 Upon its 1985 release, "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 (including recording artist and Phantom's Opera vocalist Colie Brice) and New York teenagers, basing the album's running order on their opinions.