Burning Bridges is Bon Jovi’s thirteenth studio album. Produced by John Shanks, it was released on August 21, 2015, through Mercury Records (USA), Island Records (Europe), and Barclay Music (France) in vinyl, CD, and as a digital download. Burning Bridges should not be confused with This House Is Not For Sale, the fourteenth studio album that will be released in Q1 2016.

Though we thought it could be a b-sides and outtakes compilation, John Shanks confirmed that they recorded all the songs for this album and that it has a “fresh rock” sound. Jon Bon Jovi added “it’s songs that weren’t finished, that were finished, and a couple of new ones”.

Should be noted that this record serves both as a fan album and as a final "ciao" to UMG (Universal Music Group), as the band cutted ties with Mercury Records after 32 years: "the traditional model didn't work out for me anymore", Jon said.


Burning Bridges can now be bought on iTunes, Amazon, Microsoft Store, Wallmart, CDJapan, and other stores. The Japanese/Wallmart edition will have one inedite song as a bonus track: "Take Back The Night". It can also be bought on lossless format at 44.1 kHz and 24 bits on HD Tracks, and streamed for free on Spotify.

The physical version of the album doesn't include any lyrics (with exception of the Japanese version that comes with a separate lyrics booklet), credits, interviews, nor pictures. Music credits can be found under the music section of the Bon Jovi website.

Tracklist

1. A Teardrop To The Sea [5:07 | Jon Bon Jovi, Billy Falcon]
2. We Don't Run [3:17 | Jon Bon Jovi, John Shanks]
3. Saturday Night Gave Me Sunday Morning [3:26 | Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora, John Shanks]
4. We All Fall Down [4:05 | Jon Bon Jovi, John Shanks]
5. Blind Love [4:48 | Jon Bon Jovi]
6. Who Would You Die For [3:54 | Jon Bon Jovi, Billy Falcon]
7. Fingerprints [5:58 | Jon Bon Jovi, Billy Falcon]
8. Life Is Beautiful [3:22 | Jon Bon Jovi, Billy Falcon, Chris DeStefano]
9. I'm Your Man [3:44 | Jon Bon Jovi, John Shanks]
10. Burning Bridges [2:44 | Jon Bon Jovi]
11. Japanese/Wallmart Bonus Track: Take Back The Night [3:42 | Jon Bon Jovi, John Shanks]

Total length: 40:22
Total length Japanese/Wallmart edition: 44:04

Singles

Two songs were released as digital singles on July 31, 2015: “Saturday Night Gave Me Sunday Morning” and “We Don’t Run”. The first one was a draft from The Circle era finished for this album; while the second one is a new song written for Burning Bridges. A live video for “We Don’t Run” was released on September 22, 2015 with footage from the Jakarta and Bangkok concerts.


Also, so far the band has released other three songs: “A Teardrop To The Sea”, “Blind Love” (both Aug. 7), and “I’m Your Man” (Aug. 14). A fan listening event organized by Universal took place on Aug, 14.

Lyrics and credits

All the lyrics and credits of the album have been uploaded to Bon Jovi's official website. Alternatively, you can download a Microsoft Word document with all the lyrics from here, too. The main thread for lyrics discussion can be accessed from here.

If you're the kind of fan that likes to read the lyrics while listening to the song, you might want to give it a try to the official lyrics video that were uploaded to the Bon Jovi and BonJoviVEVO channel on YouTube:

1. Lyric video for "A Teardop To The Sea"
2. Lyric video for "We Don’t Run"
3. Lyric video for "Saturday Night Gave Me Sunday Morning"
4. Lyric video for "We All Fall Down"
5. Lyric video for "Blind Love"
6. Lyric video for "Who Would You Die For"
7. Lyric video for "Fingerprints"
8. Lyric video for "Life Is Beautiful"
9. Lyric video for "I’m Your Man"
10. Lyric video for "Burning Bridges"
11. Lyric video for "Take Back The Night".

Note 3: 100 streams or views = 1 single buy. 1500 streams or views = 1 album buy. Support the band.

Reviews

Becky created a review thread here. Feel free to add the ones you find and to add your own!

Charts

Album

Best Position:

#1: Austria.
#1: Germany.
#1: Israel*.
#1: Spain.
#2: Netherlands.
#2: Switzerland.
#3: Australia.
#3: Italy.
#3: Japan.
#3: United Kingdom.
#3: United World Chart
#4: Canada.
#4: Czech Republic.
#5: Argentina.
#6: Portugal.
#9: Finland.
#11: Belgium (Flanders).
#12: Greece.
#13: Ireland.
#13: USA (Billboard 200 - #3 Top Rock Albums).
#17: Belgium (Wallonia).
#19: New Zealand.
#21: Hungary.
#25: Sweden.
#34: Norway.
#39: Croatia (Mixed Chart - #1 International Albums).
#46: South Korea.
#73: France.

Note 4: According to the press, Israel doesn't have an official album chart.

Weekly Charts:



Note 5: For the Canadian Album Charts, from week 4 onwards, I'll be using the MediaTraffic.de as the charts source, as Billboard only lets you see the top 15 albums.

Saturday Night Gave Me Sunday Morning
#54: Austria.
#56: Japan.
#49: Portugal.
#98: Germany.

We Don’t Run
Single failed to chart.

TV Spots

• Austria
• Japan

Bon Jovi Live! (2015)

Bon Jovi Live! Is the band’s upcoming Asia tour. Though Jon Bon Jovi first said that this tour was just “an excuse to see the guys”, then he said that it’s the one that will support the new record.

So far, the confirmed dates are:

• September 11, 2015 – Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia
• September 14, 2015 – Mercedes-Benz Arena, Shanghai, China – CANCELLED
• September 15, 2015 – Impact Arena, Bangkok, Thailand
• September 17, 2015 – MasterCard Center, Beijing, China – CANCELLED
• September 19, 2015 – Stadium Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
• September 20, 2015 – Singapore Grand Prix, Singapore, Singapore
• September 22, 2015 – Seoul Olympic Stadium, Seoul, South Korea
• September 25, 2015 – CotaiArena, Macau, Macau
• September 26, 2015 – CotaiArena, Macau, Macau
• September 28, 2015 – Nangang Hall, Taipei, Taiwan – CANCELLED
• September 29, 2015 – Nangang Hall, Taipei, Taiwan – CANCELLED
• October 1, 2015 – du Arena, Abu Dhabi, Arab Emirates
• October 3, 2015 – Hayarkon Park, Tel Aviv, Israel

Note 6: Gigs in Shangai and Beijing were cancelled with no reason given. Possibly banned by Chinese authorities due to support of Dalai Lama.
Note 7: The Taiwan concerts were cancelled due to the typhoon Dujuan hitting the country that day.

You can click on the dates to go to the official threads of those gigs.