Performance · Production
Richie Sambora
Perth Amboy, United States • b. 1959-07-11
Richie Sambora is credited on 1,938 releases across 341 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1984–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
1,938
Pressings credited
341
Albums
5
Decades active
401
In collections
Biography
Richard Stephen Sambora ( sam-BORE-a; born July 11, 1959) is an American musician, songwriter and singer. He was a member of the rock band Bon Jovi from 1983 to 2013. Sambora was the band's lead guitarist; he also provided backing vocals and played a major role in the band's songwriting. In 2018, Sambora was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Bon Jovi. He reunited with his former bandmates for a performance at the induction ceremony. As a solo artist, Sambora has released three albums: Stranger in This Town (1991), Undiscovered Soul (1998), and Aftermath of the Lowdown (2012). In 2018, Sambora and Orianthi formed the duo RSO. After releasing two EPs, RSO released their debut album, Radio Free America, in May 2018.
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Credited work
1,938 releases · 341 albums · active 1984–2025
- Performance · 3,619
- Production · 807
- Other credits · 227
- Engineering · 6
Studios: Little Mountain Sound Studios · Dreamhouse Studios · The Sanctuary, Caldwell, NJ · Soundworks, New York
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.

Slippery When Wet
1986

A Very Special Christmas
1987

New Jersey
1988

Trash
1989

Cross Road (The Best Of Bon Jovi)
1994

Bon Jovi
1984

7800° Fahrenheit
1985

Heart Of Stone
1989

M!ssundaztood
2001

Rockstar
2023

The Curse
2004

Keep The Faith
1992

Stairway To Heaven / Highway To Hell
1989

Greatest Hits - The Ultimate Collection
2010

Crush
2000

These Days
1995

Livin' On A Prayer
1986

Lost Highway
2007

Have A Nice Day
2005

Believe
1998

Cher
1987

You Give Love A Bad Name
1986

Bounce
2002

The Greatest Hits
1999
Frequent collaborators
- Bon Jovi
- Various
- Cher
- Loverboy
- Carmine Appice's Guitar Zeus
- Gorky Park
- Kane Roberts
- Alice Cooper (2)
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