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"Always" was originally written by
Jon Bon Jovi for the soundtrack to the 1993 film 'Romeo Is
Bleeding', starring Gary Oldman as a corrupt cop and Mafia
aide who is renounced by his wife. After being unimpressed
by a preview screening of the movie - which was a critical
and box office flop - he decided not to lend the song to the
producers and left the track on his shelf and forgot about
it until John Kalodner, a friend and A&R executive, found it
and convinced him to re-record the song. Released on
September 12, 1994, the power ballad became the band's
biggest success and landed in the Top 10 of almost all
countries around the world, including no.1 positions in
Canada, Belgium, Switzerland and Ireland. Furthermore it
peaked at no.2 in United Kingdom, France, Australia, the
Netherlands, Norway, and Sweden. |
