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August 19th 2004 FINALLY!!!! THE MUCH AWAITED NEWS ON THE BOX SET!!!! 100 MILLION BON JOVI FANS CAN'T BE WRONG! USA TODAY broke the news exclusively via their website tonite and will break the news in print in their newspapers tomorrow AM - here's the press release. We told you - when there was news, you'd get it... 100 MILLION BON JOVI FANS CAN'T BE WRONG! 5-DISC BOX SET PLANNED FOR NOVEMBER 16th WORLDWIDE RELEASE 3 CDs of previously unreleased songs, fourth CD of rarities from around the world, and behind-the-scenes DVD Fans everywhere requested to submit email testimonials for box set booklet August 17, 2004 - New York, NY) Island recording group Bon Jovi, who released their debut recording in 1984, will celebrate the first their continued love affair with audiences around the world on a mammoth 5-disc box set entitled 100 MILLION BON JOVI FANS CAN'T BE WRONG, a premiere collection composed almost entirely of unheard and unseen materials from the band's vast archive. The top secret box set project has been personally supervised by Bon Jovi at every stage. It will comprise three CDs of songs previously unreleased by the band, a fourth CD with many of Bon Jovi's favorite previously released rarities (from movie sound-tracks and a variety of sources here and abroad), and a DVD of never-before-seen behind-the-scenes film and video footage. The deluxe box set will arrive in stores internationally on Monday, November 15th and in stores in the US and Canada. In what is considered a first for any box set of this magnitude, Bon Jovi will reach out to its fanbase across the globe and ask them to submit brief written comments via email, a number of which will be incorporated into the booklet accompanying the box set. The entire contents of the box set are in the final phase of production, but the band now confirms that among the previously unreleased materials (many of which are completed tracks that never made it onto albums) will be songs even the most hard-core fans have never heard, including "Why Aren't You Dead?" "One To Say Goodbye," and "Gotta Have a Reason." Similarly the fourth disc, containing songs which have been released in limited formats previously, is slated to include the movie tracks "Good Guys Don't Always Wear White" (from The Cowboy Way), "Real Life" (from EDTV), an original demo of the hit single, "Always," and international B-sides such as "Temptation." Further details on this extraordinary box set will be revealed in the weeks ahead. November 2003 From www.musicbizadvice.com Backstage Spotlight with Obie O'Brien November 2003 Recording Engineer Obie O'Brien - Bon Jovi Recording Engineer Obie O'Brien has worked with many of the most successful recording artists in the world. He was working at New York's famous Power Station recording studios in 1980 when an ambitious kid named John Bongiovi got a job there sweeping floors, getting coffee, and running errands. The two became fast friends, and Obie and the guy who would become on Bon Jovi have been working together ever since. Fast forward 23 years, Bon Jovi has sold 100 million albums, and Obie O'Brien shares co-production credits on several of them. Plus, he designed the studio on Jon's property where the band now records. In late 1999, our Editor-in-Chief had the pleasure of talking with Obie O'Brien as Bon Jovi finished up the Crush album and prepared to head out on tour. Much has gone on in Bon Jovi world since then, so recently we talked with Obie again to catch up. He filled us in on the recording of the new Bon Jovi album, This left Feels Right (due in stores November 4), what it was like doing Front of House sound on the Crush tour, and the process of going through over 20 years of archival material to create 2002's One Wild Night live album and the forthcoming Bon Jovi box set (due out in late 2004). Click here to read the interview. |
| September 28th 2005 BON JOVI ACHIEVES CAREER-HIGH FOR FIRST WEEK ALBUM SALES WITH HAVE A NICE DAY - 201,881 UNITS!! FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ALBUM IS #1 IN JAPAN, AUSTRALIA, HOLLAND, AUSTRIA, GERMANY & CANADA, #2 IN U.K. � �HAVE A NICE DAY� IS TOP 10 SINGLE IN EUROPE (Sept. 28, 2005 � New York, NY) Boosted by a non-stop week of television, radio, satellite and Internet media events, Island recording group Bon Jovi debuts with a blaze of glory on the Billboard 200 Albums chart this week, as HAVE A NICE DAY enters at #2 with first week sales of 201,881 units, besting the band�s previous first-week peak of 159,000 units for Bounce in 2002. "Bon Jovi's record-setting first week sales for HAVE A NICE DAY is proof that there is no substitute for having