Richie Solo Album: "Aftermath Of The Lowdown" - September 18th Release Date

I've always wondered about this "Richie is too lazy to do a solo record" thing. I've often wondered if his continual talk about a solo album and lack of a production of one is maybe due to the fact that he doesn't have a record contract? I presume whatever record deal Bon Jovi are on is basically to Jon since he's the boss and his solo records could come under such a contract, but would any company really give Richie carte blanche at this stage given how poorly his first two albums sold?

I know even if that were true that Richie could produce it himself on an independent label but something tells me Richie, far more than Jon, is all about presenting an image of himself as THE most successful musician and doing the independent thing wouldn't really jive with that image.

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His albums still sold more than many indie acts, he's got a fanbase that'll buy his album anyway. Both of his albums charted in the top 30 in the UK. Both of the albums charted in the USA as well, though not as high as in some parts of the rest of the world. Yes, he's not doing as well as Jon or as Bon Jovi but still sells enough so the record company makes a profit on him.

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He should record the album in their own studio in new jersey and let people download it for free, today you don't need a record company to release and distribute an album, just use internet and make a single album without commercial and monetary concerns

North Korean Democracy. I called it back in 2009.

I think there is a mutual respect between an artist and their record company. Record companies will be liberal at times by allowing an artist to be an artist and let them release a product that they know won't be as successful. There are other benefits than just record sales anyway which in today's world, don't really exist anymore.

My theory, which I've said in other posts, is that Richie probably did plan to release a solo album since 2001 but b/c Bon Jovi has basically been non-stop since 2000, there hasn't been sufficient time.

Sufficient time to do it right and contractual reasons.

I'm sure that Richie wants to not only release an album but tour it too at a comfortable pace. Between writing, recording, promoting, and touring with Bon Jovi, there really hasn't been much time. Yea, maybe some small gaps but not enough to do his own at a comfortable pace and then relax in-between his solo work and Bon Jovi work.

Also, Bon Jovi were under a long term contract with their Record Company, and I would think that it would be considered a conflict of interest to have a Band and Solo album overlapping (if either one or both were successful).



Look at the last two Solo Gaps (not including tours):

New Jersey was release in '88 and Faith in '92. 4 years

TD in '95 and Crush in '00 - 5 years

The only real gap Bon Jovi had was between Bounce in '02 and HAND in '05. - 3 years - But TLFR and the Box Sets were released in-between. Plus both Jon and Richie did some acting projects and the Arena Football thing.

I think now, there is sufficient time to go forward with a Solo album for both.

Well I can say with almost 100% certainty that Richie is in fact making a solo album.

If anybody remembers (and I doubt you do), I was at the Dublin shows as part of the FC trip earlier this summer, and while there I met Richie's best friend, by some freak chance. Today she told me and I quote "...he has been in marathon meetings working all the details out for his solo album. I am so proud of him for trucking forward to do solo album #3." Now of course there's always the possibility that it'll fall through somehow, but this is about as good as we're going to get to try to put some rumors to rest. If she tells me any other details I'll post them here ASAP.

I talked with a friend that knows Richie's best friends' distant cousin from their mothers side and she told him to tell her and eventually told me that it wasn't a sure thing at the moment....

Sounds good!! Really looking forward to hearing something official! Thanks for info

Oh I just remembered something else I posted here a while ago.

http://www.guitarworld.com/dear-guit...mbora?page=0,1

Richie says in a fan interview that he's written and recorded some new songs.

found this video on youtube...talks about fashion line and some duets on nikki's album