Bon Jovi - Cross Road (Compilation) (1994)

Bon Jovi - Cross Road (Compilation) (1994)

Tracklist front / back album covers

Standard edition

1. "Livin' on a Prayer"   4:11

2. "Keep the Faith"   5:45

3. "Someday I'll Be Saturday Night"   4:38

4. "Always"   5:52

5. "Wanted Dead or Alive"   5:07

6. "Lay Your Hands on Me"   5:58

7. "You Give Love a Bad Name"   3:43

8. "Bed of Roses"   6:34

9. "Blaze of Glory"   5:40

10. "In These Arms"   5:16

11. "Bad Medicine"   5:14

12. "I'll Be There for You"   5:41

13. "In and Out of Love"   4:23

14. "Runaway"   3:50

International bonus track (absent from North American releases)

15. "Never Say Goodbye"   4:50

US release

10. "Prayer '94"   5:16

2005 Deluxe Sound & Vision Bonus CD (also included the DVD Live from London)

1. "The Radio Saved My Life Tonight"   5:08

2. "Wild in the Streets"   3:55

3. "Diamond Ring"   3:46

4. "Good Guys Don't Always Wear White"   4:30

5. "The Boys Are Back in Town" (Thin Lizzy cover)   4:04

6. "Edge of a Broken Heart"   4:35

7. "Postcards from the Wasteland" (Demo)   4:24

8. "Blood on Blood" (Live)   6:49

9. "Let It Rock"   5:23

10. "Starting All Over Again"   3:44

11. "Blood Money" (Live)   2:27

12. "Save a Prayer"   5:56

13. "Lucky" (Demo)   3:47

14. "Why Aren't You Dead?"   3:32

15. "Raise Your Hands"   4:15

1998 Special Edition bonus CD PHCR-90021/22

1. "Always - St.Basie Theater 1992" 

2. "Someday I'll Be Saturday Night - Fox Theater 1994"

3. "With a Little Help From My Friends - St.Basie Theater 1992"

4. "Good Guys Don't Always Wear White - Studio Outtake"

5. "Blaze of Glory - Count Basie Theater 1992"

6. "Stranger in This Town - Count Basie Theater 1993"

The song "Good Guys Don't Always Wear White" is featured in the movie The Cowboy Way. Although Bon Jovi also released a music video to the song it was never released as a single.

Bon Jovi Band Members / Musicians

Jon Bon Jovi – lead vocals, acoustic rhythm guitar, additional guitars

Richie Sambora – lead guitars, backing vocals

Alec John Such – bass, backing vocals

David Bryan – keyboards, backing vocals

Tico Torres – drums, percussion

Hugh McDonald – bass, backing vocals

Kenny Aronoff – drums and percussion on "Blaze of Glory"

Jeff Beck – lead and slide guitars on “Blaze of Glory”

Peter Berring – background vocals arrangements

Roy Bittan – keyboards on “Runaway”

Carole Brooks – background vocals

Jeanie Brooks – background vocals

Joanie Bye – background vocals

Randy Cantor – synth programs

Lovena Fox – background vocals

David Grahamme – background vocals on “Runaway”

Phil Hoffer – background vocals

Linda Hunt – background vocals

Michael Kamen – strings orchestration, arrangement and conduction

Randy Jackson – bass on "Blaze of Glory"

Frankie La Rocka – drums on “Runaway”

Cecille Larochelle – background vocals

Sue Leonard – background vocals

Tommy Mandel – synthesizers

Myna Matthews – background vocals

Guoudin Morris – percussion

Aldo Nova – electric guitars, acoustic guitars, keyboards

Tim Pierce – guitar on “Runaway”

Jim Salamone – lynn programs

Mick Seeley – background vocals on “Runaway”

Joanie Taylor – background vocals

Benmont Tench – organ on "Blaze of Glory"

Rick Valenti – background vocals

Oren Waters – background vocals

Julia Waters – background vocals

Maxine Waters – background vocals

John Webster – keyboards

Bruce Fairbairn – producer

Bob Rock – engineer, mixing, producer

Tim Crich – assistant

Randy Staub – engineer, mixing

Obie O'Brien – engineer, additional recording

Peter Collins – producer

Kevin Shirley – engineer

Bob Clearmountain – mixing

Chris Taylor – assistant

Danny Kortchmar – producer

Jon Bon Jovi – producer

Rob Jacobs – recording, mixing

Brian "Mutt" Scheuble – recording, mixing

Chad Musey – assistant

Greg Goldman – assistant

Rick Plank – assistant

Richie Sambora – producer

Lance Quinn – producer

David Theoner – mixing

Fernando Kral – assistant

Larry Alexander – engineer

Mal – engineer

Bill Scheniman – engineer

John Cianci – assistant

Big Al Greaves – assistant

Tony Bongiovi – producer

Arthur Mann – executive producer

Scott Litt – engineer

Jeff Henderickson – engineer

John Babich – assistant

Gary Rindfuss – assistant

Bruce Lampcov – assistant

Dave Greenberg – assistant

Barry Bongiovi – assistant

George Marino – mastering

Dave Collins – mastering

Greg Calbi – mastering

John Kalodner – A&R co-ordination

Anton Corbijn – photography

Mark Wiess – additional photography

Margery Greenspan – art direction

Lili Picou – design

Cross Road is the first mainstream but second overall greatest hits album by American rock band Bon Jovi, released on October 11, 1994 by Mercury Records. The album contains hits from all previously released albums from their debut, Bon Jovi (1984) to Keep the Faith (1992). The album also features two new tracks: the hit singles "Always" and "Someday I'll Be Saturday Night", as well as a new, updated rendition of "Livin' on a Prayer" entitled "Prayer '94" available only on the North American versions.

"Runaway" was never recorded with the current band, though at that time there were plans to put a "Runaway '94" on the album but it was never recorded. The diner located on the cover of the album is the Roadside Diner in Wall Township, NJ, near the crossroads of Route 33 and Route 34.

The album's first single "Always" went top five in many countries. It spent six months in the top ten of the Billboard Hot 100 and became Bon Jovi's biggest selling single in the United States. Its international success helped the album to peak at number one in 13 countries and made it Polygram Records' best-selling album of 1994. It is Bon Jovi's best selling album in many countries, and continues to sell well. It has sold over 21.5 million copies worldwide, making it one of the best-selling albums of all time.

In 2005, Cross Road was re-issued as a 3-disc box set under the name "Deluxe Sound & Vision", which included the original remastered album, a bonus CD containing B-sides, rarities and fan favourites, and the Live from London DVD. The original remastered album was released in 1998. A video, also entitled Cross Road, was simultaneously released, containing 16 of the band's music videos.