Bryan Adams (album)

Bryan Adams is the debut solo studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Bryan Adams, after previously being the lead vocalist of Canadian hard rock band Sweeney Todd, released on 12 February 1980 by A&M Records. "Hidin' From Love" reached number 64 and "Give Me Your Love" reached number 91 on Canada's RPM 100 Singles chart.

Bryan Adams
Studio album by
Bryan Adams
Released12 February 1980
RecordedNovember 1979
StudioManta Sound (Toronto, Ontario)
Pinewood Studios (Vancouver, British Columbia)
GenreRock
Length31:11
LabelA&M
ProducerBryan Adams, Jim Vallance
Bryan Adams chronology
Bryan Adams
(1980)		 You Want It You Got It
(1981)
Singles from Bryan Adams
  1. "Hidin' from Love"
    Released: 24 March 1980 [1]
  2. "Give Me Your Love"
    Released: 14 July 1980 [2]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[4]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[5]

Production and release

In early 1978, Bryan Adams teamed up with Jim Vallance (formerly of Canadian band Prism) to form a song-writing duo. A&M Records signed the pair as songwriters, not long before signing Adams as a recording artist. He worked on the debut album for the balance of 1979 with it being released on 12 February 1980.

The first single was "Hidin' from Love" in 1980, peaked at number 43 on the Billboard dance charts, which was followed up by "Give Me Your Love" and "Remember". Although the album never received any US notoriety on its debut, it was the door opener that led to getting radio play, tours, management, agents and the music business in general, interested in the 20-year-old songwriter.

The first tour was across Canada playing clubs and colleges. It was during this time that Adams developed the songs for the US breakthrough album You Want It You Got It (1981).

Track listing
Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Hidin' from Love"Adams, Vallance, Eric Kagna3:17
2."Win Some, Lose Some"Adams, Vallance, Kagna, Paul Dean3:47
3."Wait and See"Adams, Allee Willis3:05
4."Give Me Your Love"Adams2:54
5."Wastin' Time"Adams3:34
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."Don't Ya Say It"Adams, Vallance3:21
7."Remember"Adams, Vallance3:41
8."State of Mind"Adams, Vallance3:15
9."Try to See It My Way"Adams, Vallance4:03
Japan 2012 SHM-CD Bonus Track
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
10."Remember" (From Live at the Budokan)Adams, Vallance3:49

Personnel
  • Bryan Adams – vocals, acoustic piano, guitars
  • Peter Bjerring – keyboards, guitars, backing vocals
  • Marek Norman – keyboards, backing vocals
  • Jim Vallance – keyboards, guitars, bass, drums
  • Jeff Baxter – guitars
  • Jim Clench – bass, backing vocals
  • David Hungate – bass
  • Tom Szczesniak – bass
  • Fred Turner – bass
  • Dick Smith – drums, percussion
  • Gene Meros – saxophones
  • Colina Phillips – backing vocals
  • Sharon Lee Williams – backing vocals

Production
  • Bryan Adams – producer
  • Jim Vallance – producer
  • Hayward Parrott – recording
  • Alan Perkins – additional recording
  • Geoff Turner – additional recording
  • Joe Laux – recording assistant
  • Paul MacDonald – recording assistant
  • Gene Meros – recording assistant
  • Dave Taylor – recording assistant
  • Bob Schaper – mixing
  • Mike Reese – mastering
  • Sunset Sound (Hollywood, California) – mixing location
  • The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, California) – mastering location
  • Chuck Beeson – art direction, design
  • Mark Hanauer – photography
  • Bruce Allen – management

Charts
Weekly chart positions for Bryan Adams
Chart (1980) Peak
position
Canadian Albums (RPM)[6] 69

Notable cover songs
  • In 1982, "Hidin' From Love" and "Remember" were covered by the British group Rosetta Stone. Their version of "Hidin' From Love" reached No. 46 on Canada's RPM 100 Singles chart.

References
  1. "Bryan Adams singles".
  2. "Bryan Adams singles".
  3. AllMusic review
  4. Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 1. MUZE. p. 45.
  5. The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 7.
  6. "RPM Magazine Archives > Top Albums/CDs > Bryan Adams". RPM. Archived from the original on October 24, 2012. Retrieved September 12, 2011.
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