Bryan Adams – Cuts Like A Knife

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Label:	A&M Records – SP 4919, A&M Records – SP-6-4919
Format:	Vinyl, LP, Album, Cinram Pressing
Country:	Canada
Released:	1983
Genre:	Rock
Style:	Pop Rock

Tracklist

A1	The Only One Guitar [Solo] – Bryan Adams	3:14
A2	Take Me Back Backing Vocals – Alfa Anderson Guitar [Solo] – Bryan Adams	4:49
A3	This Time Guitar [Slide] – Keith Scott Keyboards [Casio] – Tommy Mandel	3:18
A4	Straight From The Heart Backing Vocals – Mark Doyle (3) Keyboards [Casio] – Tommy Mandel Piano – Bryan Adams Written-By – Kagna*	3:30
A5	Cuts Like A Knife Backing Vocals – B.C., B.A., B. W. Adams, D. Taylor, J. Wesley, K. Davies, K. Scott, L. Frenette, M. Simpson	5:16
B1	I'm Ready	3:58
B2	What's It Gonna Be Acoustic Guitar – Bryan Adams Electric Guitar – Bryan Adams, Keith Scott	3:39
B3	Don't Leave Me Lonely Written-By – Carr*	3:09
B4	Let Him Know Acoustic Guitar – Bryan Adams Electric Guitar – Keith Scott Piano [Mono] – Tommy Mandel	2:56
B5	The Best Was Yet To Come Acoustic Guitar – Keith Scott Piano [Attack] – Tommy Mandel Vocals [Harmony] – Bryan Adams	3:04

Companies, etc.

Phonographic Copyright ℗ – A&M Records, Inc.
Copyright © – A&M Records, Inc.
Manufactured By – A&M Records Of Canada Limited
Distributed By – A&M Records Of Canada Limited
Mastered At – Masterdisk
Pressed By – Cinram
Recorded At – Little Mountain Sound Studios
Mixed At – Le Studio
Recorded At – Power Station
Mixed At – Power Station
Published By – Irving Music, Inc.
Published By – Adams Communications, Inc.
Published By – Calypso Toonz
Published By – Kiss Publishing
Printed By – Ever Reddy

Credits

Art Direction – Jeffrey Kent Ayeroff
Backing Vocals – Bryan Adams (tracks: A1 to B4), Keith Scott (tracks: A1 to A5, B2), Lou Gramm (tracks: A1 to A3, B1 to B4)
Bass – Dave Taylor (3)
Design – Lynn Robb, Mike Fink
Drums – Mickey Curry
Engineer – Bob Clearmountain
Engineer [Assistant] – Jeff Hendrickson, Mike Fraser, Paul Northfield, Robbie Whelan
Guitar – Bryan Adams (tracks: A1 to A3, A5, B1, B3), Keith Scott (tracks: A1, A2, A4 to B1)
Guitar [Solo] – Keith Scott (tracks: A1, A5 to B3)
Mastered By – Bob Ludwig
Organ – Tommy Mandel (tracks: A4, A5, B4)
Organ [B-3] – Tommy Mandel (tracks: A1 to A3, B1 to B3)
Percussion – Jim Vallance (tracks: A2 to A4, B4)
Photography By [Front, Back] – Jim O'Mara
Photography By [Inner Sleeve] – Roxy Rifkin
Producer – Bob Clearmountain, Bryan Adams
Synthesizer – Tommy Mandel (tracks: A1, B1 to B3, B5)
Written-By – Adams*, Vallance* (tracks: A1 to A3, A5 to B5)

Notes

℗&© 1983 A&M Records, Inc.

Catalog # SP-6-4919 on labels
Catalog # SP 4919 on jacket back

Recorded at Little Mountain Sound, Vancouver.
Mixed at Le Studio, Morin Heights.
Additional recording and mixing at Power Station, New York City.
Mastered at Masterdisc, New York.
This album was mixed with the JVC Digital System.

Released with a printed inner image/credits/lyrics-sleeve and a merchandising flyer

The four-point MAPL icon (Music, Artist, Lyrics, Performance) indicates 100% Canadian Content (CanCon)

Publishing Information:
All Songs © 1983 Irving Music, Inc./Adams Communications, Inc./Calypso Toonz (BMI) except "Don't Leave Me Lonely" © 1983 Irving Music, Inc./Adams Communications, Inc./Calypso Toonz (BMI)/Kiss Publishing (ASCAP), "I'm Ready" © 1979 Adams Communications, Inc., Calypso Toonz (BMI) and "Straight From The Heart" © 1980 Irving Music, Inc./Adams Communications (BMI)

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Label Code: SP-06-4919
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout): SP-4919-A MASTERDISK (CR in circle)
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout): SP-4919-B MASTERDISK (CR in circle)
Rights Society: ASCAP
Rights Society: BMI
Price Code: G
Matrix / Runout (Side A Label): SP-06-4919-A
Matrix / Runout (Side B Label): SP-06-4919-B
Matrix / Runout (Side A Runout, Variant 2): SP-4919-A MASTERDISK RL (CR in circle)
Matrix / Runout (Side B Runout, Variant 2): SP-4919-B3 MASTERDISK (CR in circle)

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
Recently Edited	Cuts Like A Knife (LP, Album, Monarch Pressing)	A&M Records	SP-6-4919	US	1983
	Cuts Like A Knife (LP, Album, Stereo)	A&M Records	AMLH 64919	Europe	1983
	Cuts Like A Knife (LP, Album, Club Edition)	A&M Records, A&M Records	SP-6-4919, SP 4919	Canada	1983
Recently Edited	Cuts Like A Knife (LP, Album)	PGP RTB, A&M Records	2420120, AMLH 64919	Yugoslavia	1983
New Submission	Cuts Like A Knife (Cassette, Album)	A&M Records	CAM 64919	Europe	1983

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Reviews

livingthedream Jun 16, 2023
Edited 3 months ago
Sounds good. Side 1 on my runout looks like a signature - "Chet Bennet"? Didn't see that listed on any other releases though.
e.vondran Jul 23, 2018
Solid album with a loud inherent volume. Still on thin vinyl as was typical of the time.