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Release credits

• Aldo Nova
  acoustic guitar [1], electric guitar [1], keyboard [1]
• Alec John Such
  background vocals [4-5, 9, 12-13], bass guitar [3, 5, 12-13], electric bass guitar [4, 9]
• Benmont Tench
  organ [1]
• Big Al Greaves
  assistant [13]
• Bill Scheniman
  engineer [13]
• Bob Clearmountain
  mix [2-3, 6, 11, 14]
• Bob Rock
  engineer [4-5, 9, 12], mix [4-5, 9, 12]
• Brian Scheuble
  mix [1], recording [1]
• Bruce Fairbairn
  producer [4-5, 9, 12]
• Chad Munsey
  assistant [1]
• Chris Laidlaw
  assistant [2, 6, 11, 14]
• Chris Taylor
  assistant [5, 12]
• Danny Kortchmar
  producer [1]
• David Bryan
  background vocals [2, 4-6, 9, 11-14], keyboard [2, 4-6, 9, 11-14], piano [3]
• David Campbell
  arranger [3], conductor [2-3, 6, 11, 14], orchestrator [3], strings [2, 6, 11, 14]
• David Thoener
  engineer [2, 6, 11, 14], mix [13]
• Ed Manion
  baritone saxophone [2, 6, 11, 14]
• Fernando Kral
  assistant [13]
• Gabe Veltri
  recording [2, 6, 11, 14]
• Gouin Morris
  guest [5, 12], percussion [5, 12]
• Greg Goldman
  assistant [1]
• Hugh McDonald
  bass [2, 6, 11, 14]
• Jay Schwartz
  additional [2, 6, 11, 14]
• Jeff Beck
  guest [1], guitar [1], solo [1]
• Jerry Cohen
  additional [2, 6, 11, 14], keyboard [2, 6, 11, 14]
• Jerry Vivino
  tenor saxophone [2, 6, 11, 14]
• Jim Labinski
  assistant [2, 6, 11, 14]
• Jim Salamone
  programming [13]
• John Cianci
  assistant [13]
• John Kalodner
  artists and repertoire [2, 6, 11, 14]
• Jon Bon Jovi
  12 string guitar [1], acoustic guitar [1, 5, 12], background vocals [2, 4-6, 9, 11-14], electric guitar [1], harmonica [2, 5-6, 11-12, 14], lead vocals [1-6, 9, 11-14], percussion [2, 6, 11, 14], piano [1], producer [1-2, 6, 11, 14]
• Kenny Aronoff
  drums (drum set) [1], percussion [1]
• Kevin Shirley
  engineer [3]
• Lance Quinn
  producer [13]
• Larry Alexander
  engineer [13]
• Mal
  engineer [13]
• Manny Lecuona
  assistant [2, 6, 11, 14]
• Mark Mason
  assistant [2, 6, 11, 14]
• Mark Pender
  trumpet [2, 6, 11, 14]
• Mark Springer
  assistant [2, 6, 11, 14]
• Mike Scotella
  assistant [2, 6, 11, 14]
• Nathaniel Kunkel
  additional [2, 6, 11, 14]
• Obie O’Brien
  additional [1], engineer [2, 6, 11, 13-14]
• Pete Martinez
  assistant [2, 6, 11, 14]
• Peter Collins
  producer [2-3, 6, 11, 14]
• Randy Jackson
  additional [2, 6, 11, 14], bass [2, 6, 11, 14], bass guitar [1]
• Ray Monahan
  engineer [2, 6, 11, 14]
• Richie Sambora
  acoustic guitar [2, 4-6, 9, 11-12, 14], background vocals [2-6, 9, 11-14], electric guitar [2, 4-6, 9, 11-14], electric sitar [2, 6, 11, 14], guitar [3], guitar synthesizer [4, 9], mandolin [5, 12], producer [2, 6, 11, 14], talkbox [4, 9]
• Richie “La Bamba” Rosenberg
  trombone [2, 6, 11, 14]
• Rick Plank
  assistant [1]
• Rob Jacobs
  mix [1], recording [1]
• Robbie Buchanan
  keyboard [2, 6, 11, 14]
• Rory Dodd
  additional [2, 6, 11, 14], background vocals [2, 6, 11, 14]
• Ryan Freeland
  assistant [2, 6, 11, 14]
• Suzie Katayama
  accordion [2, 6, 11, 14]
• Tal Miller
  assistant [2, 6, 11, 14]
• Tico Torres
  background vocals [13], drums (drum set) [2-6, 9, 11-14], percussion [2, 4-6, 9, 11-14]
• Tim Crich
  assistant [4, 9]
• Tommy Funderburk
  additional [2, 6, 11, 14], background vocals [2, 6, 11, 14]
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