Undiscovered Soul

Undiscovered Soul
Undiscovered Soul
Studio album by Richie Sambora
Released	February 23, 1998
Recorded	1997/1998
Genre	Blues rock
Length	61:08
Label	Mercury
Producer	Don Was
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Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

Undiscovered Soul is the second solo studio album from Richie Sambora the guitarist from New Jersey band Bon Jovi. The album was released on February 23, 1998 and is more experimental than his earlier release Stranger in This Town. The album was produced by Don Was.

Release and promotion[]

The album charted at #174 on The Billboard 200^[2] and #24 on the UK Albums Chart.^[3] The lead single "Hard Times Come Easy" charted at #39 on the Mainstream rock chart^[4] and #37 in the UK, the second single "In It for Love" charted at #58 on the UK Singles Chart.^[3] The title track "Undiscovered Soul" and "Made in America" were also released as singles.

Music videos were made for the first two singles.

Track listing[]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Made in America"	Richie Sambora, Richard Supa	5:35
2.	"Hard Times Come Easy"	Sambora, Supa	4:35
3.	"Fallen From Graceland"	Sambora, David Bryan, Supa	5:40
4.	"If God Was a Woman"	Sambora, Bryan, Supa	4:02
5.	"All That Really Matters"	Sambora, Supa	4:19
6.	"You're Not Alone"	Sambora, Thomas Marolda	4:19
7.	"In It for Love"	Sambora, Supa	4:19
8.	"Chained"	Sambora, Marolda, Ernie White	3:27
9.	"Harlem Rain"	Sambora, Supa	5:02
10.	"Who I Am"	Sambora, Marti Frederiksen	7:09
11.	"Downside of Love"	Sambora, Bryan, Supa	5:27
12.	"Undiscovered Soul"	Sambora, Supa	7:14
Total length:			61:08

1997 Japanese Version[]

This version was released only in Japan and contains a slightly different running order and alternate versions of songs. This release features different artwork than the final 1998 album worldwide release.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Made in America"	Richie Sambora, Richard Supa	5:48
2.	"Hard Times Come Easy"	Sambora, Supa	4:36
3.	"Fallen From Graceland"	Sambora, David Bryan, Supa	6:49
4.	"You're Not Alone"	Sambora, Thomas Marolda	4:46
5.	"Undiscovered Soul"	Sambora, Supa	7:48
6.	"In It for Love"	Sambora, Supa	4:24
7.	"If God Was a Woman"	Sambora, Bryan, Supa	4:04
8.	"All That Really Matters"	Sambora, Supa	5:08
9.	"Chained"	Sambora, Marolda, Ernie White	3:31
10.	"Downside of Love"	Sambora, Bryan, Supa	5:28
11.	"Harlem Rain"	Sambora, Supa	5:46
12.	"Who I Am"	Sambora, Marti Frederiksen	7:07
13.	"All That Really Matters (Reprise)"	Sambora, Supa	5:08
Total length:			70:17

1998 Tour Edition[]

This Japan-only limited edition comes with a bonus CD including six live recordings. All the Tracks are from the San Diego show in 1992.

No.	Title	Writer(s)
1.	"Bad Medicine"	Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora, Desmond Child
2.	"We All Sleep Alone"	Bon Jovi, Sambora, Child
3.	"Midnight Rider/Wanted Dead or Alive"	Gregg Allman, Robert Kim Payne / Bon Jovi, Sambora
4.	"Stranger in This Town"	Sambora, David Bryan
5.	"I'll Be There for You"	Bon Jovi, Sambora
6.	"With a Little Help From My Friends"	John Lennon, Paul McCartney

Personnel[]

