''Blood on the Bricks'' is the fourth studio album by

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singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist

Aldo Nova Aldo Nova (born Aldo Caporuscio on November 13, 1956) is a Canadian guitarist, keyboardist, vocalist, and producer. He initially gained fame and popularity with the release of his 1982 debut album ''Aldo Nova'' which peaked to ''Billboards n ...

, for which he signed to

Jon Bon Jovi John Francis Bongiovi Jr. (born March 2, 1962), known professionally as Jon Bon Jovi, is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist, and actor. He is best known as the founder and frontman of the rock band Bon Jovi, which was formed in 1983. He ...

's Jambco Records. It was his first album in 6 years. The album featured fewer outside writers than his previous record, ''

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''. The songs were mostly written by Nova and Jon Bon Jovi, with help from

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and Rick Hughes of Canadian metal band

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Track listing

* All songs written by Aldo Nova and Jon Bon Jovi, except where noted. # "Blood on the Bricks" – 4:54 # "Medicine Man" – 4:49 # "Bang Bang" – 4:27 # "Someday" (Bon Jovi, Rick Hughes, Nova) – 5:08 # "Young Love" (Bon Jovi, Nova,

) – 4:16 # "Modern World" – 4:33 # "This Ain't Love" – 5:05 # "Hey Ronnie (Veronica's Song)" – 4:45 # "Touch of Madness" – 4:24 # "Bright Lights" (Nova) – 6:20 # "Dance of the Dead" - 4:14 (Japanese Bonus Track)

Reception

Bret Adams of

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called the album "generally overproduced and noisy", saying that "most of the choruses are shout-along affairs." He ended his review by saying "''Blood on the Bricks'' should have been better." Author

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called the album "kickin'", and characterized it as a comeback of sorts after a 6-year absence, stating ''Blood on the Bricks'' "proves you're never really washed-up for good unless you're six feet under, especially if you've got

as a buddy."

Credits

Personnel

* Aldo Nova - vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, organ, keyboards, programming * Steve Segal -

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and

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* Greg Mathieson -

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* Daniel Barbe - piano *

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- bass guitar *

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- drums * Aldo Mazza - percussion *

, Alan Jordan, Kip Lennon, Rick Virag - backing vocals * The No Sweat Horns - horn section

Production

* Arranged and produced by Aldo Nova & Jon Bon Jovi * Engineer: Rob Jacobs * Assistant engineers: Nick DiDia, Steve Gallagher, Aldo Nova, Simon Pressey, Anthony Roberts * Mixing: Nick DiDia, Rob Jacobs, Paul Lani * Mastering:

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References

{{Authority control Aldo Nova albums 1991 albums Albums produced by Aldo Nova