Blaze of Glory (Jon Bon Jovi album)
1990 studio album by Jon Bon Jovi / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Blaze of Glory is the debut solo studio album by Jon Bon Jovi, the frontman of Bon Jovi. The album was released on August 7, 1990, through Mercury Records. It includes songs from and inspired by the movie Young Guns II. Emilio Estevez originally requested Bon Jovi's "Wanted Dead or Alive" as the theme song for his upcoming Billy the Kid sequel, but Jon Bon Jovi ended up composing an all-new theme song for the film's soundtrack instead.
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Released | August 7, 1990 | |||
Studio | A&M (Hollywood, California) | |||
Genre | Hard rock | |||
Length | 48:43 | |||
Label | Mercury | |||
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Singles from Blaze of Glory | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Entertainment Weekly | C−[2] |
Rolling Stone | [3] |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [4] |
The album featured guests such as Elton John, Little Richard, and Jeff Beck, was awarded a Golden Globe and received Academy Award and Grammy nominations.
Emilio Estevez originally approached Bon Jovi to ask him for permission to include the song "Wanted Dead or Alive" on the soundtrack.[5]