Jovi Sambora Bob Rock	Crush	6:19
Total length:				76:58

First press bonus 3" CD: Tokyo Road Live

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Tokyo Road" (Live version)	J. Bon Jovi Sambora	5:40
2.	"Not Fade Away" (Buddy Holly cover;live version from Jon Bon Jovi solo tour)	Buddy Holly Norman Petty	3:21
3.	"Next 100 Years" (Live version)	J. Bon Jovi Sambora Rock	6:36
4.	"Father Time" (Live version from Richie Sambora solo tour)	Sambora Child	6:33

Personnel

• Jon Bon Jovi – lead vocals, acoustic guitar
• Richie Sambora – guitar, backing vocals
• Hugh McDonald – bass guitar, backing vocals
• Tico Torres – drums, percussion
• David Bryan – keyboards, backing vocals
• Alec John Such – bass, backing vocals

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)[4]	2× Platinum	400,000^^
^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. "Yamachan Land – Japanese Chart Archives – Bon Jovi". Archived from the original on February 8, 2012. Retrieved January 25, 2008.
2. "2001年のニュース". Universal Music Japan. 31 December 2001. Retrieved November 30, 2024.
3. Tokyo Road: The Best of Bon Jovi at Discogs
4. "Japanese album certifications – ボン・ジョヴィ – TOKYO ROAD ベスト オブ ボン・ジョヴィ" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Select 2001年3月 on the drop-down menu

External links

• Official website