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''100,000,000 Bon Jovi Fans Can't Be Wrong'' is a
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by
Bon Jovi Bon Jovi is an American Rock music, rock band formed in Sayreville, New Jersey in 1983. The band consists of singer Jon Bon Jovi, keyboardist David Bryan, drummer Tico Torres, guitarists John Shanks and Phil X, percussionist Everett Bradley ...
, released in 2004 through
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. A collection of
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and
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, it was released to celebrate the band's twentieth anniversary and their milestone of selling 100 million records worldwide.


Content

The box set consists of 4 CDs, and also includes a
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of the band talking about the tracks and additional archive candid footage of the band. Additionally, the Japanese version of the box set also includes a fifth CD. The box set charted at #53 on the ''
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. Apart from songs released as
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singles "The Radio Saved My Life Tonight" was released as a promo CD single for the box set. The song was since played extensively on the bands following
Have a Nice Day Tour The Have a Nice Day Tour was a worldwide concert tour by American rock band Bon Jovi. It took place between November 2005 and July 2006. The tour supported their ninth studio album '' Have a Nice Day''. The tour was a significant commercial su ...
. The box set includes the songs "
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" and "Good Guys Don't Always Wear White" which were previously released as singles for soundtrack albums but never featured on a Bon Jovi album until now. " Edge of a Broken Heart" was also previously released for a soundtrack album and the Slippery When Wet 2-CD Special Edition Bonus CD (PHCR-90015/6) in 1998. The album title and the cover art is a play on the 1959
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compilation ''
50,000,000 Elvis Fans Can't Be Wrong ''50,000,000 Elvis Fans Can't Be Wrong: Elvis' Gold Records, Volume 2'' (or simply known as ''Elvis' Gold Records, Volume 2)'' is the fourth compilation album by American singer and musician Elvis Presley, issued by RCA Victor in November 1959. ...
''.


Track listing


''Best of the Boxset'' (Single disc version)

The ''Best of the Boxset''
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(a 10 track sampler) is very rare but available. It features the 10 best tracks from all the CDs of the box set on one single CD.


Track listing


Personnel

Band members *
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 Lead vocalist, frontman of the rock band Bon Jovi, which was fo ...
 – lead vocals, acoustic guitar *
Richie Sambora Richard Stephen Sambora (born July 11, 1959) is an American musician, singer, and songwriter, best known as the lead guitarist of the rock band Bon Jovi from 1983 to 2013. He and lead singer Jon Bon Jovi formed the main songwriting unit for the ...
 – lead guitar, backing vocals,
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* Hugh McDonald – bass, backing vocals *
Alec John Such Alexander John Such (November 14, 1951 – June 5, 2022) was an American musician, best known as the bassist of the rock band Bon Jovi. He played in the band from 1983 to 1994, appearing on their first five studio albums. Biography Such was ...
 – bass, backing vocals *
Tico Torres Hector Samuel Juan "Tico" Torres (born October 7, 1953) is an American musician, best known as the drummer for the rock band Bon Jovi. In 2018, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Bon Jovi. Childhood Hector J ...
 – drums, percussion, backing vocals *
David Bryan David Bryan Rashbaum (born February 7, 1962) is an American musician and songwriter, best known as the keyboard player for the rock band Bon Jovi, in which he also co-wrote songs and performed backing vocals. In 2018, he was inducted into the ...
 – keyboards, backing vocals Additional musicians *
Bobby Bandiera Robert Bandiera (born October 19, 1953) is an American rock guitarist, singer, and songwriter from New Jersey. Bandiera played rhythm guitar for Bon Jovi in live performances from 2005 until 2015 and for over two decades was lead guitarist for S ...
 – rhythm guitar, backing vocals


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References

{{Authority control Albums produced by Patrick Leonard Albums produced by Andy Johns Albums produced by Richie Sambora B-side compilation albums Bon Jovi compilation albums 2004 compilation albums