Slippery When Wet

For other uses, see Slippery When Wet (disambiguation).
"Raise Your Hands (song)" redirects here. For the Devo song, see Something for Everybody (Devo album) § Something Else for Everybody. For the Krokus song, see Rock the Block.
Slippery When Wet
The album title written in the water droplets on a black surface; above is the Bon Jovi logo in red.
Studio album by
Bon Jovi
ReleasedAugust 18, 1986 (1986-08-18)
Recorded1986
StudioLittle Mountain, Vancouver, Canada
Genre
Length43:49
Label
ProducerBruce Fairbairn
Bon Jovi chronology
7800° Fahrenheit
(1985) 		Slippery When Wet
(1986) 		New Jersey
(1988)
Alternative cover
Rejected wet T-shirt cover, used for the Japanese release
Singles from Slippery When Wet
  1. "You Give Love a Bad Name"
    Released: July 23, 1986
  2. "Livin' on a Prayer"
    Released: October 31, 1986
  3. "Wanted Dead or Alive"
    Released: March 2, 1987
  4. "Never Say Goodbye"
    Released: June 15, 1987

Slippery When Wet is the third studio album by American rock band Bon Jovi, released on August 18, 1986, by Mercury Records in North America and Vertigo Records internationally. It was produced by Bruce Fairbairn, with recording sessions taking place between January and July 1986 at Little Mountain Sound Studios in Vancouver. 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".

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.[7] Slippery When Wet is Bon Jovi's best-selling album to date, with a Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) certification of 15× Platinum, making it one of the top 100 best-selling albums in the United States.[8] The album has been called the album that turned "heavy metal into a radio-friendly pop format",[9] and is also commonly seen as "a breakthrough for hair metal".[10][11]

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