Product Description

Bryan Adams was played a great deal on the radio in 1984/5;his music was the most radio-friendly rock to have been heard in a long time. Revisiting this album more than a decade later still confirms this; if anything, hearing him less makes you like him more. The hit singles still sound consistently good - 'Somebody', 'Summer Of '69' and 'Run To You' - butalthough he has a clearly recognisable style and sound all the other tracks sound fresh. Adams never needs to top this record as there is enough grist on this to keep him playing live forever.

Track Listing

1. One Night Love Affair
2. She's Only Happy When She's Dancin'
3. Run To You
4. Heaven
5. Somebody
6. Summer Of '69
7. Kids Wanna Rock
8. It's Only Love - Bryan Adams, Tina Turner
9. Long Gone
10. Ain't Gonna Cry

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #8422 in Music
• Released on: 1997-09-29
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 38 minutes

Amazon.co.uk Review
This is the album with "Summer of '69", "Run To You", "Somebody" and "It's Only Love" , on which Bryan Adams is joined by Tina Turner, who almost matches his raucous and rasping voice. Like all of these hits--some of them verging on anthems--the album is uptempo, feel good rock with Adams really on form, belting out the lyrics. As ever, he is backed by first-class musicians: the rhythm guitar is excellent, especially on "Run To You" and the lead guitar in "Kids Wanna Rock" is the kind of thing that has grown men playing mock guitars in front of the bedroom mirror. This is American rock at its best. --Carina Trimingham

Customer Reviews

UPGRADE?
As seems to be the case with nearly all decent albums these days, I wonder when a suitable 'upgrade' of this old cd will appear? Hoping for better mastering and bonus tracks (the rare B-side "Diana" for starters)!
TONY DOBB

Recklessly good
Despite it's age and 1980's AOR image, this album still has a lot to offer. Memorable for it's singles rather than as an album, it's worth has been perhaps dimished by the plethora of "best of's..." both of Adams, and of the 80's themselves, on which the singles feature strongly.

That said, rock was never more radio-friendly than this, and marked the refinement of the American-rock sound spawned by Bob Clearmountain, RJ "Mutt" Lange and Bob Rock, producers of Aerosmith, Bon Jovi and (latterly) Metallica. Perennial favourites such as "Summer of '69", "Heaven" & "Run To You" will be around for a long time yet...
A great driving album, or a retro-party album, and a fantastic boiled-down-to-its-essence example of 1980's rock.

His best ever
Although a couple of his other albums are strong, Bryan peaked with this masterpiece. Forget the Robin Hood song this is his signature album. Getting on for 25 years old, it still stands up strong today, is littered with classics and for me is still THE ultimate driving album.