Janie,_Don't_Take_Your_Love_to_Town

Janie, Don't Take Your Love to Town

Janie, Don't Take Your Love to Town

1997 single by Jon Bon Jovi


"Janie, Don't Take Your Love to Town" is a song by American rock singer Jon Bon Jovi. It was released in September 1997 as the third single from his second solo album, Destination Anywhere (1997). Commercially, the song reached number 13 on the UK Singles Chart and number 18 on Canada's RPM 100 Hit Tracks chart. The song features a music video which was released on the DVD Destination Anywhere: The Film.

Quick Facts Single by Jon Bon Jovi, from the album Destination Anywhere ...

Critical reception

British magazine Music Week rated "Janie, Don't Take Your Love to Town" three out of five, adding, "Written after a row with Mrs Bon Jovi, the third single from Destination Anywhere is a plaintive cry, delivered with passion. Simple but nicely effective."[1]

Track listings

All songs were written by Jon Bon Jovi.

  • UK CD1 (574 987-2)[2]
  1. "Janie, Don't Take Your Love to Town" (radio edit) – 3:53
  2. "Talk to Jesus" (demo) – 5:11
  3. "Billy Get Your Guns" (live) – 5:07
  4. "Janie, Don't Take Your Love to Town" – 5:17
  • UK CD2 (574 989-2)[3]
  1. "Janie, Don't Take Your Love to Town" (album version) – 5:18
  2. "Destination Anywhere" (live acoustic) – 4:43
  3. "It's Just Me" (live acoustic) – 4:06
  4. "Janie, Don't Take Your Love to Town" (live acoustic) – 3:23
  • UK cassette single (574 986-4)[4]
  1. "Janie, Don't Take Your Love to Town" (radio edit) – 3:53
  2. "Talk to Jesus" (demo) – 5:11

Credits and personnel

Credits are lifted from the Destination Anywhere album booklet.[5]

Recording

  • Written in Amsterdam, June 1996
  • Recorded and produced at Sanctuary Studios (New Jersey), August 1996
  • Mixed at A&M Studios (Hollywood, California)
  • Remixed at Quad Studios (New York City)
  • Mastered at Sterling Sound (New York City)

Personnel

  • Jon Bon Jovi – writing, vocals, backing vocals, electric and acoustic guitar, production
  • Stephen Lironi – loops, production, programming
  • Bobby Bandiera – lead guitar
  • Hugh McDonald – bass
  • Guy Davis – piano, Hammond organ
  • Kenny Aronoff – drums
  • David Campbell – string arrangement
  • Obie O'Brien – mixing, remixing
  • Jim Labinski – mixing assistant
  • Ann Mincieli – remixing assistant
  • Mike Rew – remixing assistant
  • Niven Garland – engineering
  • Mark Springer – engineering assistant
  • George Marino – mastering

Charts

More information Chart (1997), Peak position ...

Release history

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References

  1. "Reviews: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. October 25, 1997. p. 25. Retrieved September 17, 2022.
  2. Janie, Don't Take Your Love to Town (UK CD1 liner notes). Jon Bon Jovi. Mercury Records. 1997. 574 987-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. Janie, Don't Take Your Love to Town (UK CD2 liner notes). Jon Bon Jovi. Mercury Records. 1997. 574 989-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. Janie, Don't Take Your Love to Town (UK cassette single sleeve). Jon Bon Jovi. Mercury Records. 1997. 574 986-4.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. Destination Anywhere (European CD album booklet). Jon Bon Jovi. Mercury Records. 1997. 536 011-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  6. "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 14, no. 48. November 29, 1997. p. 12. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
  7. "Going for Adds". Radio & Records. No. 1208. August 1, 1997. p. 38.
  8. "ジェニー・ドント・テイク・ユア・ラブ | ジョン・ボン・ジョヴィ" [Janie Don't Take Your Love | Jon Bon Jovi] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved September 2, 2023.
  9. "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. November 1, 1997. p. 41. Retrieved July 5, 2021.

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