Waking Up the Neighbours explained

Waking Up the Neighbours
Type:studio
Artist:Bryan Adams
Cover:Bryan Adams-WUTN.png
Border:yes
Alt:A man yelling into a megaphone
Released:September 24, 1991
Recorded:March 1990 – June 1991
Studio:
Genre:Rock
Length:74:52
Label:A&M
Producer:Bryan Adams, Robert John "Mutt" Lange
Prev Title:Into the Fire
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Next Title:So Far So Good
Next Year:1993

Waking Up the Neighbours is the sixth studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Bryan Adams, released on September 24, 1991. The album was recorded at Battery Studios in London and The Warehouse Studio in Vancouver, mixed at Mayfair Studios in London, and mastered by Bob Ludwig at Masterdisk in New York City.

The album received critical acclaim and reached the number one position on the album charts in at least eight countries, becoming Adams' second best-selling album worldwide.[1] Its first single, "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You", stayed at number one on the UK Singles Chart for a record sixteen consecutive weeks. The album was also notable in Canada for creating controversy concerning the system of Canadian content.[2]

Music

Background and recording

The performance of Adams' 1987 album Into the Fire was felt as somewhat of a disappointment.[3] Although it reached No. 7[4] on the Billboard album chart and No. 2 in his native Canada,[5] it fell short of the massive commercial success enjoyed by his fourth album Reckless released in 1984. Into the Fire was also Adams' last album recorded together with his longtime collaborator Jim Vallance; their songwriting partnership ended in August 1989.

An attempt to record a new album was made in 1988 with Steve Lillywhite producing, but nothing from these sessions was released. Over a year after that, Adams joined forces with Robert John "Mutt" Lange, previously known for his work with AC/DC, The Cars, Foreigner, and Def Leppard to start work on Adams' next album, recording at Battery Studios in England and the Warehouse Studios in Canada. Recording began in March 1990, and along with mixing, finished in June 1991.[6] According to Adams, Lange changed his way of thinking about the songwriting process making him work meticulously on each song. As a result, the recording process went on for more than a year, and the release of album, originally scheduled for the fall of 1990, had to be postponed several times. Lange is credited on all 15 tracks of the album including four songs whose demos were originally recorded with Vallance.

Release and promotion

Waking Up the Neighbours was released after a number of delays in September 1991. The album peaked at number six on the Billboard 200.[7] The album and lead single topped the charts in a number of countries, with "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" spending a record 16 weeks at number one on the UK Singles Chart and topping the charts in 17 countries. It sold a record four million copies in the US.[8] Canadian content regulations were revised in 1991 to allow radio stations to credit airplay of the album towards their legal requirement to play Canadian music. The album is Adams' second-bestselling album worldwide.

Singles

Released before the album, "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" was its most successful single. It has become one of the most successful songs of all time, spending seven weeks at number one on the United States' Billboard Hot 100, sixteen consecutive weeks at number one on the UK Singles Chart, 11 weeks on the Dutch Top 40 and nine weeks at number one on the Canadian singles chart in Canada. The song received a Grammy Award for Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or Television at the 1992 Grammy Awards, and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Song of 1991.[9]

Adams was approached to write a theme song by the producers of the upcoming Kevin Costner film, , and received a tape of orchestration written by film-score composer Michael Kamen. He and "Mutt" Lange used a section of Kamen's orchestration and composed "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You", which was placed deep in the film's closing credits when it opened on June 14, 1991. The song rose to number one in the United Kingdom the week before the film's British release, topped the charts in 16 countries, and sold over 10 million copies worldwide (one of the biggest-selling singles of all time).[10] When the BBC asked Adams about the recent acoustic live version from his Bare Bones CD, "Do you ever get bored of hearing your record-breaking hit 'Everything I Do'?" he said: "Of course not. What a silly question."[11] Julien Temple directed the music video for "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You", which was filmed in Sheffield, England on May 17–18, 1991.

"Can't Stop This Thing We Started" was the album's second single. A rock song (in contrast to "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You"), it peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100 behind Prince's "Cream". The song was nominated at the 1992 Grammy Awards for Best Rock Song and Best Rock Performance, Solo.

"There Will Never Be Another Tonight" was the third single, whose title came from a fragment Adams and Jim Vallance wrote in the late 1980s. Originally titled "Buddy Holly Idea" because of its resemblance to Holly's "Peggy Sue", it was developed into a song by Lange and Adams.

"Thought I'd Died and Gone to Heaven" was the fourth single from Waking up the Neighbours. It reached number 13 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 14 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart.[12] [13] In the UK, the song reached number eight. "All I Want Is You", "Do I Have to Say the Words?" (number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100) and "Touch the Hand" were also released as singles, but had less rotation than the first four singles.

