Forever (Bon Jovi album)

Forever
Studio album by Bon Jovi
Released	June 7, 2024 (2024-06-07)
Recorded	2022-2024
Studio	Ocean Way Recording Studio, Nashville & Multiview Studios, Los Angeles
Genre	Rock
Length	48:41
Label	Island
Producer	John Shanks Jon Bon Jovi
Bon Jovi chronology
2020 (2020) Forever (2024)
Singles from Forever
"Legendary" Released: March 14, 2024 "Living Proof" Released: May 17, 2024

Forever is the sixteenth studio album by American rock band Bon Jovi, released on June 7, 2024, through Island Records. It was preceded by the singles "Legendary" and "Living Proof".

Background

The album is Bon Jovi's first since Jon Bon Jovi had vocal cord surgery in 2022, which was part of the band's 2024 Hulu docuseries Thank You, Goodnight: The Bon Jovi Story.

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	67/100
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Classic Rock
The Independent	8/10
Kerrang!	4/5

Forever received a score of 67 out of 100 on review aggregator Metacritic based on four critics' reviews, indicating "generally favorable" reception. AllMusic's Stephen Thomas Erlewine wrote that "as the first record Bon Jovi has made since their singer's surgery, it also functions as an unveiling of a revived band" and "this sense of refinement suits a group who knows they're a bit older and a bit slower than they were 40 years ago but they're grateful to still be happy doing what they're doing all these decades later." Steve Beebee of Kerrang! called Forever "an album by an artist who has much to celebrate and nothing left to prove" and found that the music "has a kind of open-road joy about it. The songs are reflective, certainly, and often chime with Bon Jovi classics of the past." Bryan Rolli of Ultimate Classic Rock wrote that "the guitars are sterile, the lyrics are treacly and you can telegraph exactly where the band's going to drop out for Bon Jovi to utter the hook—yet despite your best efforts, these songs will lodge themselves in your brain, because that's what this band does best."

Classic Rock's Philip Wilding wrote that unlike the "pretty much solo" 2020, "Forever sounds like a Bon Jovi album. Rock songs, power ballads, it's a big-sounding record designed to be played to big rooms." Carla Feric, reviewing the album for The Independent, concluded that "The album diverges from past material, but Jon Bon Jovi's powerful vocals have not faltered and the band's instrumentals keep the tracks catchy and fresh – making the listener want to keep this one on repeat."

Track listing

Forever track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Legendary"	Jon Bon Jovi John Shanks Billy Falcon	John Shanks Jon Bon Jovi	4:05
2.	"We Made It Look Easy"	Bon Jovi Ryan Tedder Andrew DeRoberts Nick Long	Shanks Bon Jovi	3:15
3.	"Living Proof"	Bon Jovi Shanks	Shanks Bon Jovi	3:39
4.	"Waves"	Bon Jovi Shanks Jason Isbell	Shanks Bon Jovi	3:52
5.	"Seeds"	Bon Jovi Tedder Sean Douglas Michael Pollack	Shanks Bon Jovi	5:05
6.	"Kiss the Bride"	Bon Jovi Falcon	Shanks Bon Jovi	3:51
7.	"The People's House"	Bon Jovi	Shanks Bon Jovi	4:36
8.	"Walls of Jericho"	Bon Jovi Shanks Philip Lawrence	Shanks Bon Jovi	3:48
9.	"I Wrote You a Song"	Bon Jovi Shanks Falcon	Shanks Bon Jovi	3:25
10.	"Living in Paradise"	Bon Jovi Ed Sheeran	Joel Rubel Shanks Bon Jovi	3:16
11.	"My First Guitar"	Bon Jovi	Shanks Bon Jovi	4:55
12.	"Hollow Man"	Bon Jovi	Shanks Bon Jovi	4:54
Total length:				48:41

Japanese deluxe edition bonus tracks

No.	Title	Length
13.	"That Was Then, This Is Now"	4:57
14.	"Legendary" (demo)	4:09
Total length:		57:53