而真正让Bon Jovi尝到大红大紫滋味的应该是1986年推出的第三张决定性专辑Slippery When Wet(难以捉摸)。这张堪称Bon Jovi音乐注册商标的专辑,首支单曲You Give Love A Bad Name一推出就攻占Billboard单曲排行冠军,第二首让乐迷朗朗上口的单曲Livin' On A Prayer同样成绩斐然,流畅但不落俗套的编曲至今仍让乐迷们念念难忘。这张专辑让Bon Jovi获得空前的成功,不但蝉连Billboard专辑榜冠军宝座长达8周,更在榜上停留了40周之久,并晋身摇滚巨星的行列。而Bon Jovi团员得天独厚的开麦拉费司和亲和力不但为80年代末期开拓出硬式摇滚曲风的女性听众版图,他们融合了摇滚与流行乐的音乐风格更是吸引许多新进乐团争相学习。接着1988年推出的专辑New Jersey(新泽西)又为Bon Jovi的歌唱事业掀起另一波高潮。这张展现出更纯熟音乐风格及深富意含歌词内容的专辑,为Bon Jovi缔造出多首经典歌曲如:Bad Medicine、Born To Be My Baby、I'll Be There For You等。Bon Jovi受全球欢迎的程度,也让他们成为第一个受苏联官方邀请表演的西洋团体。然而在历经无数精疲力竭的巡回演唱会后,Bon Jovi对于未来的不确定性让他们在歌唱事业高峰暂时退出乐坛,期间只有主唱Jon Bon Jovi和吉他手Richie Sambora推出个人专辑,直到1992年时Bon Jovi才再以全新的姿态复出乐坛。
Track List:
CD1:
1 Why Aren't You Dead?
2 The Radio Saved My Life Tonight
3 Taking It Back
4 Someday I'll Be Saturday Night (Demo)
5 Miss Fourth of July
6 Open All Night
7 These Arms Are Open All Night
8 I Get a Rush
9 Someday Just Might Be Tonight
10 Thief of Hearts
11 Last Man Standing
12 I Just Want to Be Your Man
CD2:
1 Garageland
2 Starting All Over Again
3 Maybe Someday
4 Last Chance Train
5 The Fire Inside
6 Every Beat of My Heart
7 Rich Man Living In a Poor Man's House
8 The One That Got Away
9 You Can Sleep While I Dream
10 Outlaws of Love
11 Good Guys Don't Always Wear White (Soundtrack Version)
12 We Rule the Night
CD3:
1 Edge of a Broken Heart (Soundtrack Version)
2 Sympathy
3 Only In My Dreams
4 Shut Up and Kiss Me
5 Crazy Love
6 Lonely At the Top (Edit)
7 Ordinary People (International Bonus Track)
8 Flesh and Bone
9 Satellite
10 If I Can't Have Your Love
11 Real Life
12 Memphis Lives In Me
13 Too Much of a Good Thing
CD4:
1 Love Ain't Nothing But a Four Letter Word
2 Love Ain't Nothing But a Four Letter Word (Demo)
3 River Runs Dry
4 Always (Demo)
5 Kidnap an Angel
6 Breathe (Demo)