the most loyal, steadfast fan base in the world on your side," said Steve Bartels, president, Island Records & COO, Island Def Jam Music Group. "At the same time, the IDJ staff across the country and around the world has pushed open every door to insure that the new album's exposure would be second-to-none in Bon Jovi history. All the elements came together and the results are the talk of the industry in North America, Europe and Asia. Rock lives!" Around the world, sales results indicate an equally impressive first week. HAVE A NICE DAY was certified platinum overnight in Japan, and enters at #1, making Bon Jovi one of only three international acts to achieve three # 1 albums in that country (Beatles, Bay City Rollers). The album also debuts at #1 in Australia, Holland, Austria, Germany and Canada, and #2 in the U.K., while the song, �Have A Nice Day� is #6 on the Billboard Europe chart and #14 most-played on the European airplay chart. Overall, the single is top 10 in Australia, Austria, Germany, Holland, Italy, Japan, Norway, Spain, Switzerland and the U.K. Bon Jovi�s �Have A Nice Day� single arrived at radio on July 18th, and the video premiered at AOL �First View� a month later. After receiving the Diamond Award at the World Music Awards in August, the band rolled into September � performing a sold-out concert at the Nokia Theater Times Square, which was simulcast via Network Live to AOL and XM Radio, and was beamed to more than 100 movie theaters across the country. Also that night from Nokia, the band taped a performance and special message that aired during ABC�s �Monday Night Football� to help the network raise funds for Hurricane Katrina victims. Bon Jovi was seen and heard throughout September on Clear Channel Online Music and Radio�s �Sneak Peek,� CMT�s �Crossroads� (with Sugar�land), �The Howard Stern Show,� �The Today Show,� and �The CBS Early Show.� �AOL Sessions� is slated for October. Bon Jovi�s hour-long Oprah appearance during the show�s 20th season premiere week opened with performances of �It�s My Life� and �You Give Love a Bad Name,� and closed with �Have A Nice Day.� In between, Jon�s interview with Oprah was enhanced by taped segments of the Jersey native in some of the places closest to his heart; in Philly with members of his Philadelphia Soul Arena Football team; the band�s recording studio at Jon�s New Jersey home; and the Northern Home For Children where Jon donates time and resources. In appreciation for Oprah�s coverage of Hurricane Katrina and in the spirit of giving that defines them, Jon presented Oprah with a million dollar check on behalf of the entire band to aid her Angel Network�s ongoing hurricane relief efforts. The show concluded with the audience receiving tickets to the HAVE A NICE DAY World Tour concert in Chicago on November 4th (itinerary below). A massive promotion on MLB.com � representing 31 major league baseball sites (as well as the MinorLeagueBaseball.com home page) � ran in September leading up to the in-store date. An estimated 150,000,000 visitors were treated to song previews, free downloads, a full-length video stream of �Have A Nice Day,� and access to photos, wallpaper, autographed memorabilia, contests, auctions, polls, and a baseball cap purchase offer. They were also able to register to win free album download vouchers and a grand prize �fly-away� sweepstakes to opening night of the tour. Meanwhile, Smirkwatch.com provides the band�s CD-cover image to fans who have spread the image around the Internet. A special deluxe limited edition Dual Disc configuration of HAVE A NICE DAY is the first Dual Disc ever issued by the Island Def Jam Music Group. The two-layer (CD and DVD) Dual Disc technology features the entire album in High Resolution 5.1 Surround Sound stereo on the CD layer. The DVD layer will contain five songs in-concert from Bon Jovi�s home state of New Jersey, in 2004; as well as the �Have A Nice Day� video clip, and an EPK that takes you behind the scenes. At www.bonjovi.com the video for �Have A Nice Day� may be viewed and fans can also hear the full-length version of �Last Man Standing.� There is also information on purchasing the �Have A Nice Day� download, as well as Realtone for cell phones, and other news and surprises. HAVE A NICE DAY is Bon Jovi�s first album of new material since 2002�s Bounce. In 2003, the band released This Left Feels Right, an acoustic/eclectic reworking of their biggest hits. The band�s most recent release was November 2004�s 100,000,000 Bon Jovi Fans Can�t Be Wrong� a career-spanning deluxe 5-disc box set (4 CDs plus bonus DVD), comprised almost entirely of never-before-released materials culled from the band�s extensive archives. |