Cuts Like a Knife by Bryan Adams (CD, Jan-1983, A&M (USA))

Album Features
UPC:	075021328822
Artist:	Bryan Adams
Format:	CD
Release Year:	1983
Record Label:	A&M (USA)
Genre:	Oldies, Rock 'N' Roll

Track Listing
1. Only One, The
2. Take Me Back
3. This Time
4. Straight from the Heart
5. Cuts Like a Knife
6. I'm Ready
7. What's It Gonna Be
8. Don't Leave Me Lonely
9. Let Him Know
10. Best Was Yet to Come, The

Details
Playing Time:	39 min.
Contributing Artists:	Lou Gramm
Producer:	Bryan Adams, Bob Clearmountain
Distributor:	Universal Distribution
Recording Type:	Studio
Recording Mode:	Stereo
SPAR Code:	ADD

Album Notes
Personnel: Bryan Adams (vocals, acoustic & electric guitars, piano); Keith Scott (acoustic & electric guitars, background vocals); Tommy Mandel (piano, Hammond B-3 organ, synthesizers); Jim Vallance (keyboards, percussion); Dave Taylor (bass, background vocals); Mickey Curry (drums); Lou Gramm, Alfa Anderson, Mark Doyle (background vocals).Recorded at Little Mountain Sound, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada and the Power Station, New York.Personnel: Bryan Adams (vocals, guitar, electric guitar, piano, background vocals); Keith Scott (vocals, guitar, electric guitar, background vocals); Dave Taylor (vocals, background vocals); Jim Vallance (guitar, keyboards, percussion); Tom Mandel (organ, synthesizer); Mickey Curry (drums); M. Simpson, K. Davies, J. Wesley, L. Frenette, Alfa Anderson Barfield, K. Scott, Lou Gramm, Alfa Anderson, Mark Doyle , Bob Clearmountain (background vocals).Recording information: Little Mountain Sound Studios, Ltd., Vancouver, British.Photographer: Jim O'Mara.Side one of Bryan Adams' third album, 1983's Cuts Like a Knife, is simply perfect. "The Only One," "This Time," and the title track are mid-paced melodic rockers with drop-dead choruses and hooks; they set the mold for most of Adams' finest and biggest hits. Though it rocks a little harder, "Take Me Back" is just as radio-friendly thanks to its use of female backup singers, and the fantastic "Straight Through the Heart" is Adams' first of many great ballads. Side two opens with a few misfires, but recovers soon enough thanks to the gutsy guitar of "Don't Leave Me Lonely" and the rather saccharine (but still good) ballad "The Best Was Yet to Come." Adams would finally achieve chart-topping perfection on his next release, Reckless, but Cuts Like a Knife comes pretty close. ~ Eduardo Rivadavia