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Cuts Like a Knife

  • Release Date: 1983
  • Genre: Rock
  • Label: A&M
  • Total Time: 38:53

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After the indifference which met his first album, Bryan Adams reportedly considered naming this sophomore release "Bryan Adams Hasn't Heard of You Either," but thankfully, the soon-to-be mega-star settled for the less offensive Cuts Like a Knife instead. Side one (for those of you who still remember vinyl sides) of this album 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 back-up 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. ~ Ed Rivadavia, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title iTunes Composers Performers Time
The Only One
Bryan Adams, Jim Vallance Bryan Adams (3:14)
Take Me Back
Bryan Adams, Jim Vallance Bryan Adams (4:49)
This Time
Bryan Adams, Jim Vallance Bryan Adams (3:18)
Straight from the Heart
Bryan Adams Bryan Adams (3:30)
Cuts Like a Knife
Bryan Adams, Jim Vallance Bryan Adams (5:16)
I'm Ready
Bryan Adams, Jim Vallance Bryan Adams (3:58)
What's It Gonna Be
Bryan Adams, Jim Vallance Bryan Adams (3:39)
Don't Leave Me Lonely
Bryan Adams, Eric Carr, Jim Vallance Bryan Adams (5:09)
Let Him Know
Bryan Adams, Jim Vallance Bryan Adams (2:56)
The Best Was Yet to Come
Bryan Adams, Jim Vallance Bryan Adams (3:04)

Credits

Bryan Adams (Guitar), Bryan Adams (Piano), Bryan Adams (Guitar (Electric)), Bryan Adams (Vocals), Bryan Adams (Vocals (Background)), Bryan Adams (Producer), Bryan Adams (Main Performer), Lou Gramm (Vocals (Background)), K. Scott (Vocals (Background)), Alfa Anderson Barfield (Vocals (Background)), Bob Clearmountain (Vocals (Background)), Bob Clearmountain (Producer), Bob Clearmountain (Engineer), Mickey Curry (Drums), K. Davies (Vocals (Background)), Mark Doyle (Vocals (Background)), Mike Fink (Cover Design), L. Frenette (Vocals (Background)), Tom Mandel (Organ), Tom Mandel (Synthesizer), Keith Scott (Guitar), Keith Scott (Guitar (Electric)), Keith Scott (Vocals), Keith Scott (Vocals (Background)), M. Simpson (Vocals (Background)), Dave Taylor (Bass), Dave Taylor (Vocals), Dave Taylor (Vocals (Background)), Jim Vallance (Bass), Jim Vallance (Guitar), Jim Vallance (Percussion), Jim Vallance (Keyboards), J. Wesley (Vocals (Background)), Alfa Anderson (Vocals (Background)), Lynn Robb (Cover Design), Jeffrey Kent Ayeroff (Art Direction), Jim O'Mara (Photography)
 
 
Wikipedia: Cuts Like a Knife
Cuts Like a Knife
Cuts Like a Knife cover
Studio album by Bryan Adams
Released January 1983
Recorded 1982
Genre Rock
Length 38:53
Label A&M Records
Producer Bryan Adams, Bob Clearmountain
Professional reviews
Bryan Adams chronology
You Want It You Got It
(1981)
Cuts Like a Knife
(1983)
Reckless
(1984)

Cuts Like a Knife is the third solo album by Canadian musician Bryan Adams, released in 1983. It proved to be Adams' major and definitive breakthrough as it managed to crack the Top 10. Peaking at #8 on the album charts, the set gave Adams his first Top 10 single as well, with the ballad "Straight From the Heart". Other hit singles from the album included the hard-rocking title track, as well as the top-25 hit "This Time".

Another standout track on the album is "The Best Was Yet to Come," a tribute to a fellow British Columbian, the Playboy Playmate/actress Dorothy Stratten, who was slain by her estranged husband in a murder-suicide in 1980. The song was covered by Laura Branigan in 1990.

Track listing

  1. "The Only One" (Bryan Adams, Jim Vallance) – 3:14
  2. "Take Me Back" (Adams, Vallance) – 4:49
  3. "This Time" (Adams, Vallance) – 3:18
  4. "Straight from the Heart" (Adams, Eric Kagna) – 3:30
  5. "Cuts Like a Knife" (Adams, Vallance) – 5:16
  6. "I'm Ready" (Adams, Vallance) – 3:58
  7. "What's It Gonna Be" (Adams, Vallance) – 3:39
  8. "Don't Leave Me Lonely" (Adams, Vallance, Eric Carr) – 3:09
  9. "Let Him Know" (Adams, Vallance) – 2:56
  10. "The Best Was Yet to Come" (Adams, Vallance) – 3:04

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