So Far So Good (Bryan Adams Album)
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''So Far So Good'' is a
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by Canadian
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musician
Bryan Adams Bryan Guy Adams (born 5 November 1959) is a Canadian musician, singer, songwriter, composer, and photographer. He has been cited as one of the best-selling music artists of all time, and is estimated to have sold between 75 million and mor ...
, released by
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in November 1993. The album reached number six on the ''Billboard'' 200 in 1994 and was a number one hit in the United Kingdom and many other countries. The album contains songs from ''
Cuts Like a Knife ''Cuts Like a Knife'' is the third studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Bryan Adams. Released on 18 January 1983 by A&M Records, the album was a huge commercial success in the United States and Canada. Three singles were released worldwide ...
'' (1983) to ''
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'' (1991), and a new single, "
Please Forgive Me "Please Forgive Me" is a song by Canadian rock musician Bryan Adams. It was released in October 1993 as the only single and bonus track from his first greatest hits compilation album, '' So Far So Good'' (1993). The single reached number seven on ...
". Originally, the song "So Far So Good" was going to be included on the album so the album started and finished with a new song but it was dropped. The song was included on disc two of ''
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''. The only song on the album that has never been released as a single is "Kids Wanna Rock" from '' Reckless'' (1984), which replaced "
One Night Love Affair "One Night Love Affair" is a song by Canadian singer and songwriter Bryan Adams. Written by Adams and Jim Vallance for Adams's fourth studio album, '' Reckless'' (1984), it was the fifth single released from the album. It is one of Adams's most r ...
", taken from the same album. Although the latter had been released as a single in 1985, charting in Canada, the United States and Japan, 'Kids Wanna Rock" proved to be a popular live staple during Adams' world tours. In fact, various live recordings of "Kids Wanna Rock" were issued as B-sides between 1984 and 1992. Other notable singles that were left off include "Hearts on Fire" and "Victim of Love" from 1987, the moderately successful "
Thought I'd Died and Gone to Heaven "Thought I'd Died and Gone to Heaven" is a song by Canadian singer and songwriter Bryan Adams from his sixth studio album, ''Waking up the Neighbours'' (1991). Penned by Robert Lange and Bryan Adams, the song became Adams' third chart-topper in h ...
" from 1991, and the 1992 US single "Touch the Hand". Early versions of the album had a circular black sticker on the jewelcase, covering the wheel, featuring the text "The Best of Bryan Adams" in red letters. Also, the album cover was available in different colour schemes, varying from dark green, to light brown and bright orange. The album has been repackaged several times; some versions included the singles " All for Love" from 1994 or "
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" from 1995. ''So Far So Good'' is his best selling record in many countries, with sales exceeding 13 million copies worldwide.


Track listing


''So Far So Good (And More)''

A VHS video compilation titled ''So Far So Good (And More)'' was released on March 22, 1994, and contains eighteen videos, including some musical videos of songs that were not included in the CD album.


Track listing

# "Can't Stop This Thing We Started" # "Cuts Like a Knife" # "Please Forgive Me" # "It's Only Love" # "Into the Fire" # "Heat of the Night" # "Heaven" # "Somebody" # "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" # "Diana" # "When the Night Comes" # "I Fought the Law" # "Straight from the Heart" # "Run to You" # "C'mon Everybody" # "Summer of '69" # "Do I Have to Say the Words?" # "All for Love"


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See also

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List of best-selling albums in Australia This is a list of best-selling albums in Australia that have been certified by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Since the 1970s, ARIA certified an album platinum for a shipment of 50,000 copies across Australia. In 1983, the ...


References

{{Authority control 1993 greatest hits albums Bryan Adams albums Albums produced by Bob Clearmountain A&M Records compilation albums