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Lost Highway
Bon Jovi
Retail Price (not our price): $13.98
Release Date: 2007-06-19
Manufacturer: Mercury Nashville
Format: Audio CD
Discs: 1

Track List
Now here, for your listening pleasure, the tracks...

Disc 1

Editorial Reviews (supplied by Amazon.com):

1) Amazon.com
Given the chart success of their Grammy-winning country single "Who Says You Can't Go Home," it's no surprise Bon Jovi upped the ante by recording an entire album paying homage to Nashville. In some ways, it's amazing they didn't do this sooner, given the way Keith Urban in particular is blurring country-pop lines, much as Garth Brooks and others did in the 1990s. To their credit, you won't find predictably shallow invocations of past country icons or any self-conscious, in-your-face down-home twang added strictly to remind the listener of the musical premise. In fact, Lost Highway isn't "Bon Jovi goes country" so much as a meaningful tribute to the Nashville ethos done on their own terms. They honor the spirit of the town through 12 simple, direct originals. The intimate, smoldering "(You Want To) Make a Memory," the ballad "Seat Next To You," "Lost Highway" and its roaring celebration of freedom, and "Stranger," an effective duet with LeAnn Rimes, all invoke country's spirit, and "I Love This Town," an eloquent nod to Nashville itself, ties it together admirably. --Rich Kienzle

2) Album Description
"Artistic freedom made this record possible," says Jon Bon Jovi. "Musical freedom to explore--and emotional freedom to express what was in our hearts." The result of that freedom is Lost Highway, an album Jon describes as "a Bon Jovi record influenced by Nashville." Bon Jovi explains. "Nashville is all about songs and songwriters. If you're someone like me who loves songs and hanging out with songwriters, Nashville is the place. I thrive on that feeling and I'm inspired by that creative ambience." The result, a haunting set of 12 new and original sounding songs, is a stunning, multi-layered look into the nature of love and life in all its glory. Love, like life, is lost, found, forgotten and reclaimed in this collection. The moods are many, but the core feeling is pure Bon Jovi. "Writing this record with Jon was deeply cathartic," says Richie Sambora, who collaborated on ten of the songs. "I was going through emotional changes that were new for me. An ailing father. A painful divorce. The start of a new chapter in my life. I poured everything I had into this project, every last bit of soul at my command." "For over twenty years now," Jon explains, "Richie and I have been close collaborators. Even when our songs create fictional stories, they reveal our states of mind. To a large degree, Lost Highway focuses on the light that love brings. When you shine the light on love, you see the chinks in the armor. You see every crevice, every crack. And that's all right". Lost Highway is Bon Jovi's tenth studio album since the band formed in the early eighties. One hundred and twenty million albums and 2500 concerts in over 50 countries later, Bon Jovi is enjoying the greatest popularity in their history.

Customer Reviews (supplied by Amazon.com):
Average Customer Rating: 4.5 out of 5

1) Bon Jovi Rox   [Rating: 5 out of 5]
What can I say? The CD rocks and rolls from the first song to the last...a rarity, I listen to the WHOLE CD!!! No need to record favs off this one, as they are all my favs! LOVE IT

2) They can still write some decent songs   [Rating: 3 out of 5]
Admittedly, I didn't think much of Lost Highway upon first listen. However, it grew on me a little after I heard it a few more times. Although this is a very safe sounding album, similar to today's country music which is much closer to pop than country, they still can write some good songs. While tracks like "Summertime", "Whole Lot of Leavin'", and "Any Other Day" won't make you forget their best work, they're still very good. The tracks with more of a country twang ("Till We Ain't Strangers Anymore", "One Step Closer", "Seat Next To You", etc) are also pretty decent. There are a few clunkers here, most notably "We Got It Going On", a forced attempt at a country/rock anthem that sounds lame. All told, Lost Highway is a decent album and to their credit, at least they're not going Michael Bolton and putting out albums of cover tunes like Poison and Def Leppard.

3) Bon Jovi Lost Highway   [Rating: 5 out of 5]
I like Bon Jovi. This CD is a bit more mellow than his usual music, but it is quite nice all told. Hard core rock persons will probably not like it as much but for some of us older folk, it is great.

4) Bon Jovi, are you there? this is ryan   [Rating: 3 out of 5]
I really don't like lost highway. I think Bon Jovi have combined a more country/western approach with their former "glam" ROCK style. but that's the keyword ROCK. Ever since Bon Jovi dueted who said you can't go home with country trio Sugarland, they've pretty much become an overnight country band. They also combine some christian themes in too their music. Which I'm a baptized and practicing Baptist/Christian, however I'll listen to The Barlow Girls, TobyMac, or Skillet for christian music, not the makers of the hard rock hit "living on a prayer" and "I'd die for you". 2002's Bounce was where the decline in music/song quality was first apparent, 2005's Have A Nice Day was a bit better than Bounce but still not as good as say New Jersey or Slippery When Wet (although the title track "Nice Day" was killer), and this (Lost Highway) ,my personal opinions are mixed. But I'd have to say buy it only if you're a diehard 'JOVI' fan and/or have a BJ collection, or just buy some of their mp3's in which I'd have to recommend my personal favorite the title track (Lost Highway) or Making A Memory. I Hope I've been helpful and Bon Jovi forever but just bring back your rock not "countrycore". :)

5) Love Bon Jovi   [Rating: 4 out of 5]
It has a few great songs..in general its a very good travel CD. No need to be changing songs, since its very easy listening..its more country than the other cd's, but in general its a very good CD..not the best, but its worth buying.