Anthology [Original recording remastered]

Bryan Adams | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 18, 2007)
• Original Release Date: September 18, 2007
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Original recording remastered
• Label: A&M Records
• ASIN: B000BBOV8U
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Keeping it simple but entertaining, June 12, 2009

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Peter Durward Harris "Pete the music fan" (Leicester England) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Anthology (Audio CD)

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.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars What about his early albums?, September 23, 2010

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sean (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Anthology (Audio CD)

I am a very serious and knowledgable BA fan. You know what I noticed, it seems like the record companies enjoy to just keep pumping out same-ole same-ole compilations and hits collections just to cash in from newer fans or people who are only casual fans. After 1993's so far so good and 2002's best of me which covered the 90's and late 90's material as well as all bryan's under the radar 2000's albums and the commercial failure 11 you'd think we'd see some beefed up remasters of reckless, cuts like a knife, into the fire and last but not least.....his EARLY albums before he made it big. As well as the out of print unreleased "Diana" single...but that's not the case here. Anthology (2005) is just the same old hits we hear all over rock radio stations on the weekends. This compilation, like all the others, fails to give a decent overview of his early early hits before he went big in the US and UK. Songs like "Fits Ya Good", "Jealousy", "Best was Yet To Come", "Coming Home" and "Victim of Love" "Remember" "Give Me Your Love" are nowhere to be found. Hey A&M, here's a wake up call, remind people about his older albums and you might make some decent coin. Until then, all your compilations will be worthless.

I recommend everybody buy his early albums like "Bryan Adams", "Into The Fire" and "You Want It You Got It" so you can hear some good hard rock tunes from Bryan before Mutt Lange got ahold of him. I know everybody's heard Reckless and Cuts Like A Knife enough that you're ready to vomit from the radio overplay. Both are available right here on amazon for under $15 bucks each.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars but where is "Diana"?, April 28, 2010

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Martin L. Jones - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Anthology (Audio CD)

Most people probably have forgotten the song "Diana" which, I believe, was written as a smitten love song for Princess Di. Absolutely great song that was only put out on an EP. Probably one of his best rockers ever.