This House Is Not for Sale

This House Is Not for Sale
Studio album by Bon Jovi
Released November 4, 2016
Recorded 2015–16
Studio Avatar Studios (The Power Station)
Genre
Length 49:08
Label Island
Producer
Bon Jovi chronology
Burning Bridges
(2015)		 This House Is Not for Sale
(2016)		 This House Is Not for Sale – Live from the London Palladium
(2016)
Singles from This House Is Not for Sale
  1. "This House Is Not for Sale"
    Released: August 12, 2016
  2. "Knockout"
    Released: October 21, 2016
  3. "Labor of Love"
    Released: November 4, 2016
  4. "Come On Up to Our House"
    Released: November 11, 2016
  5. "Scars on This Guitar"
    Released: November 25, 2016

This House Is Not for Sale is the thirteenth studio album by American rock band Bon Jovi. It was released on November 4, 2016, by Island Records. It is their first studio album without former lead guitarist Richie Sambora and the first album to feature the band's new lead guitarist Phil X and it is also the first album where bass guitarist Hugh McDonald is credited as an official member after being an unofficial member since 1994.

Background

On November 18, 2014, in an interview with Pierre Robert from WMMR-FM Radio, lead singer Jon Bon Jovi said he had started working on new songs for Bon Jovi's upcoming album. Jon explained: "I’m just starting, but I’ve got a few [songs]. And ’15 will be about recording and [in] ’16 I’ll put something out." He also confirmed that lead guitarist Richie Sambora left the band. He also said that the doors are wide open for him if he wants to return to the band, but he thinks that's impossible. Jon said: "I’d be hard-pressed to [allow him to return], so would David, so would Tico. It’d be a lot for us [to allow him back]. After a year and a half and you miss 80 shows … I don’t think that’s possible.”[1] In the February 2015 issue of the People Magazine Jon said that around 12 songs were written and that the inspiration to write the songs came out of reading the newspapers.[2] In April 2015 Jon signed a management deal with Irving Azoff, who will represent Bon Jovi in all areas.[3]

On August 21, 2015 Bon Jovi released the album Burning Bridges; an album recorded especially for the fans and also to accompany the Bon Jovi Live! Asian concert tour. It includes songs that were never finished, songs that were finished but never released, and a couple of new songs. Jon said about the album: “It’s sort of a hint as to where we’re going musically”.[4] With this album, the band also concluded their 32-year relationship with Mercury Records and its parent label Universal Music Group. The reasons for leaving the label are described in the last song on the album Burning Bridges. Jon said: "This hits it right in the head and tells you what happened. Listen to the lyrics because it explains exactly what happened. And that's that."[5]

On September 30, 2015, in an interview for a star2.com, Jon confirmed that album is going to be called This House Is Not for Sale describing the album as a "really going back to the beginning". Describing the album, he also said: "“This record is about our integrity. Integrity matters and we’re at a stage of our career where we don’t have anything left to prove. Some songs have a little more of the ‘chip on my shoulder’ sound which is OK for us to have right now."[6] Lyrics on the album talk about difficulties Jon came across over 2014-2015. Jon explained: "A lot happened. Richie's sudden departure, my trying to buy the [Buffalo] Bills and now this with the label. I have a lot of material to write about. Believe me, the new record is good. It's pointed. It is something we are going to be very proud of in the spring when we put it out."[5]

Lyrics and composition

Title track "This House Is Not for Sale" is about integrity. Lyrics "These four walls have got a story to tell" symbolize four band members. "Living With the Ghost" is a song that deals with a subject of loss. "Knockout" is about fight between man and his hope. "Labor of Love" is a song about love and relationship. "Born Again Tommorow" is song about looking back on life and asking yourself: Would you change anything or would you live it the same way?. "Roller Coaster" is a song about Jon Bon Jovi's life, the love and all the low blows along the way. "New Years Day" is a song about cohesion of the band and it was originally written in 6/8 time. It turned out to be much faster song in studio when Tico Torres counted the beat and all the other band memebers jumped in. "The Devil's In the Temple" is a song about band's record label and situation in music industry. Jon explained: "I’ve always had only one dream: To write songs and to present them in this church. It wasn’t easy to put away the changes in the industry, which led us to change our relationship with this former ‘home’ after 33 years. Fortunately, we have left this chapter behind us now.". "Scars on this guitar" is a song about Jon's guitar. "God Bless This Mess" is a song about surviving through downs of life and relieving. "Reunion" is a song that Jon wrote after he accepted honouary doctorate at Rutgers University.[7]

Release and promotion

In March 2016, during a solo concert in Nashville, Jon confirmed that album is finished and that it's being mixed. He also confirmed that the album will be released in fall of 2016, and that the band will go on tour around February 2017. Regarding the upcoming tour, Jon said: "Don't hold me to it. I don't want to read it on the Internet: 'Jon said February'. I think it just depends on everybody's health and well-being at that time". During the concert, he also confirmed that the band has returned to its longtime label Mercury Records saying that they "sobered up".[8]

On May 25, 2016, Bon Jovi announced via social media and their website that the album was finished. Billboard reported that Bon Jovi had re-signed with Universal Music, with the album being released on Island Records.[9] The title-track and its official music video were released on August 12, 2016. It was also announced that the album will be released on October 21, 2016.[10] This album is also the first which features Hugh McDonald and Phil X becoming official members. On October 5, 2016 Jon Bon Jovi announced their upcoming 2017 tour This House Is Not for Sale Tour on The Ellen DeGeneres Show.[11] On the same date it was announced that the release date has been pushed back from October 21 to November 4, 2016.[12]

Through October, four intimate TIDAL X: Bon Jovi live listening parties at intimate venues presented the album front-to-back for fans in Red Bank NJ, London UK, Toronto ON, and New York City.