Audio Mixers: Ed Cherney, Rail Jon Rogut, Bob Clearmountain
Recording information: Ocean Way Recording; Record One; Record Plant; Voodoo Lounge
Photographers: Chris McCann, Dan Chavkin, Greg Allen
Unknown Contributor Role: Richard Supa
Arranger: Richie Sambora
Richie Sambora - lead vocals, electric and acoustic guitars, handclaps
Mark Goldenberg - guitar, handclaps
Wayne Hood - guitar, strings arrangement
David Paich - electric piano, synthesizer
Greg Phillinganes - piano, background vocals
Chuck Leavell - piano, electric piano
Steven Tyler - harmonica on "If God Was a Woman"
Don Was - bass, wurlitzer, handclaps
Pino Palladino - fretless bass
Kenny Aronoff - drums, percussion, handclaps
Paulinho da Costa - percussion
Rami Jaffee - hammond b3 organ, accordion, handclaps
Billy Preston - hammond b3 organ, background vocals
Robbie Buchanan - synthesizer
Jamie Muhoberac - synthesizer programming
James "Hutch" Hutchinson - background vocals, bass, handclaps
Myrna Smith, Portia Griffin, Isabella Lento, Sweet Pea Atkinson, Harry Bowens, Hook - background vocals

References[]

[1] Allmusic review

[2] "Allmusic (Richie Sambora charts & awards) Billboard albums".

[Chart_stats_-_Richie_Sambora-3] Jump up to: ^a ^b "The Official Charts Company - Richie Sambora".

[4] "Allmusic (Richie Sambora charts & awards) Billboard singles".

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Studio albums	Stranger in This Town Undiscovered Soul Aftermath of the Lowdown
Singles	"Ballad of Youth" "One Light Burning" "Stranger in This Town" "Undiscovered Soul"
Featured singles	"The Wind Cries Mary" "Baby" (Rock Remix) (LL Cool J)
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Compilation albums	Hard & Hot (Best of Bon Jovi) Cross Road Tokyo Road: Best of Bon Jovi This Left Feels Right 100,000,000 Bon Jovi Fans Can't Be Wrong Greatest Hits
Live albums	One Wild Night Live 1985–2001 Inside Out This House Is Not for Sale – Live from the London Palladium
Singles	"Runaway" "She Don't Know Me" "Burning for Love" "Only Lonely" "In and Out of Love" "The Hardest Part Is the Night" "Silent Night" "You Give Love a Bad Name" "Livin' on a Prayer" "Wanted Dead or Alive" "Never Say Goodbye" "Edge of a Broken Heart" "Bad Medicine" "Born to Be My Baby" "I'll Be There for You" "Lay Your Hands on Me" "Living in Sin" "Keep the Faith" "Bed of Roses" "In These Arms" "I'll Sleep When I'm Dead" "I Believe" "Dry County" "Please Come Home for Christmas" "Always" "Someday I'll Be Saturday Night" "This Ain't a Love Song" "Something for the Pain" "Lie to Me" "These Days" "Hey God" "Real Life" "It's My Life" "Say It Isn't So" "Thank You for Loving Me" "One Wild Night" "Everyday" "Misunderstood" "All About Lovin' You" "Bounce" (promo single) "The Distance" "Have a Nice Day" "Who Says You Can't Go Home" (with Jennifer Nettles) "Welcome to Wherever You Are" "(You Want to) Make a Memory" "Lost Highway" "Till We Ain't Strangers Anymore" (with LeAnn Rimes) "Summertime" "Whole Lot of Leavin'" "We Weren't Born to Follow" "Superman Tonight" "When We Were Beautiful" "What Do You Got?" "No Apologies" "This Is Our House" (promo single) "Because We Can" "We Don't Run" "This House Is Not for Sale" "When We Were Us" "Do What You Can" (with Jennifer Nettles)
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Solo albums	Blaze of Glory (Jon Bon Jovi) Stranger in This Town (Sambora) On a Full Moon (Bryan) Destination Anywhere (Jon Bon Jovi) Undiscovered Soul (Sambora) Lunar Eclipse (Bryan) The Power Station Years: The Unreleased Recordings (Jon Bon Jovi) Aftermath of the Lowdown (Sambora)
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