The Best of Me (Bryan Adams album)

The Best of Me
Greatest hits album by Bryan Adams
Released November 15, 1999
Recorded 1984-1999
Genre Rock
Length 68:13
Label A&M
Producer Bryan Adams, Mutt Lange, Bob Clearmountain, Bob Rock, Chris Thomas, Patrick Leonard
Bryan Adams chronology
On a Day Like Today
(1998)		 The Best of Me
(1999)		 Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron
(2002)
Singles from The Best of Me
  1. "The Best of Me"
    Released: 1999
  2. "Inside Out"
    Released: 2000
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[1]

The Best of Me is the third greatest hits album by Canadian singer Bryan Adams. It was released worldwide in 1999, and in the U.S. in 2001. It was his last release on A&M Records. Upon its initial release, a special edition 2-disc set was issued with live tracks. Another special edition 2-CD set was issued when the album was released in the U.S., dubbed 'Special Tour Edition', bearing three extra tracks. It is Adams' second compilation album, after So Far So Good; except for Japan, where Hits on Fire was released in 1988. This album sees Adams reuniting with Robert John "Mutt" Lange - on the title track - after being absent from 1998's On a Day Like Today.

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s)Album Length
1. "The Best of Me"  Bryan Adams, Robert John "Mutt" LangePreviously unreleased 3:33
2. "Can't Stop This Thing We Started"  Adams, LangeWaking Up the Neighbours, 1991 4:29
3. "I'm Ready"  Adams, Jim VallanceMTV Unplugged, 1997 4:29
4. "Summer of '69"  Adams, VallanceReckless, 1984 3:34
5. "Let's Make a Night to Remember"  Adams, Lange18 til I Die, 1996 6:19
6. "All for Love" (with Rod Stewart and Sting)Adams, Lange, Michael KamenThe Three Musketeers, 1993 4:36
7. "Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman?"  Adams, Lange, Kamen18 til I Die and Don Juan DeMarco, 1995 4:48
8. "Run to You"  Adams, VallanceReckless 3:54
9. "Cloud Number Nine" (Chicane remix)Adams, Max Martin, Gretchen PetersPreviously unreleased 4:11
10. "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You"  Adams, Lange, KamenWaking Up the Neighbours and Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, 1991 6:34
11. "Back to You"  Adams, Eliot KennedyMTV Unplugged 4:30
12. "When You're Gone" (featuring Melanie C)Adams, KennedyOn a Day Like Today, 1998 3:25
13. "Please Forgive Me"  Adams, Lange, KamenSo Far So Good, 1993 5:58
14. "The Only Thing That Looks Good on Me Is You"  Adams, Lange18 til I Die 3:37
15. "Inside Out"  AdamsOn a Day Like Today 4:47
16. "18 til I Die"  Adams, Lange18 til I Die 3:30

1999 Special Edition bonus disc

  1. "Summer of '69 (Live from South Africa)" – 3:34
  2. "Back To You (Live from South Africa)" – 5:28
  3. "Can't Stop This Thing We Started (Live from South Africa)" – 5:12
  4. "Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman? (Live from South Africa)" – 4:52
  5. "Rock Steady (Live from South Africa)" – 5:23

Tracks 2, 5 are also available on the single "Inside Out", issued in 2000.

2002 Special Tour Edition bonus disc

  1. "Summer of '69 (Live from South Africa)" – 3:34
  2. "Back To You (Live from South Africa)" – 5:28
  3. "Can't Stop This Thing We Started (Live from South Africa)" – 5:12
  4. "Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman? (Live from South Africa)" – 4:52
  5. "Rock Steady (Live from South Africa)" – 5:23
  6. "Cloud Number Nine (Live at Slane Castle)" – 4:09
  7. "I'm Ready (Live at Slane Castle)" – 4:34
  8. "Cuts Like a Knife (Live at Slane Castle)" – 6:02

This is basically the same bonus disc as the 1999 special edition release, with three extra tracks added. Tracks 2, 5 are also available on the single "Inside Out", issued in 2000. Tracks 6, 7, 8 are from the DVD release "Live At Slane Castle". The collection sells well over 3 million copies

Unidentified alternative edition

There exists an edition of this CD, dated 1999 and carrying a sticker bearing the catalogue number 490 522-2 [11], which omits the final track listed above, "18 Til I Die", and instead adds a hidden track after track 15:

16. "Don't Give Up" – 3:42, by Chicane Featuring Bryan Adams, written by Nick Bracegirdle, Bryan Adams, and Ray Hedges.

No bonus disc is included with this edition.

