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Bon Jovi: Forever

On June 7, 2024, “Island” label released “Forever”, the sixteenth Bon Jovi studio album. It was recorded in 2023, at “Ocean Way” in Nashville, “Multiview” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Jon Bon Jovi, John Shanks and Joe Rubel.

Personnel:

  • Jon Bon Jovi – lead vocals
  • Phil X – lead guitar, talk box, backing vocals
  • John Shanks – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
  • David Bryan – keyboards, backing vocals
  • Hugh McDonald – bass, backing vocals
  • Tico Torres – drums
  • Everett Bradley – percussion, backing vocals
  • Bradley Giroux – drum programming
  • Ryan Tedder – drum programming, synth pads
  • Jason Isbell – guitars, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Charlie Bisharat – violin
  • Gerardo Hilera – violin
  • Joel Pargman – violin
  • Michele Richards – violin
  • Natalie Leggett – violin
  • Songa Lee – violin
  • Neil Samples – violin
  • Philip Vaiman – violin
  • Erik Rynearson – viola 
  • Luke Maurer – viola
  • Tom Lea – viola
  • Cameron Stone – cello
  • David Mergen – cello
  • Paula Hochhalter – cello
  • Joe Rubel – synth pads
  • David Campbell – string arrangements
  • Lars Fox – editing
  • Obie O’Brien – engineer
  • Bradley Giroux – engineer
  • Steve Churchyard – engineer
  • Katelyn Prieboy – engineer assistant
  • Logan Taylor – engineer assistant
  • Chris Lord-Alge – mixing
  • Brian Judd – mixing assistance
  • Greyson Smith – mixing assistant
  • Ted Jensen – mastering
  • Chris Grainger – mastering assistant

Track listing:

  1. Legendary – Jon Bon Jovi, John Shanks, Billy Falcon
  2. We Made It Look Easy – Jon Bon Jovi, Ryan Tedder, Andrew DeRoberts, Nick Long
  3. Living Proof – Jon Bon Jovi, John Shanks
  4. Waves – Jon Bon Jovi, John Shanks, Jason Isbell
  5. Seeds – Jon Bon Jovi, Ryan Tedder, Sean Douglas, Michael Pollack
  6. Kiss the Bride – Jon Bon Jovi, Billy Falcon
  7. The People’s House – Jon Bon Jovi
  8. Wall of Jericho – Jon Bon Jovi, John Shanks, Philip Lawrence
  9. I Wrote You a Song – Jon Bon Jovi, John Shanks, Billy Falcon
  10. Living in Paradise – Jon Bon Jovi, Ed Sheeran
  11. My First Guitar – Jon Bon Jovi
  12. Hollow Man – Jon Bon Jovi

Switchfoot: Learning To Breathe

On September 26, 2000, “re:think” label released “Learning to Breathe”, the third Switchfoot studio album. It was recorded in 2000, at “Charlie Peacock Productions”, and was produced by Charlie Peacock, Jacquire King, Jon Foreman, Tim Foreman and Chad Butler.

Personnel:

  • Jon Foreman – lead vocals, guitar, keyboards, pre-production recordings
  • Tim Foreman – bass, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Chad Butler – drums, percussion
  • Tony Miracle – synths, noise, analog synths and textures, pre-production recordings
  • Kip Kuban – synths and noise, pre-production recordings
  • Vicky Hampton – additional backing vocals
  • Darwin Hobbs – additional backing vocals
  • Jan Foreman – additional vocals
  • Jacquire King – recording, mixing 
  • Shane D. Wilson – recording, overdubs recording, mixing
  • Richie Biggs – overdubs recording
  • Jon Foreman – pre-production recordings
  • Ryan Fisher – pre-production recordings, engineer assistant, mixing
  • Dan Leffler – mixing assistant
  • Ken Love – mastering
  • Chris Grainger – assistant
  • Chris Hauser – assistant
  • Lynn A. Nichols – executive production

Track listing:

All tracks by Jon Foreman, except where noted.

  1. I Dare You to Move
  2. Learning to Breathe
  3. You Already Take Me There – Jon Foreman, Tim Foreman
  4. Love Is the Movement
  5. Poparazzi
  6. Innocence Again – Jon Foreman, Tim Foreman
  7. Playing for Keeps
  8. The Loser
  9. The Economy of Mercy
  10. Erosion
  11. Living Is Simple