A fifth album, Into the Fire (SP-3907), issued in 1987, included the lesser hits "Heat of the Night," "Heart's on Fire," and "Victim of Love."Īdams' performing career followed in successive steps, taking him from clubs across Canada in 1980 to opening spots on Canadian and US tours with Loverboy, Foreigner, Journey, and others by 1983. The singles "Cuts Like a Knife," "Straight from the Heart," and "This Time" were all international hits in 1983, followed in 1984 by "Run to You," "Somebody," "Heaven," "Summer of 69," "One Night Love Affair," and "It's Only Love" (a duet with Tina Turner), all from Reckless (SP-5013). With the release of Cuts Like a Knife (SP-4919) in 1983, Adams' popularity soared dramatically. Of his other early singles, "Fits Ya Good" was popular in 1982. He began a songwriting partnership with Jim Vallance at 18 some of their early efforts were recorded by Prism and Loverboy, both clients of Bruce Allen, who became Adams' manager in 1979.īryan Adams' first single, "Let Me Take You Dancing," was a disco hit in 1979, and was followed by the albums (for A & M) Bryan Adams (SP-4800) in 1980 and You Want It - You Got It (SP-4864) in 1981. Raised in England, Israel, Portugal, and Austria, Bryan Adams was taken to Vancouver at 14 and there succeeded Nick Gilder as the vocalist with the rock band Sweeney Todd at 16, singing on the LP If Wishes Were Horses (Lon PS-694).
Singer, songwriter, guitarist, photographer, b Kingston, Ont. Bryan Adams is the best-known rock musician of his time (photo by Ken Regan/Camera 5).
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