On January 18, 1983, “A&M” label released “Cuts Like a Knife”, the third Bryan Adams studio album. It was recorded August – October 1982, at “Little Mountain Sound” in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, and was produced by Bob Clearmountain and Bryan Adams.
Personnel:
- Bryan Adams– vocals, guitars, piano
- Keith Scott– guitars, backing vocals
- Tommy Mandel– organ, B-3 organ, synthesizers, piano
- Dave Taylor– bass guitar, backing vocals
- Mickey Curry– drums
- Jim Vallance– percussion, electric piano
- Bruce Allen(credited as “B.A.”) – backing vocals
- Alfa Anderson – backing vocals
- Bob Clearmountain (credited as “B.C.”), Davies, L. Frenette, Lou Gramm, M. Simpson – backing vocals
- Jim Wesley – backing vocals
- James O’Mara – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Bryan Adams and Jim Vallance except where noted.
- The Only One
- Take Me Back
- This Time
- Straight from the Heart – Bryan Adams, Eric Kagna
- Cuts Like a Knife
- I’m Ready
- What’s It Gonna Be
- Don’t Leave Me Lonely – Bryan Adams, Jim Vallance, Eric Carr
- Let Him Know
- The Best Was Yet to Come