It became Adams’ most popular Christmas song. It was written by Bryan Adams and Jim Vallance. “Christmas Time” is a song recorded by Bryan Adams. To round out a most successful year, Bryan Adams released a Christmas themed single titled “Christmas Time”. For that effort Adams and Turner received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group. It included six very successful singles: “Run To You”, “Somebody”, “Heaven”, “Summer Of ’69”, “One Night Love Affair” and a duet with Tina Turner titled “It’s Only Love”. Both “Cuts Like A Knife” and “Straight From The Heart” were nominated for Single of the Year at the 1984 Juno Awards.īryan Adams continued to expand his international following with the release of his fourth album, Reckless. Adams also enjoyed significant singles and album sales in Australia, the United Kingdom, Switzerland, Sweden and Germany. “Straight From The Heart” climbed to #15 on the Billboard Hot 100 and the title cut made it to #10. His next album, Cuts Like A Knife, established an international following. However, his third single, “ Lonely Nights” expanded his fan base here in town. But “Fits Ya Good” didn’t make the Top 30 on CFUN for hometown boy Bryan Adams. In Moose Jaw, the tune climbed to at least #13, based on partial chart information online (it may have climbed into the Moose Jaw Top Ten). The song spent at least 8 weeks on the CHUM AM chart in Toronto where it peaked at #16. The second single made it to #30 on the Canadian RPM singles chart. The first single release from the album was “Coming Home” followed by “Fits Ya Good”. His second album, You Want It You Got It, established the mainstream rock sound he has been associated with ever since. One of his most successful hits in the 1980s, “Straight From The Heart”, was written in the late 70s.Īdams had a self-titled debut album in early 1980 which resulted in an indifferent response from rock music critics, though it distinguished his sound from his disco-themed first single release. The song spent six weeks on the CFUN Top Ten in Vancouver. This is due to his vocals on the recording being sped up to meet the 122BPM dance tempo. It is a song he has hardly ever performed live. Experimenting with pop music fads, as he had with Sweeney Todd‘s glam rock, Adams first solo single was the disco song “Let Me Take You Dancing”. That same year Adams signed a record deal with A&M records for one dollar. This led to the start of a partnership that has lasted nearly four decades. Adams agreed to meet at Vallance’s home studio a few days later. Vallance had recently left Prism to build a career as a studio musician and songwriter. Vallance was the former drummer and principal songwriter for Vancouver-based rock band Prism. In 1978, at 18, Adams met Jim Vallance through a mutual friend in a Vancouver music store. During his senior years in high school he began playing music with his guitarist, Keith Scott. His first salary came from working for Robbie King, a keyboard musician with Motown. By the time he turned 17, Bryan Adams had landed work as a background vocalist for the CBC. By the age of 15 Adams was playing with the band Sweeney Todd as a frontman. While growing up his family was posted to Portugal, Austria and Israel. Adams, was a diplomat in the Canadian foreign service. I like to play the bridge barred.Peak Position on Billboard Hot 100 ~ did not chartīorn in Kingston, Ontario, in November 1959, Bryan Adams parents immigrated from the UK in the 1950s. Sorry, I don't have the time to set this to lyrics, but theseĪre simple chords, so I think you can listen to the song and figure out I noticed there are no tabs or chords on the net for Christmas, so I hope
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