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AnthologyArtist: Bryan Adams
Label: A&M Records
Category: Music

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Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars 17 reviews
Sales Rank: 960

Format: Original recording remastered
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 2
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5

UPC: 602498861721
EAN: 0602498861721
ASIN: B000BBOV8U

Release Date: September 18, 2007
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Tracks:

  Disc 1
  • Remember
  • Lonely Nights
  • Straight From the Heart
  • Cuts Like a Knife
  • This Time
  • Run to You
  • Somebody
  • Heaven
  • Summer of '69 - Bryan Adams, Adams, Bryan
  • One Night Love Affair
  • It's Only Love
  • Heat of the Night
  • Hearts on Fire
  • (Everything I Do) I Do It For You - Bryan Adams, Adams, Bryan
  • Can't Stop This Thing We Started
  • There Will Never Be Another Tonight
  • Thought I'd Died and Gone to Heaven
  • The Best of Me

  Disc 2
  • Please Forgive Me
  • All for Love
  • Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman? [From Don Juan DeMarco]
  • Rock Steady [Live]
  • The Only Thing That Looks Good on Me Is You
  • Let's Make a Night to Remember
  • All For Love
  • Rock Steady [Live]
  • I'm Ready [Live]
  • On a Day Like Today
  • Cloud Number Nine [Chicane Mix]
  • Here I Am [From Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron]
  • This Side of Paradise
  • Please Forgive Me
  • Open Road
  • 18 Til I Die [Live]
  • Here I Am [From Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron]
  • So Far So Good
  • Back to You [Live]
  • 18 Til I Die [Live]
  • Cloud Number Nine [Chicane Mix]
  • Open Road

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5 out of 5 stars Keeping it simple but entertaining   June 12, 2009
Peter Durward Harris (Leicester England)
7 out of 7 found this review helpful

This compilation of music by one of Canada's most important singers is presented in approximate chronological order, beginning in 1980 with Remember. The first Bryan Adams song that I became familiar with is Straight from the heart, which became his first top ten hit in America. It wasn't a hit for him in Britain but Bonnie Tyler covered it for her album, Faster than the speed of night. A hugely successful album that spawned a British and American number one hit, Total eclipse of the heart, it surely can't have harmed Bryan's career to have a cover of one of his songs on such a successful album, even though his name among the credits may not have meant anything to many Brits who bought the album at the time. Meanwhile in America, two follow-up singles to Straight from the heart (Cuts like a knife, This time) gained respectable top thirty chart placings.

It didn't take long before Bryan's singles started charting in Britain as well as America, although his British chart placings have generally (but not always) been lower than the corresponding American placings. By far the biggest hit of his career in either country is the Robin Hood movie theme, Everything I do. Number one in both countries, it spent sixteen consecutive weeks there in Britain. Bryan has returned to the number one spot in Britain just once, with Chicane on Don't give up. His other British top ten hits include Thought I'd died and gone to heaven, Please forgive me, All for love (with Rod Stewart and Sting), Have you ever really loved a woman?, The only thing that looks good on me is you, When you're gone (with Melanie C, a former member of the Spice Girls), Cloud number nine and Here I am. Most of these songs (and some others) also made the top ten in America.

Apart from the collaborations already mentioned, Bryan also teamed up with Tina Turner (It's only love) and Bonnie Raitt (Rock steady - though this is really a Bonnie Raitt solo for which Bryan wrote the song and provided instrumental backing). All the songs I've mentioned, along with many others, can be found on this wonderful double CD.

Bryan's mix of up-tempo rocking songs and slow romantic ballads doesn't please everybody but it pleases me immensely. His universal appeal cuts across many genres of music. Country singer T G Sheppard and Welsh opera singer Katherine Jenkins are among those who have covered Everything I do. Similarly, country group Highway 101 and the classical crossover group Il Divo both covered Have you ever really loved a woman?

In an age where musicians seemed to introduce complexity for its own sake, Bryan Adams opted for the simple approach. His music is raw rock'n'roll that has just enough embellishment to appeal to contemporary music fans, yet has a basic simplicity that appeals to older listeners. If you want just one collection of Bryan's music, this is surely the one to choose.



5 out of 5 stars review of Bryan Adams Anthology   April 7, 2009
L. Wise (Alabama)
Bryan Adams has a knack for making you want to just snuggle and hold hands with your partner. He really brings out the romance in his songs. Plus, he has a fantastic voice and the background music is amazing!Every song on this album is a winner. I could listen to it over and over. I highly recommend "Anthology" for anyone who loves romance and good music.


5 out of 5 stars A great rock 'n' roll record   April 21, 2009
José Vicente (Spain)
What does rock 'n' roll mean? I do not exactly know, but I think that this record is pure rock music.
Mr. Adams voice, guitars, drums and, especially his passion make this double CD a great purchase. All the songs are fantastic, my favourite is Please Forgive Me, one of the best love rock 'n' roll songs I have never heard.
Adam's energy is incredible. His voice is perfect for a rock singer. And the rest of the musicians are a great complement. The lyrics are also fantastic. The pack is very generous: 36 songs and an correct book.
I highly recommend this product.



5 out of 5 stars Great Music   June 29, 2009
S. Ranschau (Iowa, USA)
Great music from a great artist. Listening to this music on this CD makes you appreciate the wide variety Bryan offers his fans. It has almost all of the favorites and is worth a listen.


5 out of 5 stars Anthology Brian Adams   July 14, 2009
H. Metcalf
This was a collection of all my favorite Brian Adams songs. They are perfectly placed to pop in your cd changer and listen to his career, some of his live concerts, and his best 80's hits. You can't go wrong, this collection is the best yet.

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