To this end, he travelled to New York to hustle Bob Clearmountain into listening to his songs. To a point, the plan worked. Clearmountain produced the second album – named You Want It You Got It, after Adams’s original joke title was “kiboshed” by A&M. It sounded good. But again, sales were weak. In the US, the album didn’t even make the Top 100.

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this CD is dedicated to the friends and loved ones that we lost during the making of this record: michael kamen, eddie and alice curry, shirley russell and david mctaggert. When he got home to Vancouver, Adams had the money to pay the rent on his apartment, and just enough left over to buy a car. Not a Ferrari, but a Volkswagen Beetle. Second-hand. And again, the advice that he received from Bruce Allen was succinct. “You better write another new record…” Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Archived from the original on 13 October 2015 . Retrieved 28 August 2021.

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Yearly Summary – The JUNO Awards". 22 June 2015. Archived from the original on 22 June 2015 . Retrieved 6 September 2023. Fourth studio album released on November 5, 1984 through A&M Records. The album was co-produced by Adams and Bob Clearmountain and it was arguably Adams' most successful solo album. The album was a huge international hit, selling over five million units in the United States alone and twelve million worldwide. It was the first Canadian album to sell more than one million units within Canada. The album reached number one on the Billboard 200 and reached high positions on album charts worldwide. a b c d "Album notes for Anthology by Dave Marsh (CD booklet). A&M Records (A&M 5613)". 18 October 2005.

Jaaroverzichten – Album 1990". dutchcharts.nl. Archived from the original on 19 December 2018 . Retrieved 7 February 2022. Billboard 200 Top Albums 1985". Billboard. Archived from the original on 30 July 2018 . Retrieved 28 August 2021.And then,” he says, “I saw this big mane of hair coming down the hallway. I could hear her saying, ‘Where is he? Where is he?’ Someone said: ‘There he is.’ And Tina says, ‘Bryan, I loooove this song! I wanna record it!’ I said: ‘Let’s do it tomorrow.’” RPM Top 100 Albums of 1985". RPM. 28 December 1985. Archived from the original on 23 July 2012 . Retrieved 28 August 2021.