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Once Bitten (1987)
Success: Certified Platinum by the RIAA in April 1988 after selling over a million copies.
Key Tracks: Included the hit hard-rock anthem "Rock Me" and the popular power ballad "Save Your Love."
Significance: Marked the band’s commercial breakthrough and served as the final studio release to feature original bassist Lorne Black.

Twice Shy (1989)
Success: Reached double-platinum status by September 1989 and earned a Grammy nomination.
Key Tracks: Featured the band's biggest career hit—a high-energy cover of Ian Hunter's "Once Bitten, Twice Shy" (which peaked at No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100)—alongside "The Angel Song" and "House of Broken Love."

**Bon Jovi's *Slippery When Wet*** is one of the most successful and influential albums in **Hair Metal, Hard Rock, and 1980s Rock** history. In this video, we take a closer look at the legendary **Slippery When Wet** album cover, the story behind its design, and how this iconic record helped launch **Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora, David Bryan, Tico Torres, and Alec John Such** into worldwide superstardom. Discover the inspiration behind the artwork, the original cover concept, and why the final version became one of the most recognizable album covers of the 1980s.

We'll also celebrate the unforgettable songs that made this album a rock classic, including **"Livin' on a Prayer," "You Give Love a Bad Name," "Wanted Dead or Alive," "Raise Your Hands,"** and **"Never Say Goodbye."** Learn how *Slippery When Wet* became a defining album of the **Sunset Strip era**, influencing generations of **Hair Metal, Glam Rock, Hard Rock, and Arena Rock** bands.