Bishii Oktoobar 1994, Bon Jovi waxay sii daayeen album ugu weyn ee loo yaqaan 'Cross Road', oo leh laba heesood oo cusub: "Had iyo jeer" iyo "Maalin maalmaha ka mid ah waxaan noqon doonaa Sabtida habeenkii". Hal-ku-dhigga ugu horreeya ee albumka "Had iyo jeer" wuxuu noqday Bon Jovi hal-ku-dhigga ugu iibinta badan wuxuuna joogay tobanka ugu sarreeya ee Billboard Hot 100 muddo lix bilood ah. Boqortooyada Midowday, Cross Road waxay noqotay albumkii ugu iibka badnaa ee 1994. Sannadkaas Bon Jovi wuxuu ku guuleystay abaalmarinta ugu wanaagsan ee Rock Band ee iibka ah ee Abaalmarinta Muusikada Adduunka. Isla sannadkaas, bassist Alec John Such ayaa laga eryay kooxda, isbeddelka ugu horreeya ee lineup tan iyo markii Bon Jovi uu bilaabay. Hugh McDonald oo ahaa bassist "Runaway", ayaa si aan rasmi ahayn u beddelay bassist Jon.
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