Editing Slippery When Wet (section)

==Background==
Upon its 1985 release, ''{{proper name|[[7800° Fahrenheit]]}}'' achieved moderate success, but Bon Jovi had not yet become superstars. The band changed its approach for the next album, with a more mainstream sound than the heavier first two albums. Hiring [[Desmond Child]] as a collaborator, the band wrote 30 songs and auditioned them for local New Jersey and New York teenagers, basing the album's running order on their opinions. [[Bruce Fairbairn]] was chosen as the producer for the album, with [[Bob Rock]] as the mixer. The 1985 album ''[[Without Love (Black 'n Blue album)|Without Love]]'' which Fairbairn produced for the heavy metal band [[Black 'n Blue]], attracted Jon Bon Jovi with its sound quality, and he immediately sought out the producer.<ref>{{cite web |date=May 31, 1999 |title=Obituary: Bruce Fairbairn |website=[[Independent.co.uk]] |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/obituary-bruce-fairbairn-1097061.html}}</ref>