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  • Artist: Bryan Adams
  • Rating: StarStarStarStarHalf Star
  • Release Date: October 18, 2005
  • Type: Compilation (best of)
  • Genre: Rock

Review

Spanning 36 tracks over the course of two CDs, 2005's Anthology is by far the most comprehensive Bryan Adams compilation yet released. While this doesn't have every charting hit he's had -- minor singles like "Fits Ya Good" are missing in action -- it does have every noteworthy hit, from "Lonely Nights" in 1982 to "This Side of Paradise" in 2005. Since his first compilation, 1993's So Far So Good, was frustratingly incomplete, it's nice to have Anthology be so comprehensive, even if it's exhaustive to a fault. There will be many fans that just want the first disc, which roughly spans from 1982 to 1993: it's the one that has his biggest and best songs, while the second disc, covering 1993 to 2005, has songs that not only were bigger in Canada and Europe than the U.S., but tunes that leaned toward bland adult contemporary, lacking the anthemic rock of the hits from the first disc. That said, there is no better Bryan Adams compilation on the market and fans that don't like his later work can just listen to the first disc, which is about as good a distillation of his prime years as there could be. [Initial pressings of Anthology contained a bonus DVD that featured a full-length recent concert taped in Lisbon.] ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

Tracks



CD 1

Track TitleComposersPerformersTime
Remember Bryan Adams (3:42)
Lonely Nights Bryan Adams (3:48)
Straight from the Heart Bryan Adams (3:32)
Cuts Like a Knife Bryan Adams (5:17)
This Time Bryan Adams (3:21)
Run to You Bryan Adams (3:55)
Somebody Bryan Adams (4:44)
Heaven Bryan Adams (4:05)
Summer of '69 Bryan Adams, Jim Vallance Bryan Adams (3:37)
One Night Love Affair Bryan Adams (4:34)
It's Only Love Bryan Adams (3:16)
Heat of the Night Bryan Adams (5:08)
Hearts on Fire Bryan Adams (3:31)
(Everything I Do) I Do It for You Bryan Adams, Michael Kamen, Robert John "Mutt" Lange Bryan Adams (6:35)
Can't Stop This Thing We Started Bryan Adams (4:30)
There Will Never Be Another Tonight Bryan Adams (4:41)
Thought I'd Died and Gone to Heaven Bryan Adams (5:50)
The Best of Me Bryan Adams (3:29)


CD 2

Track TitleComposersPerformersTime
Please Forgive Me (Lyrics) Bryan Adams (5:55)
All for Love (Lyrics) Bryan Adams (4:44)
Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman? (Lyrics) Bryan Adams (4:53)
Rock Steady [Live] Bryan Adams (4:05)
The Only Thing That Looks Good on Me Is You Robert John "Mutt" Lange Bryan Adams (3:39)
Let's Make a Night to Remember (Lyrics) Bryan Adams (6:20)
Star Michael Kamen Bryan Adams (3:42)
Back to You [Live] Bryan Adams (4:41)
I'm Ready [Live] Bryan Adams (4:30)
On a Day Like Today (Lyrics) Phil Thornalley Bryan Adams (3:31)
Cloud Number Nine [Chicane Mix] Bryan Adams (4:11)
Here I Am (Lyrics) Bryan Adams (4:45)
This Side of Paradise (Lyrics) Bryan Adams (3:52)
Why Do You Have to Be So Hard to Love (Lyrics) Bryan Adams (2:59)
Open Road (Lyrics) Bryan Adams (3:31)
18 Til I Die [Live] Bryan Adams (4:01)
When You're Gone (Lyrics) Bryan Adams (3:25)
So Far So Good Bryan Adams (3:39)


CD 3

Track TitleComposersPerformersTime
Room Service [DVD] Bryan Adams
Open Road [DVD] Bryan Adams
18 Til I Die [DVD] Bryan Adams
Let's Make a Night to Remember [DVD] Bryan Adams
Can't Stop This Thing We Started [DVD] Bryan Adams
Kids Wanna Rock [DVD] Bryan Adams
Back to You [DVD] Bryan Adams
(Everything I Do) I Do It for You [DVD] Bryan Adams, Michael Kamen, Robert John "Mutt" Lange Bryan Adams
Summer of '69 [DVD] Bryan Adams
Cuts Like a Knife [DVD] Bryan Adams
Not Romeo Not Juliet [DVD] Bryan Adams
Heaven [DVD] Bryan Adams
It's Only Love [DVD] Bryan Adams
The Only Thing That Looks Good on Me Is You [DVD] Robert John "Mutt" Lange Bryan Adams
Band Introduction [DVD] Bryan Adams
Cloud Number 9 [DVD] Bryan Adams
Run to You [DVD] Bryan Adams
The Best of Me [DVD] Bryan Adams
Flying [DVD] Bryan Adams
All for Love [DVD] Bryan Adams
Straight from the Heart [DVD] Bryan Adams
Room Service [DVD] Bryan Adams

