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Stranger in This Town is the first solo studio album by Richie Sambora, the guitarist from the New Jersey band Bon Jovi. The album was released in 1991, while Bon Jovi was on a 17-month hiatus. Jon Bon Jovi also released a solo album, Blaze of Glory (1990), during this period.

Stranger in This Town
Studio album by
Richie Sambora
ReleasedSeptember 3, 1991
GenreBlues rock
Length52:11
LabelMercury
ProducerRichie Sambora, Neil Dorfsman
Richie Sambora chronology
Stranger in This Town
(1991)		 Undiscovered Soul
(1998)
Singles from Stranger in This Town
  1. "Ballad of Youth"
    Released: 1991
  2. "One Light Burning"
    Released: 1991
  3. "Stranger in This Town"
    Released: 1991
  4. "Mr Bluesman (Solo by Eric Clapton)"
    Released: 1991
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Recording and Production


As his first solo album, Sambora experimented with a more blues-oriented sound. He sings lead vocals and plays guitar on the album, backed by his Bon Jovi bandmates Tico Torres on drums and David Bryan on keyboards, joined by Tony Levin on bass guitar. Eric Clapton makes a guest appearance playing guitar on the track "Mr. Bluesman".

"Ballad of Youth", "One Light Burning" and "The Answer" were co-written with colleagues from his former club band Shark Frenzy. "Rosie" was originally intended to be a Bon Jovi song for their fourth album "New Jersey; versions of this song with the full Bon Jovi line-up have surfaced as bootlegs.

"Ballad of Youth" was released as the lead single followed by the second single "One Light Burning". The album titled track, "Stranger in This Town" was released as the third single and "Mr. Bluesman" featuring Eric Clapton was released as a promo single. The first three singles were accompanied by music videos.[2]

The first radio promotional single was "Church Of Desire" in the United Kingdom. "The Answer" and "Rosie" were also released as promo singles in Japan.

Occasionally, "Stranger in This Town" has been played by Sambora on Bon Jovi's tours, most recently on their Lost Highway Tour in 2008.


Chart performance


The album charted at #36 on the Billboard 200[3] and #20 on the UK Albums Chart.[4]

The lead single, "Ballad of Youth", reached a high of #63 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and #59 in the UK. The album titled track, "Stranger in This Town" charted at #38 on the Mainstream rock charts.[5]


Track listing


No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Rest in Peace"Richie Sambora, David Bryan3:53
2."Church of Desire"Sambora6:07
3."Stranger in This Town"Sambora, Bryan6:15
4."Ballad of Youth"Sambora, Tom Marolda3:52
5."One Light Burning"Sambora, Marolda, Bruce Foster5:47
6."Mr. Bluesman" (Solo by Eric Clapton)Sambora5:14
7."Rosie"Sambora, Jon Bon Jovi, Desmond Child, Diane Warren4:50
8."River of Love"Sambora5:06
9."Father Time"Sambora, Child6:06
10."The Answer"Sambora, Foster5:07
Total length:52:11
Japanese bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
11."The Wind Cries Mary"Jimi Hendrix6:00
Total length:58:11

Personnel



Notes



Charts



Album


Chart (1991) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[6] 44
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[7] 69
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[8] 72
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[9] 31
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[10] 15
UK Albums (OCC)[11] 20
US Billboard 200[12] 36

Singles


Ballad of Youth (1991) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[13] 25
Canada Singles 67
UK Singles (OCC)[14] 59
US Billboard Hot 100[15] 63
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[16] 13
Stranger in This Town (1991) Peak
position
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[16] 38

References


  1. Book, John. "Stranger in This Town - Richie Sambora". AllMusic. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
  2. "RichieSamboraVEVO - YouTube". YouTube.
  3. "Allmusic (Richie Sambora charts & awards) Billboard albums".
  4. "The Official Charts Company - Richie Sambora". OfficialCharts.com.
  5. "Allmusic (Richie Sambora charts & awards) Billboard singles".
  6. "Australiancharts.com – Richie Sambora – Stranger in This Town". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
  7. "Dutchcharts.nl – Richie Sambora – Stranger in This Town" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
  8. "Offiziellecharts.de – Richie Sambora – Stranger in This Town" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
  9. "Swedishcharts.com – Richie Sambora – Stranger in This Town". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
  10. "Swisscharts.com – Richie Sambora – Stranger in This Town". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
  11. "Richie Sambora | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
  12. "Richie Sambora Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
  13. "Richie Sambora – Ballad of Youth". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
  14. "Richie Sambora: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
  15. "Richie Sambora Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
  16. "Richie Sambora Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved August 30, 2021.

На других языках

[de] Stranger in This Town

Stranger in This Town ist das erste Solo-Album von Richie Sambora, dem Gitarristen der US-amerikanischen Rock-Band Bon Jovi. Es erschien 1991. Sambora wurde unterstützt von seinen Band-Kollegen David Bryan und Tico Torres; als Bassist ist Tony Levin zu hören. Den Gesang übernahm bei allen Liedern des Albums Sambora selbst.
- [en] Stranger in This Town

[es] Stranger in This Town

Stranger in This Town es un disco hard rock en solitario de Richie Sambora, el guitarrista de la banda de Nueva Jersey, Bon Jovi.


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