Destination Anywhere

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This article is about the Jon Bon Jovi album. For the German ska punk band, see Destination Anywhere (band). For the 1968 soul song, see The Marvelettes.
Destination Anywhere
Destination Anywhere.jpg
Studio album by Jon Bon Jovi
Released 17 June 1997 (U.S.)
Recorded February – November 1996
Genre
Length 63:08
Label Mercury
Producer
Jon Bon Jovi chronology
Blaze of Glory
(1990)Blaze of Glory1990		 Destination Anywhere
(1997)		 The Power Station Years: The Unreleased Recordings
(2001)The Power Station Years: The Unreleased Recordings2001
Singles from Destination Anywhere
  1. "Midnight in Chelsea"
    Released: 1 June 1997
  2. "Queen of New Orleans"
    Released: 25 August 1997
  3. "Janie, Don't Take Your Love to Town"
    Released: 1997
  4. "Ugly"
    Released: 6 April 1998
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 4/5 stars[1]
Entertainment Weekly B+[2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide 3/5 stars[3]

Destination Anywhere is Jon Bon Jovi's second solo album released June 17, 1997 and features music from the film Destination Anywhere released in the same year. The album follows his successful 1990 soundtrack Blaze of Glory, from the film Young Guns II. The production is quite different from the classic rock norm that is a staple of past Bon Jovi albums, with drum loops, female backing vocals and Bon Jovi himself singing in a lower register in most of the tracks. Only one of his longtime bandmates, David Bryan, contributed to the album, though Desmond Child, co-writer of hits such as "Livin' on a Prayer", plays the tuba in the song "Ugly" and is also one of the producers.[4]

Reception

Commercial

The album charted at #31 on The Billboard 200, #6 on the Top Canadian albums chart[5] and #2 on the UK Albums Chart.[6] The first single "Midnight in Chelsea" was Bon Jovi's highest-charting solo single in the UK, reaching #4 on the UK Singles Chart. Also charting in the UK was the second single "Queen of New Orleans" at #10 and the third single "Janie, Don't Take Your Love to Town" at #13.[6] The last single "Ugly" charted in some European countries but not in the UK.

Critical

Allmusic critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine described it as "a fine example of late-'90s mainstream pop" and "a breakthrough for Bon Jovi, because it is the first time he sounds like he's come to terms with adulthood." Nevertheless, he criticized the presence of fillers on the record.[1] Chuck Eddy of Entertainment Weekly wrote: "Almost every track on Destination Anywhere could be faster, shorter, and less world-weary, but Bon Jovi’s melodies feel indelible nonetheless."[2]

Film

Destination Anywhere: The Film (also released in 1997) was produced and incorporated music and concepts from the album. The film stars Jon Bon Jovi and Demi Moore as a young couple struggling with alcoholism and the death of their young child. The film debuted on both MTV and VH1 in 1997 and also stars Kevin Bacon, Whoopi Goldberg and Annabella Sciorra. Directed by Mark Pellington, the film was released on DVD on April 11, 2005, and contains the film, Destination Anywhere, the EPK for the album, and four promotional videos for the four singles of the album. Also included is a promotional video for the track "Staring at Your Window with a Suitcase in My Hand" and the track "It's Just Me" also features in full during the film.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Jon Bon Jovi, except where noted.

No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Queen of New Orleans"   Jon Bon Jovi, Dave Stewart 4:31
2. "Janie, Don't Take Your Love to Town"   Jon Bon Jovi 5:18
3. "Midnight in Chelsea"   Jon Bon Jovi, Dave Stewart 4:58
4. "Ugly"   Jon Bon Jovi, Eric Bazilian 3:24
5. "Staring at Your Window with a Suitcase in My Hand"   Jon Bon Jovi 4:26
6. "Every Word Was a Piece of My Heart"   Jon Bon Jovi 5:16
7. "It's Just Me"   Jon Bon Jovi 6:44
8. "Destination Anywhere"   Jon Bon Jovi 4:56
9. "Learning How to Fall"   Jon Bon Jovi 4:04
10. "Naked"   Jon Bon Jovi, Mark Hudson, Greg Wells 4:42
11. "Little City"   Jon Bon Jovi 4:58
12. "August 7, 4:15"   Jon Bon Jovi 4:59
13. "Cold Hard Heart"   Jon Bon Jovi 4:42
Japan Bonus Track
No. Title Writer(s) Length
14. "I Talk to Jesus"   Jon Bon Jovi 5:20
Argentina Bonus Track
No. Title Writer(s) Length
14. "Miro A Tu Ventana (Spanish version of "Staring At Your Window...")"   Jon Bon Jovi 4:26
France Bonus Track
No. Title Writer(s) Length
15. "Sad Song Night"   Desmond Child , Jon Bon Jovi, Eric Bazilian 3:52

Limited edition

CD2: Jon Bon Jovi - Live
No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Queen of New Orleans"   Jon Bon Jovi, Dave Stewart 5:16
2. "Midnight in Chelsea"   Jon Bon Jovi, Dave Stewart 5:41
3. "Destination Anywhere"   Jon Bon Jovi 5:26
4. "Ugly"   Jon Bon Jovi, Eric Bazilian 3:31
5. "It's Just Me"   Jon Bon Jovi 7:15
6. "August 7, 4:15"   Jon Bon Jovi 5:26
7. "Jailbreak"   Phil Lynott 4:28
8. "Not Fade Away"   Charles Hardin, Norman Petty 3:38
9. "Janie, Don't Take Your Love to Town (Acoustic)"   Jon Bon Jovi 3:23

Personnel

Production

  • Producers – Dave Stewart, Stephen Lironi, Jon Bon Jovi, Desmond Child & Eric Bazilian.
  • Engineers – Charles Dye, Niven Garland, Cage Gondar, Mike Malak, Lee Manning, Obie O'Brien, Andrew Roshberg, Mark Springer, J.C. Ulloa, Robert Valdez, Mike Woglom
  • Mixing – Niven Garland, Jim Labinski, Marc Lane, Obie O'Brien, Mike Rew
  • Mastering – George Marino

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Argentina (CAPIF)[7] Gold 30,000
Australia (ARIA)[8] Gold 35,000
Austria (IFPI Austria)[9] Gold 25,000
Brazil (ABPD)[10] Gold 100,000
Canada (Music Canada)[11] Platinum 100,000
Germany (BVMI)[12] Platinum 500,000
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[13] Platinum 50,000
United Kingdom (BPI)[14] Gold 100,000
Summaries
Europe (IFPI)[15] Platinum 1,000,000

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Allmusic review
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Entertainment Weekly review
  3. ↑ Rolling Stone Album Guide
  4. ↑ http://music.msn.com/music/artist-albums/jon-bon-jovi/ Retrieved on 2009-02-05
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