Slippery When Wet

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All tracks are written by Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora, except as noted

Slippery When Wet
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Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 18, 1986 (1986-08-18)
Recorded1986
Studio Little Mountain, Vancouver, Canada
Genre
Length43:49
Label
Producer Bruce Fairbairn
Bon Jovi chronology
7800° Fahrenheit
(1985)
Slippery When Wet
(1986)
New Jersey
(1988)
Alternative cover
SlipperyWhenWet.jpg
Rejected wet T-shirt cover, used for the Japanese release
Side A
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Let It Rock" 5:26
2."You Give Love a Bad Name"Bon Jovi, Sambora, Desmond Child 3:43
3."Livin' on a Prayer"Bon Jovi, Sambora, Child4:11
4."Social Disease" 4:18
5."Wanted Dead or Alive" 5:09
Side B
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Raise Your Hands" 4:17
2."Without Love"Bon Jovi, Sambora, Child3:31
3."I'd Die for You"Bon Jovi, Sambora, Child4:31
4."Never Say Goodbye" 4:49
5."Wild in the Streets"Bon Jovi3:56

1998 special edition

Bonus CD (PHCR-90015/6)
No.TitleLength
1."Wanted Dead or Alive" (live at Wembley 1995) 
2."Livin' on a Prayer" (live/US 1987) 
3."You Give Love a Bad Name" (live/US 1987) 
4."Wild in the Streets" (live at Wembley 1995) 
5."Borderline" (studio outtake) 
6."Edge of a Broken Heart" (studio outtake) 
7."Never Say Goodbye" (live acoustic version) 

2010 special edition

Bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
1."You Give Love a Bad Name" (live version)4:10
2."Livin' on a Prayer" (live version)5:33
3."Wanted Dead or Alive" (live version)5:22

Personnel

Credits partly sourced from AllMusic. [10]

Bon Jovi

Additional musicians

Production

Charts

Certifications and sales

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [59] 6× Platinum420,000^
Brazil100,000 [60]
Canada (Music Canada) [61] Diamond1,000,000^
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [62] Gold10,000
Finland (Musiikkituottajat) [63] Platinum73,564 [63]
France38,000 [64]
Germany (BVMI) [65] Platinum500,000^
Hong Kong (IFPI Hong Kong) [66] Gold10,000*
Italy (FIMI) [67] Gold25,000
Japan (Oricon Charts)215,000 [37]
Netherlands (NVPI) [68] Platinum100,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ) [69] Platinum15,000^
Norway (IFPI Norway) [70] Gold50,000 [70]
Singapore (RIAS) [71] Gold5,000*
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [72] Platinum100,000^
Sweden100,000 [64]
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [73] 2× Platinum100,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [74] 3× Platinum900,000^
United States (RIAA) [75] 12× Platinum12,000,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Accolades

PublicationCountryAccoladeRank
Guitar World USTop 20 Hair Metal Albums of the Eighties [76] 7
LA Weekly USTop 20 Hair Metal Albums of All Time [77] 12
Loudwire USTop 30 Hair Metal Albums [78] 5
Metal Rules USTop 50 Glam Metal Albums [79] 13
Rolling Stone US50 Greatest Hair Metal Albums of All Time [80] 3

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