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Bryan Adams performs acoustic versions of the hits that have made him a rock staple for over 25 years, including “Cuts Like a Knife,” “This Time,” “Summer of 69,” “One Night Love Affair,” “Run to You,” “Straight from the Heart,” “Somebody,” “Heaven,” “Everything I Do (I Do For You)” and many more.
Background:
With his distinctive vocals and blue-collar songwriting skills, Canadian icon Bryan Adams' take on rock 'n' roll basics found a niche that has lasted for over 20 years.
Adams broke through on His third album, Cuts Like a Knife was released in January of 1983, with the single "Straight from the Heart", leading the way. The album also reached Top Ten, selling platinum and spawning further Top 40 hits with the title song and "This Time".
Adams’ fourth album Reckless featured the single "Run to You", which reached the Top Ten. It was followed by no less than five Top 20 singles drawn from the album: "Somebody", "Heaven" (which hit number one), "Summer of '69" (Top Ten), "One Night Love Affair", and a duet with Tina Turner, "It's Only Love".
Into the Fire, followed in March of 1987, prefaced by the single "Heat of the Night," which became Adams' fifth Top Ten hit in the U.S. The album reached the Top Ten in the U.S. and sold a million copies, with another million sold overseas. It also spawned the Top 40 hits "Hearts on Fire" and "Victim of Love".
In 1991, Adams had one of his biggest singles "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" which topped the U.S. charts for seven weeks - the longest any song had remained at No. 1 in eight years. He also received an Oscar nomination for the song.
Waking Up the Neighbours was released in September of 1991 and featured two Top Ten hits "Can't Stop This Thing We Started" and of course, "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You". Before it finished running its course there would be three more Top 40 hits, "There Will Never Be Another Tonight", "Do I Have to Say the Words?" and "Thought I'd Died and Gone to Heaven".
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