Canadian content controversy

The album caused controversy in Canada concerning the system of Canadian Content. Although Adams was one of Canada's biggest recording stars at the time, the specific nature of his collaboration with non-Canadians, coupled with his decision to primarily record the album outside Canada, meant that the album and all its songs were not considered Canadian content for purposes of Canadian radio airplay. Under the system then in place, a piece of recorded music had to meet any two of the following four criteria in order to qualify as Canadian content:

As Adams co-wrote both the music and the lyrics with Mutt Lange, who is from Zambia, and he did not primarily record the album in Canada, he only fulfilled one of the criteria. It was noted that if Adams had written all the lyrics, and Lange all the music (or vice versa), the collaboration would have counted as Canadian content. As a result, under CRTC regulations none of the album's songs was considered Canadian content.

In protest, Adams briefly threatened to boycott Canada's annual Juno Awards, where his album had been almost completely ignored by the awards committee. He did end up winning the Entertainer of the Year Award (voted on by the public) and Producer of the Year Award.[14]

Adams publicly criticised the CRTC policy, calling it "a disgrace, a shame...stupidity". He continued his attack with:

"You'd never hear Elton John being declared un-British [...] It's time to abolish the CRTC. Not everyone agrees."

As a result of the controversy, in September of that year, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission announced that Canadian content rules would be changed. The new regulation allows non-Canadians to contribute up to 50% of the finished content to each of both the music and the lyrics of a recorded piece, and still qualify for Canadian content status—provided the recording artist is Canadian, or the song is recorded in Canada. Accordingly, the Adams/Lange songs, and the Adams/Lange/Vallance songs on the album now count as Canadian content, as Jim Vallance is also Canadian. However, the Adams/Lange/Kamen co-written "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" still does not count as Canadian content, as two of the three writers are non-Canadians, and the track was not recorded in Canada.

Waking Up the Nation tour

Before releasing the album, Adams had already started a tour promoting it, and on June 8, 1991, he held large concerts in Europe co-headlining with ZZ Top. Shortly after the tour started, "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" was released as the debut single for the album. The single became a worldwide hit.[15] Adams further supported the new album with his tour Waking Up the World, which started in October 1991 and ran through to the end of December 1993. On October 4, 1991, the world tour started in Belfast, Northern Ireland. On December 18, 1991, Adams played his two first-ever shows in Reykjavík, Iceland. After his tour in Europe, as well as a concert at Wembley Stadium attended by more than 72,000 people, Adams left for the United States, where he performed at the Ritz Theatre on January 10. That concert sold out in less than 20 minutes. In attendance were Ben E. King and Nona Hendrix.

The Canadian leg of the 'Waking Up the World' Tour kicked off in Sydney, Nova Scotia on 12 January 1992, and wrapped up with a standing room only concert in Vancouver, British Columbia, on 31 January. In February 1992, he toured New Zealand and Australia for seven dates, kicking off with a press conference in Sydney. On February 21 the tour headed to Japan for close to a dozen shows in six cities. Bryan taped an interview with MuchMusic's Terry Dave Mulligan in Calgary, Alberta and the air date was scheduled for mid-March. The tour continued through several European countries in June 1992, including Italy, Germany, the Netherlands and Scandinavia, and in July 1992, Bryan performed for the first time in Hungary and Turkey. September through December 1992 saw the tour in the U.S. The Asian tour headed to Thailand, Singapore, Japan, and Hong Kong in February, 1993, before returning to the U.S. during March through May.[16]

Adams' visit to South Africa during his Waking Up the World tour, following the release of Nelson Mandela and other political prisoners from prison and the unbanning of black political parties, has been left relatively undocumented. Adams' concert at Cape Town's Green Point stadium during the tour was called one of his most emotional and memorable performances.

Coca-Cola was one of the official partners and sponsors of the tour, and the beverage company released a commercial promoting the tour. It featured the song "House Arrest" with Adams and his band playing the song in a neighborhood and also featured actress Neve Campbell.

