Cuts Like a Knife

Cuts Like a Knife
Studio album by Bryan Adams
Released	January, 1983
Recorded	August 13 - October 20, 1982
Genre	Rock
Length	38:53
Label	A&M
Producer	Bryan Adams Bob Clearmountain
Professional reviews
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Bryan Adams chronology
You Want It You Got It (1981) Cuts Like a Knife (1983) Reckless (1984)
Singles from Cuts Like a Knife
"Straight from the Heart" Released: 1983 "Cuts Like a Knife" Released: 1983 "This Time" Released: 1983

Cuts Like a Knife is the third album by the Canadian rock artist Bryan Adams. Released on January, 1983 through A&M Records, the album became a big hit in Canada when it was released. Outside Canada and the United States the album didn't do so good. After the release of Reckless the album would chart on the British album chart and would later be a Silver Record by the BPI. It was made at Little Mountain Sound, in Vancouver, Canada.

Three singles were released from the album: "Straight from the Heart", "Cuts Like a Knife" and "This Time", the three made Adams very popular.

Track listing

#	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"The Only One"	Adams, Vallance	3:14
2.	"Take Me Back"	Adams, Vallance	4:49
3.	"This Time"	Adams, Vallance	3:18
4.	"Straight from the Heart"	Adams, Kagna	3:30
5.	"Cuts Like a Knife"	Adams, Vallance	5:16
6.	"I'm Ready"	Adams, Vallance	3:58
7.	"What's It Gonna Be"	Adams, Vallance	3:39
8.	"Don't Leave Me Lonely"	Adams, Carr, Vallance	5:09
9.	"Let Him Know"	Adams, Vallance	2:56
10.	"The Best Was Yet to Come"	Adams, Vallance	3:04

Personnel

• Bryan Adams - vocals, guitars, piano
• Jim Vallance - guitars, percussion, keyboards
• Mickey Curry - drums
• Tommy Mandel - organ, synthesizer
• Keith Scott - guitars, vocals
• Alfa Anderson - background vocals
• Lou Gramm of Foreigner - background vocals