"Straight from the Heart" is a song recorded by Canadian rock musician

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. It was released in February 1983 as the lead single from his third studio album, ''

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Background

The song was written by Eric Kagna, a Vancouver singer/songwriter, and the instrumental bridge was contributed by Adams. The official songwriter credit is shared equally between Adams and Kagna. Adams did not release his version of the song until 1983. The song was first recorded by Ian Lloyd in 1980, on his album ''Third Wave Civilization''.

Chart history

It was his breakthrough song in the U.S., the first to make the

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, reaching number 10. It also peaked at #32 on the

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chart, the first Bryan Adams single to appear on that chart. On the Canadian Adult Contemporary chart, "Straight from the Heart" reached number one.

Other versions

*Australian singer

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recorded the song for his 1981 album, ''

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''. The song peaked at number 72 in Australia. *Later, the song was covered by teen band

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in 1982 (issued as a single in November that year, two months before Adams' version was released on his album). *Welsh singer

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released it as a single in the UK in September 1983; her version made the top 75 of the UK Airplay Charts and 122 on the singles charts was a minor airplay hit all over Europe. It was featured on her 1983 album ''

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