Remark: possibly there are 'strange versions' out there. Some of the double CDs released in 2002 (Special Tour Edition) have the bonus disc as described above, with the eight live tracks, but, on the first CD, it omits "18 til I die" and has the hidden track "Don't give up".

Personnel

Charts and certifications

Charts

Chart (1999) Peak
position
Austrian Top 75 Albums[2] 4
Belgium (Flanders) 100 Albums[3] 3
Canadian Top 100 CDs[4] 7
Finnish Top 50 Albums[5] 16
German Albums Chart[6] 7
Netherlands Top 100 Albums[7] 13
New Zealand Top 50 Albums[8] 43
Swedish Top 60 Albums[9] 20
Swiss Top 100 Albums[10] 3
UK Albums Chart[11] 12
Chart (2000) Peak
position
Australian Top 50 Albums[12] 18
Belgium (Wallonia) 100 Albums[13] 30
Irish Top 75 Albums[14] 18
Norwegian Top 40 Albums[15] 2

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Argentina (CAPIF)[16] Gold 30,000x
Australia (ARIA)[17] Platinum 70,000^
Austria (IFPI Austria)[18] Gold 25,000x
Canada (Music Canada)[19] 3× Platinum 300,000^
Germany (BVMI)[20] Gold 150,000^
Norway (IFPI Norway)[21] Gold 25,000*
Sweden (GLF)[22] Gold 40,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[23] Platinum 50,000x
United Kingdom (BPI)[24] 3× Platinum 900,000^
Summaries
Europe (IFPI)[25] 2× Platinum 2,000,000*

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

References

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ "Bryan Adams – The Best of Me (Album)" (ASP). Austrian Charts (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved July 27, 2011.
  3. ↑ "Bryan Adams – The Best of Me (Album)" (ASP). Ultratop (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved July 27, 2011.
  4. ↑ "Top 100 CDs" (PHP/PDF). RPM 70 (6). November 29, 1999. ISSN 0315-5994. Retrieved July 27, 2011.
  5. ↑ "Bryan Adams – The Best of Me (Album)" (ASP). Finnish Charts. Hung Medien. Retrieved July 27, 2011.
  6. ↑ "Chartverfolgung / ADAMS, BRYAN / Longplay". Music Line (in German). Media Control Charts. Retrieved July 27, 2011.
  7. ↑ "Bryan Adams – The Best of Me (Album)" (ASP). Dutch Charts (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved July 27, 2011.
  8. ↑ "Bryan Adams – The Best of Me (Album)" (ASP). New Zealand Charts. Hung Medien. Retrieved July 27, 2011.
  9. ↑ "Bryan Adams – The Best of Me (Album)" (ASP). Swedish Charts. Hung Medien. Retrieved July 27, 2011.
  10. ↑ "Bryan Adams – The Best of Me (Album)" (ASP). Swiss Charts. Hung Medien. Retrieved July 27, 2011.
  11. ↑ "Chart Archive: Top 40 Official UK Albums Archive – November 27th 1999". The Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 27, 2011.
  12. ↑ "Bryan Adams – The Best of Me (Album)" (ASP). Australian Charts. Hung Medien. Retrieved July 27, 2011.
  13. ↑ "Bryan Adams – The Best of Me (Album)" (ASP). Ultratop (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved July 27, 2011.
  14. ↑ "Top 75 Artist Album, Week Ending January 20, 2000" (JSP). GfK Chart-Track. Retrieved July 27, 2011.
  15. ↑ "Bryan Adams – The Best of Me (Album)" (ASP). Norwegian Charts. Hung Medien. Retrieved July 27, 2011.
  16. ↑ "Argentinian album certifications – Bryan Adams – The Best of Me". Argentine Chamber of Phonograms and Videograms Producers.
  17. ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2000 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association.
  18. ↑ "Austrian album certifications – Bryan Adams – Best of Me" (in German). IFPI Austria. Enter Bryan Adams in the field Interpret. Enter Best of Me in the field Titel. Select album in the field Format. Click Suchen
  19. ↑ "Canadian album certifications – Bryan Adams – The Best of Me". Music Canada.
  20. ↑ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Bryan Adams; 'The Best of Me')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
  21. ↑ "Norwegian album certifications – Bryan Adams – The Best of Me" (in Norwegian). IFPI Norway.
  22. ↑ "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 1999" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden.
  23. ↑ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Bryan Adams; 'The Best of Me')". Hung Medien.
  24. ↑ "British album certifications – Bryan Adams – The Best of Me". British Phonographic Industry. Enter The Best of Me in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select album in the field By Format. Select Platinum in the field By Award. Click Search
  25. ↑ "IFPI Platinum Europe Awards – 2002". International Federation of the Phonographic Industry.
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