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Anthology (Bryan Adams Album)
''Anthology'' is a compilation album by Canadian singer-songwriter Bryan Adams which contains songs he recorded from 1978 through 2005. The two-disc set includes songs from 1980 to 2005. A third disc which was a DVD live concert which was recorded in mid-2005 called ''Live in Lisbon'' was included in North America for a limited time. All the songs are in chronological order of their release, except the last song on the first disc on the North American edition, which was released in 1999. The album's enclosed booklet has notes about the process of the recordings and the credits for each track. Release and reception ''Anthology'', co-produced by Adams, Robert John "Mutt" Lange and Bob Clearmountain, peaked at number 65 on the ''Billboard'' 200. The album was released on October 18, 2005, peaking at number 4 on the Canadian Album Chart and at number 29 on the UK Albums Chart. It was certified two times platinum in Canada and gold in the United Kingdom. Version differences On t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bryan Adams
Bryan Guy Adams (born November 5, 1959) is a British and Canadian singer-songwriter, musician, record producer, and photographer. He is estimated to have sold between 75 million and more than 100 million album, records and Single (music), singles worldwide, placing him on the list of best-selling music artists. Adams was the most played artist on Canadian radio in the 2010s and has had 25 top-15 singles in Canada and over a dozen in the US, UK, and Australia. Adams released his Bryan Adams (album), eponymous debut album when he was 20 years of age. He rose to fame in North America with the 1983 top ten album ''Cuts Like a Knife''; the album featured its title track and the ballad "Straight from the Heart (Bryan Adams song), Straight from the Heart", which became his first US top-ten hit. His 1984 Canadian and US number one album, ''Reckless (Bryan Adams album), Reckless'' became the first album by a Canadian to be certified diamond in Canada and made him a global star with si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colour Me Kubrick
''Colour Me Kubrick: A True...ish Story'' (U.S. title: ''Color Me Kubrick'') is a 2005 comedy-drama film directed by Brian W. Cook and written by Anthony Frewin. It stars John Malkovich as Alan Conway, a British con-man who impersonated director Stanley Kubrick for several years in the 1990s. The film follows a fictionalized version of Conway as he goes from person to person, convincing them to give out money, liquor, and sexual favours for the promise of a job on "Kubrick's" next film. In real life, Frewin was Kubrick's long-time personal assistant, and Cook was assistant director on three of Kubrick's films. Plot Two thugs come to collect a bar bill that conman Alan Conway has generated while impersonating the reclusive film director Stanley Kubrick, but Conway is nowhere to be found, as he provided the address of a wealthy elderly couple as Kubrick's home address. The thugs cause a ruckus outside the house and are arrested. Conway scams many people by saying he is Kub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
It's Only Love (Bryan Adams Song)
"It's Only Love" is a song by Canadian singer and songwriter Bryan Adams, featuring American singer Tina Turner. Released as a single on October 25, 1985, the song was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal and the accompanying video won an MTV Video Music Award for Best Stage Performance. It was the sixth and final single from Adams' album '' Reckless'' (1984) and was included on Tina Turner's live album '' Tina Live in Europe'' (1988), as well as being added to both artists' greatest hits compilations: Adams' ''Anthology'' (2005) and Turner's '' All the Best'' (2004). It reached number 15 in January 1986 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in the United States and number 29 in the United Kingdom. The 12-inch single included the 1985 live version that would later appear on the album ''Tina Live in Europe'' (1988). Adams told Songfacts that this was his most memorable collaboration of all the ones he has done. He explained: "Working with Tina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
One Night Love Affair
"One Night Love Affair" is a song by Canadian singer and songwriter Bryan Adams. Written by Adams and Jim Vallance for Adams's fourth studio album, '' Reckless'' (1984), it was the fifth single released from the album. It is one of Adams's most recognizable and popular songs in North America. The song peaked at #13 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and #7 on the Top Rock Tracks chart and has appeared on Adams's compilation album ''Anthology'' (2005). It was the only single taken from ''Reckless'' with no music video, among the six that were officially released between 1984 and 1986. Lyrics The song is about a one-night stand. The lyrics describe the encounter and the subsequent parting of ways of the protagonists, who, the song suggests, are concealing deeper feelings. Chart performance "One Night Love Affair" was officially released to US radio in 1985, it appeared on the ''Billboard'' magazine's Hot 100 chart at 13 and 7 on the mainstream rock tracks. In Canada, "One Night Love Aff ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Summer Of '69
"Summer of '69" is a song recorded by the Canadian singer Bryan Adams from his fourth album, ''Reckless (Bryan Adams album), Reckless''. It is an up-tempo rock song about a dilemma between settling down or trying to become a rock star. The track was written by Adams and his longtime songwriting collaborator Jim Vallance. "Summer of '69" was produced by Adams and Bob Clearmountain. "Summer of '69" was released in June 1985 under A&M Records as the fourth single from ''Reckless''. According to later claims by Adams, the title is a reference to 69 (sex position), the sex position, not the year; Vallance disputes this assertion, however. The song was released with two B-side tracks: "Kids Wanna Rock" and "The Best Was Yet to Come", which had previously appeared on the albums ''Reckless (Bryan Adams album), Reckless'' and ''Cuts Like a Knife'' respectively. "Summer of '69" received favourable reviews from music critics. The music video for the song, which was filmed by Steve Barron, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heaven (Bryan Adams Song)
"Heaven" is a song by the Canadian singer and songwriter Bryan Adams recorded in 1983, written by Adams and Jim Vallance. It first appeared on the '' A Night in Heaven'' soundtrack album the same year and was later included on Adams' album '' Reckless'' in 1984. It was released as the third single from ''Reckless'' and reached number one on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in June 1985, over a year and a half after the song first appeared on record. The single was certified Gold in Canada in 1985. Heavily influenced by Journey's 1983 hit " Faithfully", the song was written while Adams served as the opening act on the band's Frontiers Tour, and features their drummer, Steve Smith. It provided Adams with his first number one single and third top 10 hit on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart. The track placed number 24 on ''Billboard'' magazine's Top Pop Singles of 1985. Writing and recording Adams had played over 100 dates with Journey during 1983, serving as the opening act on th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Somebody (Bryan Adams Song)
"Somebody" is a rock song written by Bryan Adams and Jim Vallance for Adams fourth studio album '' Reckless'' (1984). It was the second single released from the album ''Reckless''. The song topped the ''Billboard'' Top Rock Tracks chart and peaked at number 11 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Critical reception Stewart Mason from Allmusic said "Following the Big Rawk Anthem (' Run to You') and the Sensitive Power Ballad ('Heaven'), 'Somebody' covers the third base as a straight-ahead singalong pop song with a killer chorus. A gift to an entire generation of cover bands working the bar circuit, 'Somebody' has a chorus so simple and catchy that you can actually sing along to it even if you've never actually heard the song before, and Adams and his indispensable musical partner, Jim Vallance, helpfully point out the feasibility of said activity by incorporating a large, somewhat ragged group of backing vocalists for the lengthy vamp of a fadeout. Rather like 'Run to You,' 'Somebody' is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Run To You (Bryan Adams Song)
"Run to You" is a song by Canadian singer-songwriter Bryan Adams. It was released in 1984 as the lead single from his fourth album, '' Reckless'' (1984). The track deals with the subject of infidelity, and is sung from the perspective of a man who declares that he will continue to "run to" his seductive mistress over his faithful partner; critic Ira Robbins for CMJ called it a "cheating classic". In the accompanying music video, however, Adams portrays his guitar as the object of desire. The song topped the ''Billboard'' Top Rock Tracks chart and peaked at number six on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. The single was certified gold in Canada in 1985. Writing and recording After a tour in Asia, Adams started the recording for ''Reckless''. The recording for "Run to You" started on March 27, 1984, at Little Mountain Sound, Vancouver, British Columbia, and continued through the middle of the year. It was mixed on September 21, 1984, in New York City by Jim Vallance. The song, written J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
This Time (Bryan Adams Song)
"This Time" is a hit song by Canadian rock star Bryan Adams, appearing as the third track on his 1983 album, ''Cuts Like a Knife'', and released as the third single from that album. The single went to number 24 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and number 21 on the Top Rock Tracks chart during the fall of 1983. It also peaked at number 32 on the Canadian Singles chart. It reached number 41 on the UK Singles Chart in 1986. Additional backing vocals are done by Lou Gramm. Music Video The video was produced by Simon Fields and directed by Steve Barron, with cinematography by László Kovács. It was specifically created for MTV, which was then immensely growing in popularity. It features Adams pulling up to a dusty motel in rural British Columbia British Columbia is the westernmost Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada. Situated in the Pacific Northwest between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains, the province has a diverse geography, with rugged landscap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cuts Like A Knife (song)
"Cuts Like a Knife" is a song by Canadian rock musician Bryan Adams. It was released in May 1983 as the second single from his third studio album of the same name (1983). It peaked at number 6 on the ''Billboard'' Top Rock Tracks chart and number 15 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. The song has appeared on all of Adams' compilation albums with the exception of '' The Best of Me''. Writing and recording In an interview in 1988 with Vancouver's ''Georgia Straight'' newspaper, Adams explained how Vallance and he came up with the title for the song: "I think that I'm one of the world's best mumblers, I can mumble some of the best lyrics, but putting them together is another story. I think that's where Jim is really good -- he can piece a story together. It's just a good thing to have the tape rolling when you're recording me. The best example was when we wrote "Cuts Like A Knife," which was just literally a mumble. We looked at each other, rolled the tape back, and it sounded like " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Straight From The Heart (Bryan Adams Song)
"Straight from the Heart" is a song recorded by Canadian rock musician Bryan Adams. It was released in 1983 as the lead single from his third studio album, ''Cuts Like a Knife''. Background The song was written by Eric Kagna, a Vancouver singer/songwriter, and the instrumental bridge was contributed by Adams. The official songwriter credit is shared equally between Adams and Kagna. Adams did not release his version of the song until 1983. The song was first recorded by Ian Lloyd in 1980, on his album ''Third Wave Civilization''. Chart history It was his breakthrough song in the U.S., the first to make the top 40, reaching number 10. It also peaked at #32 on the |
Jim Vallance
James Douglas Vallance (born May 31, 1952) is a Canadian songwriter, arranger and producer. He is best known as the songwriting partner of Canadian musician Bryan Adams. Vallance began his professional career as the original drummer and main songwriter for Canadian rock band Prism under the pseudonym "Rodney Higgs."History of Prism, Jim Vallance Discography In addition to Adams, Vallance has written songs for many famous international artists such as Bonnie Raitt, , |