Credits

Terry Lewis (Keyboards), Paul Northfield (Assistant Engineer), Garry Rindfuss (Assistant), David Munday (String Arrangements), Phil Gitomer (Assistant Engineer), Bruce Adams (Vocals (Background)), M. Simpson (Vocals (Background)), Mike Fraser (Assistant Engineer), Yan Memmi (Assistant Engineer), Bonnie Raitt (Slide Guitar), Michael Kamen (Conductor), Bruce Lampcov (Assistant), Robbie King (Organ (Hammond)), Nancy Nash (Vocals (Background)), Ron Obvious (Technical Engineer), Tom Keenlyside (Horn), Robert John "Mutt" Lange (Guitar), Jim Vallance (Bass), Bryan Adams (Photography), Bob Clearmountain (Engineer), Jim Vallance (Guitar), John Eddie (Vocals (Background)), Bryan Gallant (Assistant), Phil Nicholas (Keyboards), David Paich (Organ (Hammond)), Robert Sabino (Keyboards), Phil Western (Keyboards), Bryan Adams (Bass), K. Davies (Vocals (Background)), Olle Romo (Percussion), Bryan Adams (Guitar), Patrick Leonard (Engineer), David Paich (Piano), Phil Thornalley (Producer), Richard Moakes (Assistant), Danny Cummings (Vocal Harmony), Pamela Anderson-Lee (Vocals), Nick Bracegirdle (Keyboards), Jimmy Jam (Producer), Phil Thornalley (String Arrangements), Rod Stewart (Vocals), Danny Cummings (Percussion), Ron Vermeulen (Assistant), Michael Kamen (String Arrangements), Jim Vallance (Organ), Bryan Adams (Vocals (Background)), L. Frenette (Vocals (Background)), Brandon Duncan (Assistant), Debra Dobkin (Percussion), Paul Northfield (Assistant), Robbie Whelan (Assistant Engineer), Olle Romo (Programming), Bryan Adams (Piano), Ralph Eppel (Horn), Mickey Curry (Percussion), Joe Walker, Jr. (Guitar (Acoustic)), Jim Vallance (Associate Producer), Bill Payne (Piano), Mark Du'velle Doyle (Vocals (Background)), George Marinelli (Guitar (Electric)), Phil Nicholas (Programming), Tommy Mandel (Organ (Hammond)), Dave Marsh (Liner Notes), Steve Smith (Drums), Bill Payne (Organ (Hammond)), Jim Vallance (Percussion), Perry Curties (Photography), Olle Romo (Keyboards), Tim Crich (Engineer), Phil Thornalley (Programming), Kirk McNally (Assistant), Bob Clearmountain (Mixing), Ron Vermeulen (Engineer), Dave Taylor (Bass), Nigel Green (Engineer), Jim Vallance (Drums), Mickey Curry (Vocal Harmony), Norm Fisher (Bass), Bryan Adams (Vocals), Patrick Leonard (Arranger), Glen Clark (Keyboards), Jeff Hendrickson (Assistant Engineer), Bryan Adams (Producer), Bruce Fairbairn (Horn), Gary Breit (Piano), Randy Staub (Engineer), Tina Turner (Vocals), Olle Romo (Engineer), Tommy Mandel (Organ), Terry Lewis (Programming), Bryan Adams (String Arrangements), Jimmy Jam (Keyboards), Greg Goldman (Engineer), Bryan Adams (Dobro), Bob Ludwig (Mastering), Don Was (Producer), Avril MacKintosh (Mixing Assistant), Ricky Fataar (Drums), Ron Vermeulen (Technical Assistance), Tommy Mandel (Keyboards), Lou Gramm (Vocals (Background)), Andrew Catlin (Photography), Chris E. Thomas (Producer), Pat Steward (Drums), Ben Dobie (Engineer), Phil Thornalley (Keyboards), Larry Klein (Bass), Terry Lewis (Producer), Brian Stanley (Bass), Bob Clearmountain (Producer), Ed Cherney (Engineer), Patrick Leonard (Producer), Nick Bracegirdle (Programming), Ed Cherney (Mixing), J. Wesley (Vocals (Background)), Bryan Adams (Harmonica), Dave Taylor (Vocals (Background)), Dean Maher (Assistant), Phil Thornalley (Guitar), Phil Thornalley (Bass), Bryan Adams (Arranger), Ken Lomas (Engineer), Peter Bjerring (Arp Odyssey), Tommy Mandel (Accordion), Bob Clearmountain (Vocals (Background)), Bonnie Raitt (Producer), Kevin Globerman (Engineer), Steve Jackson (Engineer), Zach Blackstone (Overdubs), Robert John "Mutt" Lange (Producer), Jimmy Jam (Programming), Bonnie Raitt (Vocals), Steve Hodge (Engineer), Gary Breit (Organ), Mickey Curry (Drums), Jim Vallance (Producer)
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Anthology
Compilation album by Bryan Adams
Released October 18, 2005
Recorded 1978–2005
Genre Rock, soft rock
Length 155:57 (International Edition)
Label Polydor
Producer Bryan Adams, Robert Lange, Bob Clearmountain
Professional reviews
Bryan Adams chronology
Room Service
(2004)		 Anthology
(2005)		 11
(2008)
Singles from Anthology
  1. "When You're Gone"
    Released: 2006
  2. "So Far So Good"
    Released: 2006

