Janie, Don't Take Your Love to Town explained

Janie, Don't Take Your Love to Town
Cover:	Jon Bon Jovi - Janie, Don't Take Your Love To Town.jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	Jon Bon Jovi
Album:	Destination Anywhere
Written:	June 1996 (Amsterdam)
Recorded:	August 1996
Studio:	Sanctuary (New Jersey)
Length:	19:28
Label:	Mercury
Producer:	Stephen Lironi, Jon Bon Jovi
Prev Title:	Queen of New Orleans
Prev Year:	1997
Next Title:	Ugly
Next Year:	1998

"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 .

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

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)
United States	August 5, 1997	Contemporary hit radio	Mercury	^[7]
Japan	September 26, 1997	CD		^[8]
United Kingdom	November 3, 1997			^[9]

Notes and References

1. Reviews: Singles. Music Week. October 25, 1997. 25. September 17, 2022.
2. Janie, Don't Take Your Love to Town. Jon Bon Jovi. 1997. UK CD1 liner notes. Mercury Records. 574 987-2.
3. Janie, Don't Take Your Love to Town. Jon Bon Jovi. 1997. UK CD2 liner notes. Mercury Records. 574 989-2.
4. Janie, Don't Take Your Love to Town. Jon Bon Jovi. 1997. UK cassette single sleeve. Mercury Records. 574 986-4.
5. Destination Anywhere. Destination Anywhere. Jon Bon Jovi. 1997. European CD album booklet. Mercury Records. 536 011-2.
6. Eurochart Hot 100 Singles. Music & Media. 14. 48. 12. November 29, 1997. March 9, 2020.
7. Going for Adds. Radio & Records. 1208. 38. August 1, 1997.
8. Web site: 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. Oricon. ja. September 2, 2023.
9. New Releases: Singles. Music Week. 41. November 1, 1997. July 5, 2021.