Waking Up the Neighbours
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| Studio album by Bryan Adams | |||||
| Released | September 24, 1991 | ||||
| Recorded | 1990-1991 | ||||
| Genre | Rock | ||||
| Length | 74:52 | ||||
| Label | A&M Records | ||||
| Producer | Bryan Adams, Robert John "Mutt" Lange | ||||
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Waking up the Neighbours is a double album by Canadian singer/songwriter Bryan Adams released in 1991 (see 1991 in music) and his sixth studio album. The album was recorded at Battery Studios in England, and at The Warehouse Studio in Vancouver, mixed at Mayfair Studios in England, and mastered by Bob Ludwig at Masterdisk in New York City. "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" was number one on the British charts for a record-breaking sixteen weeks. After this success, the album was propelled to the #1 spot on the UK album chart, however only for one week.
Other released singles were: "Do I Have to Say the Words?", "All I Want Is You", "Touch the Hand", "Can't Stop This Thing We Started", "Thought I'd Died and Gone to Heaven", and "There Will Never Be Another Tonight".
"(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" was the theme song for the film Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves in 1991. It was written by Adams, Robert John "Mutt" Lange, and Michael Kamen.
The album was also notable in Canada for creating controversy concerning the system of Canadian content. Although Adams was Canada's biggest recording star at the time, his collaboration with the British–White-Zimbabwean Lange meant that, under the rules in force until 1991, Waking up the Neighbours did not qualify as Canadian content.
In September of that year, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission announced that the Canadian content rules would be changed to allow collaborations with non-Canadians.
[edit] Track listing
- "Is Your Mama Gonna Miss Ya?" – 4:40
- "Hey Honey - I'm Packin' You In!" - (Adams/Lange/Russell/Scott) – 3:59
- "Can't Stop This Thing We Started" – 4:29
- "Thought I'd Died and Gone to Heaven" – 5:48
- "Not Guilty" – 4:12
- "Vanishing" – 5:03
- "House Arrest" - (Adams/Lange/Vallance) – 3:57
- "Do I Have to Say the Words?" - (Adams/Lange/Vallance) – 6:11
- "There Will Never Be Another Tonight" - (Adams/Lange/Vallance) – 4:40
- "All I Want Is You" – 5:20
- "Depend on Me" (Adams/Lange/Vallance) – 5:07
- "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" - (Adams/Lange/Kamen) – 6:34
- "If You Wanna Leave Me (Can I Come Too?)" – 4:43
- "Touch the Hand" – 4:05
- "Don't Drop that Bomb on Me" – 5:58
All songs written by Bryan Adams and R.J. Lange except as noted.
[edit] Personnel
The Dudes of Leisure are:
- Bryan Adams - rhythm guitar, vocals, co-producer
- Keith Scott - lead guitar
- Tommy Mandel - Hammond organ
- Dave Taylor - bass
- Mickey Curry - drums
The Honorary Dudes of Leisure are:
- Phil Nicholas - keyboards and programming
- Robbie King - Hammond organ
- Bill Payne - piano and Hammond organ
- Larry Klein - bass
- Ed Shearmur - keyboards
- The Tuck Back Twins - background vocals