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 1980–2005. 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.

Contents

Release and reception

Anthology co-produced by Adams, Robert Lange and Bob Clearmountain, peaked at number 65 on the Billboard 200.[1] The album was released on October 18, 2005 and features songs like "Heat of the Night", and "Summer of '69". Anthology peaked at 4 on the Canadian Album Chart 29 on the UK Albums Chart and was certified two times platinum in Canada and gold in the UK.[1][2][3][4]

Version differences

On the first disc, the North American edition has "The Best of Me" as the last track, while the International edition moved the song to the 2nd disc, and had "All I Want Is You" instead.

On the second disc, The North American edition has two songs from his Album Room Service and a new recorded version of "When You're Gone" with Pamela Anderson, while the international edition has the Chicane song "Don't Give Up" in place of Chicane's remix of Cloud Number Nine, and a new song "I'm Not the Man You Think I Am" (from the movie Colour Me Kubrick), and the original version of "When You're Gone" with Mel C. instead.

Track Listing

North American Release

Disc One

# Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Remember"   Adams, Vallance 3:41
2. "Lonely Nights"   Adams, Vallance 4:46
3. "Straight from the Heart"   Adams, Kagna 3:30
4. "Cuts Like a Knife"   Adams, Vallance 5:16
5. "This Time"   Adams, Vallance 3:18
6. "Run to You"   Adams, Vallance 3:54
7. "Somebody"   Adams, Vallance 4:44
8. "Heaven"   Adams, Vallance 4:03
9. "Summer of '69"   Adams, Vallance 3:35
10. "One Night Love Affair"   Adams, Vallance 4:42
11. "It's Only Love [featuring Tina Turner]"   Adams, Vallance 3:15
12. "Heat of the Night"   Adams, Vallance 5:07
13. "Hearts on Fire"   Adams, Vallance 3:30
14. "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You"   Adams, Lange, Vallance 6:34
15. "Can't Stop This Thing We Started"   Adams 4:29
16. "There Will Never Be Another Tonight"   Adams, Lange, Vallance 4:40
17. "Thought I'd Died and Gone to Heaven"   Adams, Vallance 5:58
18. "The Best of Me"   Adams, Vallance 3:33

Disc Two

# Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Please Forgive Me"   Adams, Lange 5:03
2. "All for Love [with Rod Stewart and Sting]"   Adams, Lange, Kamen 4:46
3. "Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman?"   Adams, Kamen, Lange 4:06
4. "Rock Steady (Live with Bonnie Raitt)"   Adams, Peters 4:05
5. "The Only Thing That Looks Good on Me Is You"   Adams, Lange 3:37
6. "Let's Make a Night to Remember"   Adams, Lange 6:19
7. "Star"   Adams, Lange 3:42
8. "Back to You (Live)"   Adams, Lange 3:35
9. "I'm Ready (Live)"   Adams, Vallance 4:42
10. "On a Day Like Today"   Adams, Lange 3:15
11. "Cloud Number Nine [Chicane Remix]"   Adams, Martin, Peters 3:45
12. "Here I Am"   Adams, Zimmer, Peters 4:40
13. "This Side of Paradise"   Adams, Peters 3:50
14. "Why Do You Have to Be So Hard to Love"   Adams, Peters 2:58
15. "Open Road"   Adams, Kennedy 4:40
16. "18 'Til I Die (Live)"   Adams, Lange 3:28
17. "When You're Gone [featuring Pamela Anderson]"   Adams, Martin, Peters 3:24
18. "So Far So Good"   Adams, Vallance 3:47


