Bryan Adams
November 5, 1959 in Kingston, Ontario
Maltese ancestry
Father a diplomat
Travelling around the world
1973 Canada
Quit school
Jim Vallance
Songs for other artists:
· Kiss
· Prism
· Rod Stewart
· Neil Diamond
In 1978 demo recordings to A&M Records
Other artists
"Let Me Take You Dancing"
Self-titled debut album
February 1980
October 29 to November 29, 1979 at Manta
Studios in Toronto
Gold in Canada
New York City
Bob Clearmountain
1981
FM radio hit "Lonely Nights"
January 1983
Breakout album
Music videos
Number eight on the
Billboard 200
Three times platinum in
Canada
Platinum in the United States
Gold in Australia
Best-selling album
Number one on the
Billboard 200
November 1984
Best Male Rock
Performance
Five times platinum
1987
Cliffhanger
Studios in Vancouver, British
Columbia
AIR Studios in
London and Warehouse Studio
in Vancouver