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AllMusic[1]
Entertainment WeeklyB[2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[3]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music[4]
Los Angeles Times[5]

On a Day Like Today is the eighth studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Bryan Adams, released in 1998. Bryan recruited producer Bob Rock for this album. Bryan wanted to produce a hit album after critics panned his last studio album.[citation needed]

Reception

On a Day Like Today was a success around the world, however at the time in the U.S. market, it became the first of Adams' albums since 1983's Cuts Like a Knife not to obtain a platinum sales certification. According to AllMusic, the record company didn't do a lot of advertising for album, as Adams and this album got caught when his record company sold his recording contract to rap label Interscope, who in turn did very little in the USA to promote it.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."How Do Ya Feel Tonight"Bryan Adams, Phil ThornalleyAdams, Bob Rock4:46
2."C'mon C'mon C'mon"Adams, Gretchen PetersAdams, Rock3:36
3."Getaway"Adams, PetersAdams, Rock3:47
4."On a Day Like Today"Adams, ThornalleyAdams, Thornalley3:28
5."Fearless"Adams, Eliot KennedyAdams, Rock3:52
6."I'm a Liar"Adams, PetersAdams, Rock4:16
7."Cloud Number Nine"Adams, Max Martin, PetersAdams, Rock3:45
8."When You're Gone" (with Melanie C)Adams, KennedyAdams, Rock3:24
9."Inside Out"Adams, PetersAdams, Rock4:43
10."If I Had You"AdamsAdams, Rock, Phil Western4:03
11."Before the Night Is Over"Adams, MartinAdams, Rock3:48
12."I Don't Wanna Live Forever"Adams, PetersAdams, Rock3:14
13."Where Angels Fear to Tread"Adams, PetersAdams3:47
European, South American, and Australian version (bonus track)
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
14."Lie to Me"Adams, KennedyAdams, Rock4:37
Japanese and Australian version (bonus track)
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
15."Hey Baby"Adams, KennedyAdams4:37

Charts

The album reached #3 in Canada & #11 in the UK.

"On a Day Like Today" was the first single released. It reached #13 in the UK and #1 on the Canadian Singles Chart. "When You're Gone", the second single, was a smash hit reaching #3 on the UK Chart and was in the Top 10 for ten weeks. It reached #11 in Canada. "Cloud Number Nine" reached #6 in the UK and #7 in Canada.

Personnel

Notes

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ Entertainment Weekly review
  3. ^ Brackett, Nathan; Christian Hoard (2004). The Rolling Stone Album Guide. New York City, New York: Simon and Schuster. p. 6. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
  4. ^ The Encyclopedia of Popular Music, 2002 edition by Colin Larkin. Page 1944
  5. ^ [Los Angeles Times review]
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