International Release

Disc One

# Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Remember"   Adams, Vallance 3:41
2. "Lonely Nights"   Adams, Vallance 4:46
3. "Straight from the Heart"   Adams, Kagna 3:30
4. "Cuts Like a Knife"   Adams, Vallance 5:16
5. "This Time"   Adams, Vallance 3:18
6. "Run to You"   Adams, Vallance 3:54
7. "Somebody"   Adams, Vallance 4:44
8. "Heaven"   Adams, Vallance 4:03
9. "Summer of '69"   Adams, Vallance 3:35
10. "One Night Love Affair"   Adams, Vallance 4:42
11. "It's Only Love [featuring Tina Turner]"   Adams, Vallance 3:15
12. "Heat of the Night"   Adams, Vallance 5:07
13. "Hearts on Fire"   Adams, Vallance 3:30
14. "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You"   Adams, Lange, Vallance 6:34
15. "Can't Stop This Thing We Started"   Adams 4:29
16. "There Will Never Be Another Tonight"   Adams, Lange, Vallance 4:40
17. "Thought I'd Died and Gone to Heaven"   Adams, Vallance 5:58
18. "All I Want Is You"   Adams 5:20

Disc Two

# Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Please Forgive Me"   Adams, Lange 5:03
2. "All for Love [with Rod Stewart and Sting]"   Adams, Lange, Kamen 4:46
3. "Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman?"   Adams, Kamen, Lange 4:06
4. "Rock Steady (Live with Bonnie Raitt)"   Adams, Peters 4:05
5. "The Only Thing That Looks Good on Me Is You"   Adams, Lange 3:37
6. "Let's Make a Night to Remember"   Adams, Lange 6:19
7. "Star"   Adams, Lange 3:42
8. "Back to You (Live)"   Adams, Lange 3:35
9. "I'm Ready (Live)"   Adams, Vallance 4:42
10. "On a Day Like Today"   Adams, Lange 3:15
11. "When You're Gone [featuring Mel C]"   Adams, Martin, Peters 3:24
12. "Cloud Number Nine"   Adams, Martin, Peters 3:45
13. "The Best of Me"   Adams, Vallance 3:33
14. "Don't Give Up [Chicane Remix]"   Adams, Lange, Vallance 3:42
15. "Open Road"   Adams, Kennedy 4:40
16. "18 'Til I Die (Live)"   Adams, Lange 3:28
17. "So Far So Good"   Adams, Vallance 3:47
18. "I'm Not the Man You Think I Am"   Adams, Lange 5:20

Personnel

  • Bryan Adams - rhythm guitar, vocals, co-producer
  • Keith Scott - lead guitar
  • Tommy Mandel - Hammond organ
  • Dave Taylor - bass
  • Mickey Curry - drums
  • Brian Stanley - bass
  • Phil Nicholas - keyboards and programming
  • Robbie King - Hammond organ
  • Bill Payne - piano and Hammond organ
  • Larry Klein - bass
  • Ed Shearmur - keyboards
  • The Tuck Back Twins - background vocals
  • Kirk McNally - engineering

References

  1. ^ a b "Artist Chart History - Bryan Adams". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&searchlink=BRYANADAMS&sql=11:fifpxqw5ldae~T5. Retrieved 2008-06-24. 
  2. ^ "Bryan Adams". Chart Stats. http://www.chartstats.com/. Retrieved 2008-06-24. 
  3. ^ "CRIA Certifications". CRIA. http://www.cria.ca/cert_db_search.php?page=1&wclause=WHERE+artist_name+like+%27%25Bryan+Adam%25%27+ORDER+BY+cert_date%2C+cert_award+&rcnt=63&csearch=40&nextprev=1. Retrieved 2008-06-24. 
  4. ^ "Search the Awards Database". British Phonographic Industry. http://www.bpi.co.uk/index.asp. Retrieved 2008-07-20. 
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Bryan Adams
Studio albums
Compilation albums
Hits On Fire • So Far So Good • The Best of Me • Anthology
Live albums
Concert releases
MTV Unplugged • Live at Slane Castle • Live at the Budokan • Live in Lisbon
Soundtrack albums
Hit singles
"Straight from the Heart" • "Cuts Like a Knife" • "This Time" • "Run to You" • "Somebody" • "Heaven" • "Summer of '69" • "It's Only Love" • "One Night Love Affair" • "Tears Are Not Enough" • "Christmas Time" • "Heat of the Night" • "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" • "Can't Stop This Thing We Started" • "Thought I'd Died and Gone to Heaven" • "There Will Never Be Another Tonight" • "Do I Have to Say the Words?" • "Please Forgive Me" • "All for Love" • "Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman?" • "The Only Thing That Looks Good on Me Is You" • "Let's Make a Night to Remember" • "I Finally Found Someone" • "Back to You" • "I'm Ready" • "When You're Gone" • "Cloud Number Nine" • "Inside Out" • "On a Day Like Today" • "Don't Give Up" • "Here I Am" • "Open Road" • "I Thought I'd Seen Everything"
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