Dates

Date! scope="col" style="width:10em;"
CityCountryVenue
Europe
October 24, 1991BelfastNorthern IrelandDundonald Ice Rink
October 26, 1991DublinIrelandRDS Arena
October 28, 1991AberdeenScotlandAE & CC
October 29, 1991GlasgowSEC Centre
November 1, 1991SheffieldEnglandSheffield Arena
November 2, 1991
November 4, 1991BirminghamNational Exhibition Centre
November 6, 1991LondonWembley Stadium
November 7, 1991
November 8, 1991
November 9, 1991BirminghamNational Exhibition Centre
November 11, 1991GhentBelgiumFlanders Expo
November 13, 1991RotterdamNetherlandsRotterdam Ahoy
November 14, 1991
November 16, 1991GothenburgSwedenScandinavium
November 17, 1991OsloNorwayOslo Spektrum
November 18, 1991CopenhagenDenmarkValby-Hallen
November 20, 1991HelsinkiFinlandIce Rink
November 22, 1991StockholmSwedenAvicii Arena
November 24, 1991CologneGermanySporthalle (Cologne)
November 25, 1991MunichOlympiahalle
November 26, 1991StuttgartHanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle
November 28, 1991WürzburgS.Oliver Arena
November 29, 1991HanoverEilenriedehalle
November 30, 1991FrankfurtFesthalle Frankfurt
December 2, 1991ParisFranceÉlysée Montmartre
December 3, 1991SaarbrückenGermanySaarlandhalle
December 4, 1991ZürichSwitzerlandHallenstadion
December 5, 1991Neuchâtel DistrictPatinoire du Littoral
December 6, 1991MilanItalyPalatrussardi
December 9, 1991BarcelonaSpainPalacio de los Deportes de Barcelona
December 10, 1991MadridPabellon de Deportes Del Real Madrid
December 11, 1991BilbaoPabellón Municipal de Deportes La Casilla
December 13, 1991LisbonPortugalEstádio José Alvalade
December 14, 1991PortoExonor-Pavillion 1
December 17, 1991 (two shows)ReykjavíkIcelandLaugadalla Hollin
North America
January 10, 1992New York CityUnited StatesRitz Theater
January 12, 1992SydneyCanadaCentre 200
January 14, 1992HalifaxCivic Center
January 16, 1992OttawaCivic Center
January 17, 1992MontrealForum
January 18, 1992TorontoMaple Leaf Gardens
January 20, 1992LondonLondon Ice House
January 21, 1992KingstonMemorial Arena
January 22, 1992Quebec CityColisée de Québec
January 24, 1992Sault Ste. MarieSault Memorial Gardens
January 27, 1992SaskatoonSaskatchewan Place
January 28, 1992EdmontonNorthlands Coliseum
January 29, 1992CalgaryOlympic Saddledome
January 31, 1992VancouverP.N.E.
Oceania
February 8, 1992AucklandNew ZealandMount Smart Stadium
February 10, 1992SydneyAustraliaSydney Entertainment Centre
February 11, 1992
February 13, 1992BrisbaneBrisbane Entertainment Centre
February 15, 1992AdelaideAdelaide Entertainment Centre
February 16, 1992MelbourneMelbourne Park
February 17, 1992
Asia
February 21, 1992SendaiJapanKamei Arena Sendai
February 23, 1992YokohamaYokohama Arena
February 25, 1992NagoyaNippon Gaishi Hall
February 27, 1992HiroshimaSunplaza Hall
February 28, 1992OsakaOsaka-jō Hall
February 29, 1992
March 2, 1992TokyoYoyogi National Gymnasium
March 3, 1992
March 4, 1992
March 6, 1992
March 7, 1992
North America
March 15, 1992CincinnatiUnited StatesFifth Third Arena
March 17, 1992ClevelandRichfield Coliseum
March 18, 1992IndianapolisMarket Square Arena
March 20, 1992PittsburghCivic Arena
March 21, 1992Auburn HillsThe Palace of Auburn Hills
March 22, 1992
March 24, 1992WorcesterDCU Center
March 25, 1992UniondaleNassau Coliseum
March 27, 1992East RutherfordMeadowlands Arena
March 28, 1992BuffaloBuffalo Auditorium
March 31, 1992ProvidenceUnknown Venue
April 1, 1992LandoverCapital Centre (Landover, Maryland)
April 3, 1992PhiladelphiaSpectrum
April 4, 1992LandoverCapitol Center
April 5, 1992RoanokeCivic Center
April 7, 1992HamptonHampton Coliseum
April 9, 1992CharlotteCharlotte Coliseum
April 10, 1992AtlantaOmni
April 11, 1992OrlandoControlplex Arena
April 12, 1992MiamiMiami Arena
April 14, 1992PensacolaCivic Center
April 16, 1992New OrleansLakefront Arena
April 17, 1992HoustonSummit
April 18, 1992DallasReunion Center
April 22, 1992Oklahoma CityMyriad
April 24, 1992NashvilleMunicipal Auditorium
April 25, 1992MemphisMemphis Pyramid
April 26, 1992Little RockBarton Coliseum
April 28, 1992RosemontAllstate Arena
April 29, 1992OmahaCivi Auditorium
May 1, 1992St. LouisSt. Louis Arena