Artwork

The album artwork features a black and white image by photographer Jerry Uelsmann and depicts a house anchored by deep roots. Jon Bon Jovi became inspired by the image when he saw it several years prior to the recording of the album. According to Jovi, it was the inspiration for the album's lead single, "This House Is Not for Sale" and said of the image: "That picture told our story…now it’s our album cover".[13]

Singles

"This House Is Not for Sale" was released as the album's lead single on August 12, 2016 and features a music video.[14] "Knockout" was released as the second single with a music video released on October 21, 2016.[15] Bon Jovi revealed that they will also film a music video for "New Year's Day".[16] "Labor of Love" was released as the third single with a music video on November 4, 2016.[17] "Come On Up to Our House" was released as the fourth single with a music video released on November 11, 2016. "Scars On This Guitar" was released as the fifth single with a music video released on November 25, 2016.

Promotional singles

"Born Again Tomorrow" was released as a promotional single on October 7, 2016.[12]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic59/100[18]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[19]
Classic Rock[20]
Drowned in Sound5/10 [21]
The Guardian[22]
Kerrang![23]
The Independent[24]

At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received an average score of 59 out of 100, which indicates mixed or average reviews, based on 5 reviews.[18] AllMusic's Stephen Thomas Erlewine said that "Bon Jovi and Shanks may not have done much to freshen up the band's sound–they don't take any mid-2010s musical trends into consideration–but that simmering defiance does mean this is the band's liveliest album in years."[19] Dave Simpson from The Guardian stated that the album "doesn’t tear up the old formula" and that "there are still stadium-ready rock songs and chant-friendly choruses."[22] Andy Gill from The Independent said that "the comforting simplicities peddled in tracks like "Reunion" and "Knockout" offer the rock equivalent of Donald Trump, currying favour without getting too specific."[24] Emma Johnston from Classic Rock said that "This House Is Not for Sale is no masterpiece, and while the punchy title track sonically nods to their heyday , is a song hard rock, most of it is made up of by-numbers pop and not hard rock".[20] Andy McDonald from Drowned in Sound gave the album rate 5 out of 10 sayint that "The arena-filling sound that runs through modern music owes something to Bon Jovi, but This House… comes across more like their third-tier spiritual successors, comprised of forgettable dance-rock and schmaltzy slow-burners loaded with endless platitudes and those echoey, staccato guitar lines that bands do when they want to sound big".[21]

Commercial performance

This House Is Not for Sale debuted at number-one on the Billboard 200 with 129,000 album-equivalent units, of which 128,000 were pure album sales.[25] It is Bon Jovi's sixth US number-one album.[25] In the album's second week, it dropped from #1 to #43, replacing Incubus's 2006 album Light Grenades for the biggest drop from number one in the Billboard 200 history. The following week, it fell to number 127, which makes it the shortest top 100 charting number-one album in Billboard 200 history. The band had a previous album fall far from #1: 2009's The Circle. They are the only band to have multiple places on the list.

In the United Kingdom, the album debuted at number five on the UK Albums Chart, selling 21,448 units in its first week. It is Bon Jovi's lowest-charting studio album in the UK since Slippery When Wet peaked at number six in 1986.[26]

Track listing

This House Is Not for Sale – Standard version[27]
No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "This House Is Not for Sale"  
 3:36
2. "Living With the Ghost"  
  • Bon Jovi
 4:44
3. "Knockout"  
  • Bon Jovi
  • Shanks
 3:29
4. "Labor of Love"  
  • Bon Jovi
  • Shanks
  • Falcon
 5:03
5. "Born Again Tomorrow"  
  • Bon Jovi
  • Shanks
  • Falcon
 3:33
6. "Roller Coaster"  
 3:40
7. "New Year's Day"  
  • Bon Jovi
  • Falcon
 4:27
8. "The Devil's in the Temple"  
  • Bon Jovi
  • Falcon
 3:19
9. "Scars on This Guitar"  
 5:05
10. "God Bless This Mess"  
  • Bon Jovi
 3:23
11. "Reunion"  
  • Bon Jovi
 4:14
12. "Come On Up to Our House"  
  • Bon Jovi
  • Shanks
 4:35
Total length:
 49:08

Personnel

Bon Jovi
Additional personnel

Charts

Chart (2016) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[33] 1
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[34] 1
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[35] 9
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[36] 33
Brazilian Albums (ABPD)[37] 9
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[38] 3
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[39] 8
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[40] 10
French Albums (SNEP)[41] 53
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[42] 3
Greek Albums (IFPI)[43] 29
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[44] 11
Irish Albums (IRMA)[45] 7
Italian Albums (FIMI)[46] 6
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[47] 20
Polish Albums (ZPAV)[48] 34
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[49] 4
Scottish Albums (OCC)[50] 5
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[51] 2
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[52] 10
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[53] 2
UK Albums (OCC)[54] 5
US Billboard 200[55] 1

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/Sales
Austria (IFPI Austria)[56] Gold 7,500*

*sales figures based on certification alone

Release history

Region Date Format Label Catalog no.
Worldwide November 4, 2016 Island Records B01LNV711A

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