![]() However, his third single, “ Lonely Nights” expanded his fan base here in town. But “Fits Ya Good” didn’t make the Top 30 on CFUN for hometown boy Bryan Adams. In Moose Jaw, the tune climbed to at least #13, based on partial chart information online (it may have climbed into the Moose Jaw Top Ten). The song spent at least 8 weeks on the CHUM AM chart in Toronto where it peaked at #16. The second single made it to #30 on the Canadian RPM singles chart. The first single release from the album was “Coming Home” followed by “Fits Ya Good”. His second album, You Want It You Got It, established the mainstream rock sound he has been associated with ever since. One of his most successful hits in the 1980s, “Straight From The Heart”, was written in the late 70s.Īdams had a self-titled debut album in early 1980 which resulted in an indifferent response from rock music critics, though it distinguished his sound from his disco-themed first single release. The song spent six weeks on the CFUN Top Ten in Vancouver. This is due to his vocals on the recording being sped up to meet the 122BPM dance tempo. It is a song he has hardly ever performed live. Experimenting with pop music fads, as he had with Sweeney Todd‘s glam rock, Adams first solo single was the disco song “Let Me Take You Dancing”. ![]() That same year Adams signed a record deal with A&M records for one dollar. This led to the start of a partnership that has lasted nearly four decades. Adams agreed to meet at Vallance’s home studio a few days later. Vallance had recently left Prism to build a career as a studio musician and songwriter. Vallance was the former drummer and principal songwriter for Vancouver-based rock band Prism. In 1978, at 18, Adams met Jim Vallance through a mutual friend in a Vancouver music store. During his senior years in high school he began playing music with his guitarist, Keith Scott. His first salary came from working for Robbie King, a keyboard musician with Motown. By the time he turned 17, Bryan Adams had landed work as a background vocalist for the CBC. By the age of 15 Adams was playing with the band Sweeney Todd as a frontman. While growing up his family was posted to Portugal, Austria and Israel. Adams, was a diplomat in the Canadian foreign service. Writer(s): BRYAN ADAMS, JAMES VALLANCELyrics powered by Position on Billboard Hot 100 ~ did not chartīorn in Kingston, Ontario, in November 1959, Bryan Adams parents immigrated from the UK in the 1950s. ![]() We waited all through the year For the day to appear You know the time will come Peace on earth for everyone And we can live forever in a world where we are free There's something about Christmas time Something about Christmas time Makes you wish it was Christmas everyday To see the joy in the children's eyes The way that the old folks smile We're all as one tonight Makes no difference if you're black or white 'Cause we can sing together in harmony I know it's not too late The world would be a better place If we could keep the spirit more than one day in the year There's something about Christmas time Something about Christmas time That makes you wish it was Christmas every day To see the joy in the children's eyes The way that the old folks smile It's the time of year everyone's together And celebrate here on Christmas day When the ones you love are there There's something about Christmas time There's something about Christmas time Something about Christmas time Makes you wish it was Christmas every day To see the joy in the children's eyes The way that the old folks smile There's something about Christmas time Something about Christmas time Makes you wish it was Christmas every day To see the joy in the children's eyes The way that the old folks smile Please tell me Christmas will never go away
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