In the early 80's John Bongiovi recorded a number of songs at the Power Station recording studios, where he worked as a janitor, with guitarist Bill Frank, Mick Seeley on bass and drummers Jim McGrath and Charlie Mills, and they remained hidden away in the vaults for many years until he became famous following a name change to Jon Bon Jovi, and forming the hard rock band that shared his name. They were eventually released in 1998 by his father's first cousin Tony Bongiovi, who had also produced the tracks, and they've been reissued a number of times, usually on short-lived foreign labels, with each new re-issue adding more recordings to the track listing, with the most recent now amounting to 20 songs. Despite these numerous different issues of the album, the recordings are still mostly unknown to all but the most avid Bon Jovi fans, and alongside the single 'More Than We Bargained For', which was released as a promotional item for the album, most issues of this music are still hard to find. The only track to appear on an actual Bon Jovi album is the final instrumental, which with added lyrics became the opening track on their debut album, so whether you're a long-time fan of the band or just appreciate good hard rock, this collection certainly contains some rocking tunes.
Track listing
01 Who Said It Would Last Forever
02 Open Your Heart
03 Stringin' A Line
04 Don't Leave Me Tonight
05 More Than We Bargained For
06 For You
07 Hollywood Dreams
08 All Talk, No Action
09 Don't Keep Me Wondering
10 Head Over Heels
11 No One Does It Like You
12 What You Want
13 Don't You Believe Him
14 Talkin' In Your Sleep
15 Bobby's Girl
16 Gimme Some Lovin' Charlene
17 Don't Do That To Me Anymore
18 This Woman Is Dangerous
19 Maybe Tomorrow
20 Runaway (Instrumental Demo)
