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Straight from the Heart (Bryan Adams song)

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"'Straight from the Heart'" is a song recorded by Canadian rock musician Bryan Adams. It was released in February 1983 as the lead single from his third studio album, 'Cuts Like a Knife'.

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 top 40, reaching number 10.[http://www.jimvallance.com/01-music-folder/albums-folder/pg-album-adams-03-cuts.html Bryan Adams Cuts Like A Knife] It also peaked at #32 on the Adult Contemporary chart, the first Bryan Adams single to appear on that chart. On the Canadian Adult Contemporary chart, "Straight from the Heart" reached number one.

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!align="left"|Chart (1983)

!align="center"|Peak
position

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|align="left"|Australia (Kent Music Report)

|align="center"|98

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|Canada 'RPM' Top Singles

|align="center"|20

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|Canada 'RPM' Adult Contemporary

| style="text-align:center;"|1

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|align="left"|UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)

|align="center"|51

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|align="left"|US 'Billboard' Hot 100

|align="center"|10

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|US 'Billboard' Adult Contemporary

| style="text-align:center;"|29

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|align="left"|US 'Billboard' Mainstream Rock

|align="center"|32

|}

Other versions



*Australian singer Jon English recorded the song for his 1981 album, 'In Roads'. The song peaked at number 72 in Australia.

*Later, the song was covered by teen band Rosetta Stone in 1982 (issued as a single in November that year, two months before Adams' version was released on his album).

*Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler released it as a single in the UK in September 1983; her version made the 'top 75' of the UK Airplay Charts and was a minor airplay hit all over Europe. It was featured on her 1983 album 'Faster Than the Speed of Night'.

References




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