Waking Up The Neighbours

Bryan Adams 1991 album, Waking Up the Neighbours, signaled his commercial apex. Bridging the time gap between 80s arena rock and 90s angst-ridden grunge, the album also ushered in an era in which Adams became as well-known for his sweeping power ballads as he was for straight-ahead rock tunes. This album, filled with nearly 75 minutes of showstopping arena rockers and mid-tempo ballads, featured no less than five hit singles, the most notable being the Robin Hood Prince of Thieves theme "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You." That ballad spent seven weeks atop the U.S. pop charts, becoming the longest-reigning American chart-topper since Princes "When Doves Cry" seven years earlier. The song also became a phenomenon in Europe, becoming Adams biggest hit ever. Other singles which followed included the joyous rocker "Cant Stop This Thing We Started," which became a number two hit, the mid-tempo ballads "Do I Have to Say the Words" and "Thought Id Died and Gone to Heaven," and the fun, straight-ahead rocker "There Will Never Be Another Tonight." ~ Jose F. Promis