Livin' on a Prayer
Bon Jovi
1986
Annual listening-list association, not an original-release-date field. Original release year reconciled with reviewed recording-specific Artist Essentials evidence in v3.6.
Release: 1986
Release: 1986Source checked
V3.6 reconciles the original release year with the reviewed Artist Essentials entry for this exact retained recording ID. Year precision is used; an album-first release is not silently replaced by a later single, reissue or annual-list year. Original 1986 recording on Slippery When Wet. Year precision is retained; the album association is not an assertion of an exact first-release day.
The large badge identifies this listening list, not a newly issued recording. Later reissues and renewed chart popularity do not replace an original release date. How years are assigned.
Owner-supplied release annotations
Reported dates in 1987.html. Not independently established; neighboring dates can reflect album/single or regional differences.
Slippery When Wet - official original tracklist
Original ten-track album is explicitly separated from later acoustic, extended-mix and live bonus versions.
Bon Jovi catalog reissue announcement - UMG/uDiscover
Explicit original album years from Bon Jovi 1984 through This House Is Not for Sale 2016, including 7800 1985, Slippery 1986, New Jersey 1988, Keep the Faith 1992, These Days 1995, Crush 2000 and Have a Nice Day 2005. Later vinyl debut dates are separate.
Inspiration and background
Supplied note - not independently verified
This note came with the supplied collection and has not been independently verified.
The struggles of working-class Americans
Evidence scope: Source-provided note, not an established account of the songwriter's intent
Sources for this information
Owner-supplied 1987.html, song-list position 4
Supplied annotation reproduced with attribution; underlying historical claims have NOT been independently verified.
Other appearances and versions
catalog version unspecified
Textual identity reconciliation, not audio-fingerprint or exact-pressing verification. Version labels are catalog safeguards.
An annual chart year and an original release date are different. Similar titles may be covers or different masters; no audio fingerprint has been performed.
Sources and scope
Chronology-screened editorial addition; reported release date still unverified; not a verified chart ranking.
Editorial artist-repertoire classification
Owner-supplied 1987.html position 4
Original title/artist and reported release annotation. Eligibility is provisional when no independent date source is available.
Billboard year-end 1987 table (Wikipedia transcription)
Historical source retained for identity/context only. It does not establish a chart rank in this newly selected year.
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