HEY MISTER,
CAN YOU TELL ME
WHAT'S THIS WORLD ABOUT ?
Stranger in This Town
is the
first solo
studio album
From
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,
(1990),
during this period.
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.
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.
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