Destination Anywhere

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Destination Anywhere
Studio album by Jon Bon Jovi
Released	17 June 1997 (U.S.)
Recorded	February – November 1996
Genre	Rock
Length	68:07
Label	Mercury Records
Producer	Dave Stewart, Stephen Lironi, Jon Bon Jovi, Desmond Child & Eric Bazilian
Jon Bon Jovi chronology
Blaze of Glory (1990) Destination Anywhere (1997) The Power Station Years (2001)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Destination Anywhere is Jon Bon Jovi's second solo album released June 17, 1997 and features music from the short film "Destination Anywhere" released in the same year. The album follows his successful 1990 soundtrack Blaze of Glory, from the film Young Guns II. The production is quite different from the classic rock norm that is a staple of past Bon Jovi albums, with drum loops, female backing vocals and Bon Jovi himself singing in a lower register in most of the tracks. Only one of his longtime bandmates, David Bryan, contributed to the album, though Desmond Child, co-writer of hits such as "Livin' on a Prayer", plays the tuba in the song "Ugly" and is also one of the producers.^[2]

Chart Performance

The album charted at #31 on The Billboard 200, #6 on the Top Canadian albums chart^[3] and #2 on the UK Albums Chart.^[4]The first single "Midnight in Chelsea" was Bon Jovi's highest-charting solo single in the UK, reaching #4 on the UK Singles Chart. Also charting in the UK was the second single "Queen of New Orleans" at #10 and the third single "Janie, Don't Take Your Love to Town" at #13.^[5] The last single "Ugly" charted in some European countries but not in the UK.

Film

Destination Anywhere: The Film (also released in 1997) was produced and incorporated music and concepts from the album. The film stars Jon Bon Jovi and Demi Moore as a young couple struggling with alcoholism and the death of their young child. The film debuted on both MTV and VH1 in 1997 and also stars Kevin Bacon, Whoopi Goldberg and Annabella Sciorra. The film was released on DVD on April 11, 2005, and contains the film, Destination Anywhere, the EPK for the album, and four promotional videos for the four singles of the album. Also features a promotional video for the track "Staring at Your Window with a Suitcase in My Hand" and the track "It's Just Me" also features in full during the short film.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Queen of New Orleans"	Jon Bon Jovi, Dave Stewart	4:30
2.	"Janie, Don't Take Your Love to Town"	Jon Bon Jovi	5:18
3.	"Midnight in Chelsea"	Jon Bon Jovi, Dave Stewart	4:58
4.	"Ugly"	Jon Bon Jovi, Eric Bazilian	3:24
5.	"Staring at Your Window with a Suitcase in My Hand"	Jon Bon Jovi	4:26
6.	"Every Word Was a Piece of My Heart"	Jon Bon Jovi	5:16
7.	"It's Just Me"	Jon Bon Jovi	6:43
8.	"Destination Anywhere"	Jon Bon Jovi	4:55
9.	"Learning How to Fall"	Jon Bon Jovi	4:03
10.	"Naked"	Jon Bon Jovi, Mark Hudson, Greg Wells	4:46
11.	"Little City"	Jon Bon Jovi	4:42
12.	"August 7, 4:15"	Jon Bon Jovi	4:59
13.	"Cold Hard Heart (Demo)"	Jon Bon Jovi	4:42

Japan Bonus Track
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
14.	"I Talk To Jesus"	Jon Bon Jovi	5:12

France Bonus Track
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
15.	"Sad Song Night"	Desmond Child , Jon Bon Jovi, Eric Bazilian	3:50

Limited Edition

CD2: Jon Bon Jovi - Live
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Queen of New Orleans"	Jon Bon Jovi, Dave Stewart	5:16
2.	"Midnight in Chelsea"	Jon Bon Jovi, Dave Stewart	5:41
3.	"Destination Anywhere"	Jon Bon Jovi	5:26
4.	"Ugly"	Jon Bon Jovi, Eric Bazilian	3:31
5.	"It's Just Me"	Jon Bon Jovi	7:15
6.	"August 7, 4:15"	Jon Bon Jovi	5:26
7.	"Jailbreak"	Phil Lynott	4:28
8.	"Not Fade Away"	Charles Hardin, Norman Petty	3:38
9.	"Janie, Don't Take Your Love to Town (Acoustic)"	Jon Bon Jovi	3:23

• Tracks 1-8 recorded live at The Forum, London, England, on June 12, 1997.
• Track 9 recorded live at MTV, London, England on August 13, 1997.

Personnel

• Jon Bon Jovi – vocals, acoustic & electric guitar, harmonica, piano
• Dean Fasano - background vocals
• Steve Lironi – acoustic & electric guitar, keyboards, synthesizer, programming loops
• Bobby Bandiera – electric & slide guitar
• Lance Quinn, Eric Bazilian, Dave Stewart & Aldo Nova – guitar
• Kurt Johnston – dobro
• David Bryan – accordion, piano
• Desmond Child – tuba
• Guy Davis – piano, Hammond B-3 organ
• Rob Hyman – wurlitzer piano
• Jerry Cohen – organ, keyboards, slide guitar
• Alex Silva – keyboards, programming
• Terry Disley & Imogen Heap – keyboards
• Hugh McDonald – bass
• Kenny Aronoff – drums
• Andy Wright & Paul Taylor – programming
• Maxayne Lewis, Alexandra Brown, Zhana Saunders, Brigitte Bryant, Mark Hudson, Dean Fasano, Mardette Lynch & Helena Christensen – background vocals
• David Campbell, Teese Gohl – string Arrangements

Production

• Producers – Dave Stewart, Stephen Lironi, Jon Bon Jovi, Desmond Child & Eric Bazilian.
• Engineers – Charles Dye, Niven Garland, Cage Gondar, Mike Malak, Lee Manning, Obie O'Brien, Andrew Roshberg, Mark Springer, J.C. Ulloa, Robert Valdez, Mike Woglom
• Mixing – Niven Garland, Jim Labinski, Marc Lane, Obie O'Brien, Mike Rew
• Mastering – George Marino

References

1. ^ Allmusic review
2. ^ http://music.msn.com/music/artist-albums/jon-bon-jovi/ Retrieved on 2009-02-05
3. ^ "Allmusic (Jon Bon Jovi charts & awards) Billboard albums". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p3735. Retrieved 2011. 
4. ^ "Chart stats - Jon Bon Jovi". Chart Stats. http://www.chartstats.com/artistinfo.php?id=5965. Retrieved 2011. 
5. ^ "Chart stats - Jon Bon Jovi". Chart Stats. http://www.chartstats.com/artistinfo.php?id=5965. Retrieved 2011.