The Jukes created well-received records after this. However, they were simply not able to crack the national consciousness and sell enough records to justify true star-level backing. They bounced from label to label in the following decades, scratching out their existence in little known bars not much higher in stature than the clubs they played on the way up. Their peak was not very high nor very long, but with a little help from their friends, they left this one brilliant document to make sure that their contribution to the music of the Jersey Shore would not be forgotten. In 1987, "Rolling Stone" voted "Hearts of Stone" among the top 100 albums from 1967 to 1987 (#92). In 2000, the "New York Times" numbered it among the best albums the band had released, along with debut "I Don't Want To Go Home", "Reach Up and Touch the Sky" and "At Least We Got Shoes". Jon Bon Jovi claims that the title track, "Hearts of Stone", was the inspiration for his song "Never Say Goodbye".