Blaze of Glory
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| Soundtrack by Jon Bon Jovi | |||||
| Released | 1990 | ||||
| Recorded | 1990 | ||||
| Genre | Rock | ||||
| Length | 48:43 | ||||
| Label | Mercury Records | ||||
| Producer | Jon Bon Jovi | ||||
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Blaze of Glory is Jon Bon Jovi's first solo album, released in 1990. It includes songs from and inspired by the movie Young Guns II. Songs from Young Guns II include #1 hit single "Blaze of Glory" and #12 "Miracle". Approximate sales were in excess of two million copies in the United States.
Charts: No.3 in US, No.2 in Uk Album sold worldwide over 6 million copies. Album 2xplatinum in US and Gold in UK.
[edit] Track listing
- "Billy Get Your Guns" – 4:49
- "Miracle" – 5:09
- "Blaze of Glory" – 5:40
- "Blood Money" – 2:34
- "Santa Fe" – 5:41
- "Justice in the Barrel" – 6:49
- "Never Say Die" – 4:54
- "You Really Got Me Now" – 2:24
- "Bang a Drum" – 4:36
- "Dyin' Ain't Much of a Livin"' – 4:46
- "Guano City" – 1:15
[edit] Themes
The album mainly focuses on the theme of redemption and whether an individual's past wrongs will catch up with them. Another theme on the album is about making a stand and making yourself heard in the world. Jon Bon Jovi said on the DVD from 100,000,000 Bon Jovi Fans Can't Be Wrong that he originally thought the album's aggression and themes dealt with Billy The Kid and Patrick Garrett from Young Guns but has come to realise that they reflect the bad place he was in at the time.
[edit] Trivia
- Jon Bon Jovi's lyrics from the song "Santa Fe" are quoted in the 1998 book, About a Boy. Although the author, Nick Hornby, would have been light-heartedly referring to John Donne's No Man is an Island.
