![]() ![]() ![]() Many musicians, including Rod Stewart, Lana Del Rey and Amy Winehouse, have sat for Adams who prefers to shoot in black and white.Īdams has long evinced an interest in philanthropy and human rights that can arguably be traced back to his opening slot of the U.S. He has shot ad campaigns for the likes of Hugo Boss and Guess Jeans, and worked with fashion magazines like British and Italian Vogue. Since 1999 Adams has also pursued a second career, as a photographer. His follow-up albums 18 til I Die (1996) and On a Day Like Today (1998) were not as well received, and Adams pursued other projects, including composing songs for the animated film Spirit: Stallion of the Cimmaron (2002). Its follow-up, 1991’s Waking Up the Neighbors, was a collaboration with producer Mutt Lange that would sell 16 million copies and include the Grammy-winning single “(Everything I Do) I Do It For You.” With two million copies sold, it was a modest success, by Adams’ high standards anyway. ![]() #1 and first million-selling single.ġ987’s Into the Fire was a more-serious effort with deeper lyrics than Adams’ previous releases. Reckless (1984) would be sell over 12 million copies worldwide and include the hits “Run to You,” “Somebody” and “Heaven,” which was only released as a single thanks to pressure from radio. The album also won him his first JUNO award, for Male Vocalist of the Year, although he was too busy touring in the U.S. That album’s first single, the ballad “Straight from the Heart,” became Adams’ first U.S. “Fits Ya Good,” from 1981’s You Want It, You Got It, made a stir on the radio, but it wasn’t until 1983, with the release of Cuts Like a Knife, that Adams would hit the mainstream. It is around this time that Adams formed a songwriting partnership with Prism drummer Jim Vallance that would soon produce hits for the likes of Bachman-Turner Overdrive, KISS and Joe Cocker.Īdams signed to A&M Records, which released his self-titled debut album in 1980. ![]()
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