Reckless (Bryan Adams album)

Reckless
Reckless
Studio album by Bryan Adams
Released	5 November 1984
Recorded	June 1983, March–August 1984
Studio	Power Station, New York City; Little Mountain, Vancouver;
Genre	Rock; arena rock;
Length	37:58
Label	A&M
Producer	Bob Clearmountain; Bryan Adams;
Bryan Adams chronology
Singles from Reckless
	"Run to You"; Released: 18 October 1984 (US); "Somebody"; Released: January 1985 (US); "Heaven"; Released: 9 April 1985; "Summer of '69"; Released: 17 June 1985 (US); "One Night Love Affair"; Released: September 1985; "It's Only Love"; Released: 21 October 1985 (UK);

Reckless is the fourth studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Bryan Adams, released by A&M Records on 5 November 1984 to coincide with Adams' 25th birthday. Like its predecessor Cuts Like a Knife, the album was entirely produced by Adams and Bob Clearmountain.

Reckless was commercially successful, selling over 12 million copies worldwide, making it Adams' second highest-selling studio album to date – behind his 1991 album "Waking up the Neighbours".^[4]^[5] It was also the first Canadian album to sell over one million copies within Canada, and is certified eleven-times platinum in the country. The album peaked at number one on the US Billboard 200.^[6] The album has also received positive reviews from critics, with contemporary reviews praising its songwriting and sonic quality.

Six singles were released from the album: "Run to You", "Somebody", "Heaven", "Summer of '69", "One Night Love Affair", and "It's Only Love"; all six singles charted within the top-twenty on the US Billboard Hot 100.

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^ "Bryan Adams singles". Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
^ "New Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 19 October 1985. p. 22. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 January 2022. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
^ "Remember September: 25 awesome albums turning 25 years old this month". Vanyaland. 18 September 2016. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
^ "Bryan Adams tickets: how to get them". The Telegraph. 8 August 2014. Archived from the original on 1 March 2017. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
^ "Bryan Adams | Biography, Music & News". Billboard. Retrieved 7 September 2023.

[1] "Bryan Adams singles". Archived from the original on 29 June 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2021.

[2] "Bryan Adams singles". Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2021.

[3] "New Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 19 October 1985. p. 22. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 January 2022. Retrieved 24 July 2021.

[4] "Remember September: 25 awesome albums turning 25 years old this month". Vanyaland. 18 September 2016. Retrieved 11 December 2023.

[telegraph-5] "Bryan Adams tickets: how to get them". The Telegraph. 8 August 2014. Archived from the original on 1 March 2017. Retrieved 14 September 2019.

[US-6] "Bryan Adams | Biography, Music & News". Billboard. Retrieved 7 September 2023.

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