Slippery When Wet wasn't just a breakthrough album for Bon Jovi; it was a breakthrough for hair metal in general, marking the point where the genre officially entered the mainstream.
Released in 1986, it presented a streamlined combination of pop, hard rock, and metal that appealed to everyone -- especially girls, whom traditional heavy metal often ignored.
Slippery When Wet was more indebted to pop than metal, though, and the band made no attempt to hide its commercial ambition, even hiring an outside songwriter to co-write two of the album's biggest singles.
The trick paid off as Slippery When Wet became the best-selling album of 1987, beating out contenders like Appetite for Destruction, The Joshua Tree, and Michael Jackson's Bad.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Let It RockJon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora | Bon Jovi | Play | 05:25 | 12 MB | 39 MB |
| 2 | You Give Love a Bad NameDesmond Child, Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora | Bon Jovi | Play | 03:42 | 8 MB | 28 MB |
| 3 | Livin' on a PrayerDesmond Child, Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora | Bon Jovi | Play | 04:09 | 9 MB | 30 MB |
| 4 | Social DiseaseJon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora | Bon Jovi | Play | 04:18 | 9 MB | 33 MB |
| 5 | Wanted Dead Or AliveJon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora | Bon Jovi | Play | 05:08 | 11 MB | 38 MB |
| 6 | Raise Your HandsJon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora | Bon Jovi | Play | 04:16 | 9 MB | 33 MB |
| 7 | Without LoveDesmond Child, Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora | Bon Jovi | Play | 03:30 | 8 MB | 26 MB |
| 8 | I'd Die for YouJon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora | Bon Jovi | Play | 04:30 | 10 MB | 36 MB |
| 9 | Never Say GoodbyeJon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora | Bon Jovi | Play | 04:48 | 11 MB | 36 MB |
| 10 | Wild in the StreetsJon Bon Jovi | Bon Jovi | Play | 03:54 | 8 MB | 31 MB |
| 43 mins | 100 MB | |||||
| 43 mins | 334 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bon Jovi | Primary Artist |
| 2 | Jon Bon Jovi | Composer, Guitar, Vocals, Vocals (Background) |
| 3 | David Bryan | Keyboards, Noise, Vocals, Vocals (Background) |
| 4 | Desmond Child | Composer |
| 5 | George Corsillo | Design |
| 6 | Tim Crich | Assistant Engineer |
| 7 | Bruce Fairbairn | Horn, Percussion, Producer |
| 8 | Wayne Isham | Video Director |
| 9 | Tom Keenlyside | Horn |
| 10 | Bill Levy | Art Direction, Artwork |
| 11 | George Marino | Digital Remastering, Digital Remastering Engineer |
| 12 | Curt Marvis | Video Producer |
| 13 | Lema Moon | Horn |
| 14 | Bob Rock | Engineer, Mixing |
| 15 | Richie Sambora | Composer, Guitar, Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric), Guitar (Synthesizer), Talk Box, Vocals, Vocals (Background) |
| 16 | Alec John Such | Bass, Vocals, Vocals (Background) |
| 17 | Tico Torres | Drums, Percussion |
| 18 | Mark Weiss | Photography |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |