![]() Its music video received heavy airplay on music television channels. "Cuts Like a Knife" arguably became Adams' most recognizable and popular song from the album. Music videos were released for four of the singles from the album. Another single, "Cuts Like a Knife" charted at number fifteen. Straight from the Heart" was the most successful song, reaching number ten on the Billboard Hot 100. Cuts Like a Knife, which was released in January 1983, was Adams' breakout album due mainly to the lead singles. Adams also co-wrote many songs for other bands during this time including "War Machine" and "Rock and Roll Hell" for Kiss, and "No Way To Treat A Lady" for Bonnie Raitt. It was released in 1981 and contained the FM radio hit "Lonely Nights," but it was not until his third album that he achieved international recognition, popularity and sales. ![]() Adams' second album, You Want It You Got It, was recorded in New York City in two weeks and it marked Adams' first album co-produced by Bob Clearmountain. The album was certified gold in Canada in 1986. With the exception of "Remember" and "Wastin' Time", most of the album was recorded from 29 October up until 29 November 1979 at Manta Studios in Toronto and co-produced by Adams and Vallance. The Adams/Vallance partnership wrote songs for many other artists notably Kiss, Prism, Bonnie Raitt, Rod Stewart, Neil Diamond, Joe Cocker, Carly Simon, and Loverboy to name a few.Īdams' self-titled debut album was released in February 1980, and marked the beginning of what was to become a long songwriting partnership between Adams and co-writer Jim Vallance. Also recorded during this time was Adams' first single, "Let Me Take You Dancing," which made the Canadian RPM chart in March 1979 (the b-side was entitled "Don't Turn Me Away"). Both songs were covered by other artists even before his first album was released. Some of the first demos written in 1978 have surfaced over the years, most notably "I'm Ready" (recorded for both the album Cuts Like a Knife and later his release for MTV Unplugged) and "Remember," which was recorded on his first album. Not long afterwards he signed with them for the sum of one dollar. In 1978, at the age of 18, Adams sent a few demo recordings to A&M Records in Toronto. He washed dishes, sold pet food, and worked in record stores.Īt the age of 15, Adams quit school to play in nightclubs with bands like Shock and Sweeney Todd, who released an album called If Wishes Were Horses with the fifteen year old Adams as lead singer. In 1973, Adams' family returned to Canada and momentarily settled down in Vancouver, British Columbia. Subsequently, most of his youth was spent growing up in his parents' native England, Israel, Portugal, and Austria, and part of the time in Cascais, Portugal, situated close to Lisbon, where he attended St Julians School. As Adams' father was a diplomat, he grew up traveling around the world with his parents. From his grandmother, he also inherited a Maltese ancestry. On 13 January 2010, he received the Allan Waters Humanitarian Award for his part in numerous charitable concerts and campaigns during his career, and on was given the Governor General's Performing Arts Award for his 30 years of contributions to the arts.Īdams was born in Kingston, Ontario, Canada to English parents. In 2008, Bryan was ranked 38 on the list of All-Time top artists by the Billboard Hot 100 50th Anniversary Charts. Adams was awarded the Order of Canada and the Order of British Columbia for contributions to popular music and philanthropic work via his own foundation, which helps improve education for people around the world.Adams was inducted into Canada's Walk of Fame in 1998, and in April 2006 he was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame at Canada's Juno Awards. Bryan Adams has sold nearly 70 million albums and 30 million singles worldwide. In addition, he has won two Ivor Novello Awards for song composition and has been nominated for several Golden Globe Awards and three times for Academy Awards for his songwriting for films. He has also won MTV, ASCAP, and American Music awards. He has also had 15 Grammy Award nominations including a win for Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or Television in 1992. ![]() ![]() Adams has won dozens of awards and nominations, including 20 Juno Awards among 56 nominations. He is a Canadian rock singer-songwriter, guitarist, bassist, producer, and photographer. Bryan Guy Adams, OC, OBC born on 5 November 1959. ![]()
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