Slippery When Wet Songs Ranked
Slippery When Wet is the third studio album by American rock band Bon Jovi. It was released on August 18, 1986, by Mercury Records in North America and Vertigo Records internationally. It was produced by Bruce Fairbairn, with recording sessions between January and July 1986 at Little Mountain Sound Studios in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The album features many of Bon Jovi’s best-known songs, including “You Give Love a Bad Name”, “Livin’ on a Prayer”, and “Wanted Dead or Alive”. The album has been called the album that “[turned] heavy metal into a radio-friendly pop format”, and is also commonly seen as “a breakthrough for hair metal”. Slippery When Wet was an instant commercial success, spending eight weeks at No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart and was named by Billboard as the top-selling album of 1987. Slippery When Wet is Bon Jovi’s best-selling album to date, with an RIAA certification of 12× Platinum, making it one of the top 100 best-selling albums in the United States. The album was featured in the 2005 book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. Here are all of Slippery When Wet songs ranked.
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10. Without Love
“It’s okay, it’s the kind of a song for when you don’t care about the rest of the world and you’re just in complete bliss. As far as the lyrical content is concerned, they are blissfully”
9. Wild in the Streets
“Another song talking about remembering the good ole times.They always like to end the albums with fun and energetic songs.”
8. Social Disease
“One of their many songs that relates love to a sickness. The intro is filled with sex noises…Anyways, it’s not the best, but I love the call for “Dr. Bon Jovi” and then the prescription of “nothing a shot can’t cure” in the end.”
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7. I’d Die for You
“This song is a great pledge of love with awesome keyboards, it was one of my favorites in earlier days. “I’d Die For You” has the chemical cheesewhiz of synths sprayed on thickly, while Sambora decadently engorges in the whole super-80s guitar hero solo thing.”
6. Raise Your Hands
“This one rocks when played in concert, especially Richie at the beginning. I love how everyone raises their hands together and all the cities are mentioned in it, especially Sayreville, New Jersey at the very end. It’s a really fun song.”
5. Let It Rock
“It has an unexpected opener from them and takes a while to get into the song, but does a great job kicking off the album by showing how fun it will be. I love the mention of Captain Kidd and the King of Swing also.”
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4. Never Say Goodbye
“It would make a wonderful graduation song. There are a few inappropriate mentions…drinking, smoking, sex……but still a great grad song.”
3. Wanted Dead or Alive
“It’s a classic. One of Bon Jovi’s many cowboy songs. It was basically a journal of how their lives were at that point in time. Jon dared by saying “i’ve seen a million faces and i’ve rocked them all” early in his career before they were headliners, but luckily he can truthfully make that claim now. It’s always nice to hear Richie too!”
2. You Give Love a Bad Name
“Bon Jovi phenommenon started to exist when their first no.1 hit-single, the heavy-metal “You give love a bad name” hit the charts. The song starts out fierce with no intro beats. It was one of their biggest hits, and the lyrics are awesomely naughty.”
1. Livin on a Prayer
“Bon Jovi has written and performed many great songs, but his being the first song of theirs that I heard, it is the one that I, along with many others, immediately associate with this band. Dead or Alive is another great song in this album, but in my own opinion, this piece is their anthem; one of their best works ever. The lyrics tell a good story, and the song is far too fun to sing.”