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===Solo albums=== Sambora's first solo album was 1991's ''[[Stranger in This Town]]'', a blues-influenced album that charted at No. 36 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] and No. 20 on the [[UK Albums Chart]]. The lead single, "Ballad Of Youth", reached a high of No. 63 on the U.S. [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] and No. 59 in the UK. "One Light Burning" was released as the second single and the album titled track, "Stranger In This Town" as the third which charted at No. 38 on the [[Mainstream rock]] charts. [[Eric Clapton]] played the lead guitar on the promo single ''Mr Bluesman'', backed by Sambora on acoustic guitars. Sambora did a short US tour in support of the album, featuring [[Tony Levin]] (bass), Dave Amato (guitar), [[Crystal Taliefero]] (percussion) and Bon Jovi bandmates Tico Torres (drums) and David Bryan (keyboards). The track "Rosie" was co-written by Jon Bon Jovi and was initially intended for the fourth Bon Jovi album ''[[New Jersey (album)|New Jersey]]''. It was also released as a promo single in Japan. "[[Ballad of Youth]]" was released in the UK in summer 1991 and despite plugs from ''[[The Friday Rock Show]]'' on [[BBC Radio 1]] the song barely skimmed the top 75. ''[[Undiscovered Soul]]'' was Sambora's second solo album, released in 1998. The album was produced by [[Don Was]]. The album charted at No. 174 on [[The Billboard 200]] and No. 24 on the [[UK Albums Chart]]. The lead single "Hard Times Come Easy" charted at No. 39 on the [[Mainstream rock]] chart and No. 37 in the UK, the second single "In It For Love" charted at No. 58 on the [[UK Singles Chart]]. The title track "Undiscovered Soul" and "Made in America" were also released as singles. In support of ''Undiscovered Soul'', Sambora toured Japan, Australia and Europe in the summer of 1998. The band featured Richie Supa (guitar), Ron Wikso (drums), Kasim Sulton (bass), Tommy Mandel (keyboards), Everett Bradley (percussion; Japan only), [[Gioia Bruno]] (percussion; Australia only) and Crystal Taliefero (percussion; Europe only). In 2001, Sambora had a single for a movie soundtrack ''On The Line'' which was titled "Take Me On". Fourteen years after his previous solo album, Sambora announced via his Twitter page that recording of ''[[Aftermath of the Lowdown]]'' had been completed with hopes that the album would be released in July 2012. Photographs were published of Sambora working in a recording studio. The new album was produced by Luke Ebbin, who produced Bon Jovi's ''[[Crush (Bon Jovi album)|Crush]]'' and ''[[Bounce (Bon Jovi album)|Bounce]]'' albums. ''[[Aftermath of the Lowdown]]'' was released in September 2012. The album charted at No. 10 on the "[[Top Hard Rock Albums]]", No. 34 on the [[Top Independent Albums]], No. 149 on [[The Billboard 200]] and No. 35 on the [[UK Albums Chart]].<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.theofficialcharts.com/artist/_/richie%20sambora|archive-url = https://archive.today/20130710201745/http://www.theofficialcharts.com/artist/_/richie%20sambora|url-status = dead|archive-date = 2013-07-10|title = Chart stats β Richie Sambora}}</ref> [[File:Sambora and Orianthi.jpg|thumb|Sambora and Orianthi at the [[NAMM Show]], January 2017.]] The track "Every Road Leads Home to You" was released as a single for the album and features a music video. The song is also featured as one of the bonus tracks on [[Bon Jovi]]'s 2013 album ''[[What About Now (album)|What About Now]]''. A special edition single, "I'll Always Walk Beside You'" featuring [[Alicia Keys]] was released as the second single of the album. All the profits from the sale of the special edition single goes to the ongoing recovery efforts of the Red Cross for the devastation from [[Hurricane Sandy]].<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.allmusic.com/artist/richie-sambora-mn0000852376/awards|title = Richie Sambora Tours Devastation From Hurricane Sandy|website=[[AllMusic]]}}</ref> The track "Sugar Daddy" was released as a promo single and a music video was made for the song "Taking a Chance on the Wind". In 2013 following his departure from Bon Jovi, Sambora released the solo single "Come Back As Me".<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.rockcellarmagazine.com/2013/07/31/richie-sambora-new-single-come-back-as-me-bon-jovi/#sthash.TlQLHE7I.dpbs |title = Richie Sambora Releases Solo Single 'Come Back As Me' While On Break from Bon Jovi |work = Rock Cellar Magazine |date = July 31, 2013 |publisher=Rockcellar}}</ref> Sambora announced in early 2015 that he is working on a new album in collaboration with fellow musician and girlfriend [[Orianthi]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bravewords.com/news/richie-sambora-and-orianthi-hit-the-studio-new-album-in-the-works|title=Richie Sambora and OrianthI Hit The Studio; New Album In The Works|website=Bravewords.com}}</ref> In 2016, they performed as RSO together in Australia, South America, and England, where they opened for [[Bad Company]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.setlist.fm/setlists/rso-feat-richie-sambora-and-orianthi-23c35037.html|title=RSO feat. Richie Sambora & Orianthi Concert Setlists|website=setlist.fm|access-date=2017-10-02}}</ref> In September 2017, RSO released a five-song EP called ''[[Rise (RSO album)|Rise]]''<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://glidemagazine.com/194330/roots-guitarists-orianthi-richie-sambora-celebrate-new-musical-adventure-rso-interview/|title=My Roots: Guitarists Orianthi & Richie Sambora Celebrate New Musical Adventure With RSO |date=2017-10-02|work=Glide Magazine|access-date=2017-10-02|language=en-US}}</ref> followed by another EP ''Making History'' which was also released in 2017. The duo released their debut album ''[[Radio Free America (RSO album)|Radio Free America]]'' in May 2018.
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