Keep the Faith
Studio album by Bon Jovi
Released	November 3, 1992
Recorded	December 1991-August 1992
Genre	Hard rock, rock
Length	65:10
Label	Mercury
Producer	Bob Rock
Professional reviews
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Bon Jovi chronology
New Jersey (1988) Keep the Faith (1992) Cross Road (1994)
Singles from Keep the Faith
"Keep the Faith" Released: 1992 "Bed of Roses" Released: 1993 "In These Arms" Released: 1993 "I'll Sleep When I'm Dead" Released: 1993 "I Believe" Released: 1993 "Dry County" Released: 1994

Keep the Faith is Bon Jovi's fifth album, released in November 1992. After New Jersey all the members of the band were venturing into different areas. Jon wrote and recorded "Blaze Of Glory" for the Young Guns II soundtrack and the song was a massive hit. Richie also recorded his solo album, Stranger in This Town and David released his album of classical piano tracks while Tico began career in painting, something he continues to do today. All these events sparked rumors that the band was breaking up.

The album signified an ending to their early metal roots in previous albums, and introduced a more "rock n roll" driven groove to the album. The album turned away from heavy drums and wild guitar solos, but instead introduced a new sound of Bon Jovi which consisted of piano ballads and long epic guitar solos (The "Dry County" solo runs over two minutes).

Keep the Faith topped the European, UK and Australian album charts. It was the best-selling album of Canada and Europe in 1993. The album has sold 13,000,000 copies worldwide and is Bon Jovi's 4th biggest-selling album worldwide. On the other hand, Bon Jovi's influence in the US was visibly diminished in the age of alternative and grunge music - following two #1 albums, which both went multi-platinum many times over, Keep The Faith only managed a #5 placing and has so far only reached double platinum status.

Track listing

1. "I Believe" – 5:58
2. "Keep the Faith" – 5:46
3. "I'll Sleep When I'm Dead" – 4:43
4. "In These Arms" – 5:19
5. "Bed of Roses" – 6:34
6. "If I Was Your Mother" – 4:27
7. "Dry County" – 9:52
8. "Woman in Love" – 3:48
9. "Fear" – 3:06
10. "I Want You" – 5:36
11. "Blame It on the Love of Rock & Roll" – 4:24
    • Misspelt "Blame in on the Love of Rock and Roll" on the packaging of the UK remastered version of the album
12. "Little Bit of Soul" – 5:44
13. "Save a Prayer" – 5:57 *
14. "Starting All Over Again" – 3:44 *

[*] Appears on some international releases

"I Believe"

30 second sample from "I Believe" by Bon Jovi

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"Keep the Faith"

30 second sample from "Keep the Faith" by Bon Jovi

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"I'll Sleep When I'm Dead"

28 second sample from "I'll Sleep When I'm Dead" by Bon Jovi

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"In These Arms"

30 second sample from "In These Arms" by Bon Jovi

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"Bed Of Roses"

30 second sample from "Bed Of Roses" by Bon Jovi

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"Dry County"

30 second sample from "Dry County" by Bon Jovi

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Special Edition bonus CD

These were all recorded live in Tampa on the Keep the Faith Tour.

1. "Keep the Faith"
2. "In These Arms"
3. "Blaze of Glory"
4. "I'll Be There for You"
5. "Lay Your Hands on Me"
6. "Bad Medicine"
7. "Bed of Roses" (acoustic)
8. "Never Say Goodbye"

- J Bon Jovi

Chart positions

Certifications

Year-end charts

• Europe: #1
• UK: #24
• Australia: #10
• Canada: #1
• Germany: #2
• USA: #49
• Austria: #3
• Switzerland: #1

Singles

• October 1992: "Keep the Faith" (#5 (UK); #29 (US))
• January 1993: "Bed of Roses" (#10 (US); #13 (UK))
• May 1993: "In These Arms" (#9 (UK); #27 (US))
• July 1993: "I'll Sleep When I'm Dead" (#17 (UK); #97 (US))
• September 1993: "I Believe" (#11 (UK))
• March 1994: "Dry County" (#9 (UK))

Related video releases

• Keep The Faith: An Evening With Bon Jovi
• Keep The Faith: The Videos

Personnel

• Jon Bon Jovi - lead vocals
• Richie Sambora - guitars, backing vocals
• Alec John Such - bass guitar, backing vocals
• Tico Torres - drums, percussion
• David Bryan - keyboards, piano, backing vocals

External links

• "Bed of Roses" music video with lyrics