May 2, 1992Kansas CityHy-Vee Arena
May 3, 1992MinneapolisTarget Center
May 5, 1992DenverFiddler's Green Amphitheatre
May 6, 1992Salt Lake CityVivint Arena
May 8, 1992SpokaneSpokane Coliseum
May 10, 1992PortlandVeterans Memorial Coliseum (Portland, Oregon)
May 13, 1992PhoenixVeterans Memorial Coliseum
May 15, 1992InglewoodKia Forum
May 16, 1992Daly CityCow Palace
Europe
May 30, 1992AthensGreecePau Stadium
June 1, 1992RomeItalyPalaghiaccio-Palamarino
June 2, 1992BolognaArena Parco Nord
June 4, 1992ParisFrancePalais Omnisports De Bercy
June 6, 1992NurembergGermanyFrankenhalle
June 7, 1992NürburgNürburgring
June 9, 1992KielWunderino Arena
June 10, 1992BerlinWaldbuhne
June 11, 1992MunichOlympiahalle
June 13, 1992HannoverSportpark Garbsen
June 15, 1992's-HertogenboschNetherlandsBrabanthallen
June 16, 1992HeerenveenThialf Stadium
June 18, 1992DortmundGermanyWestfalenhallen
June 20, 1992CopenhagenDenmarkValby Idrætspark
June 21, 1992ArhausVejlby-Risskov Idrætscenter
June 24, 1992StockholmSwedenMaritime museum
June 27, 1992OsloNorwayIsle of Calf Festival
June 28, 1992TurkuFinlandRuisrock Festival
June 30, 1992WarsawPolandUnknown Venue
July 2, 1992BelfortFranceBase Nautiques De Maulsaucy
July 4, 1992TorhoutBelgiumRock Werchter
July 5, 1992Werchter
July 7, 1992ManchesterEnglandMaine Road
July 11, 1992GlasgowScotlandCeltic Park
July 12, 1992GatesheadEnglandInternational Stadium
July 14, 1992IpswichPortman Road
July 18, 1992LondonWembley Stadium
July 19, 1992CardiffWalesCardiff Arms Park
July 21, 1992LyonFranceTheatre Antique De Vienne
July 22, 1992NyonSwitzerlandPaléo Festival
July 24, 1992ZurichFussballstadion Hardtur
July 25, 1992ViennaAustriaErnst-Happel-Stadion
July 26, 1992BudapestHungaryBozsik József Stadion
Middle East
July 28, 1992IstanbulTurkeyBJK İnönü Stadium
July 29, 1992Tel AvivIsraelUnknown Venue
Europe
July 31, 1992AntibesFranceAmphitheatre
August 2, 1992ThurlesIrelandSemple Stadium
North America
August 10, 1992New York CityUnited StatesMadison Square Garden
August 14, 1992St. John'sCanadaQuidi Vidi Park
August 16, 1992MonctonParlee Beach Provincial Park
August 20, 1992LondonJW Little Stadium
August 22, 1992BarriePark Place
August 23, 1992MontrealAgora Du Parc Des Iles
August 25, 1992OttawaOttawa SuperEX
August 29, 1992DugaldBirds Hill Provincial Park
August 30, 1992CravenBig Valley Park
September 5, 1992Big ValleyBig Valley Park
September 6, 1992OsoyoosDesert Park
September 9, 1992Los AngelesUnited StatesUCLA Pauley Pavilion
September 17, 1992CalgaryCanadaKing Edward Hotel
October 3, 1992QuincyUnited StatesMusic in the Gorge
October 4, 1992BoiseExtraMile Arena
October 5, 1992PocatelloHolt Arena
October 8, 1992Costa MesaPacific Amphitheatre
October 10, 1992Universal CityUniversal Amphitheatre
October 11, 1992
October 14, 1992FresnoThe Big Fresno Fair
October 16, 1992Mountain ViewShoreline Amphitheatre
October 17, 1992ConcordConcord Pavilion
October 18, 1992SacramentoCal Expo Theatre
October 23, 1992Mexico CityMexicoAuditorio Nacional
October 24, 1992
November 12, 1992Green BayUnited StatesBrown County Veterans Memorial Arena
November 14, 1992MilwaukeeUW–Milwaukee Panther Arena
November 15, 1992La CrosseLa Crosse Center
November 17, 1992MadisonAlliant Energy Center
November 18, 1992MuncieBall State University
November 19, 1992East LansingBreslin Student Events Center
November 21, 1992DaytonNutter Center
November 22, 1992AllendaleGrand Valley State University
November 25, 1992ErieCivic Center
November 27, 1992HartfordCivic Center
November 28, 1992ProvidenceCivic Center
November 29, 1992BinghamtonVisions Veterans Memorial Arena
December 1, 1992PortlandCross Insurance Arena
December 2, 1992UticaMemorial Arena
December 4, 1992Atlantic CityHard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City
December 5, 1992AlbanyMVP Arena
December 6, 1992HersheyHersheypark Arena
December 8, 1992BethlehemBeacon Theatre
December 9, 1992JohnstownWar Memorial Arena
December 11, 1992EvansvilleRoberts Municipal Stadium
December 12, 1992MorgantownWest Virginia University
December 31, 1992HonoluluNeal S. Blaisdell Center
Asia
January 29, 1993TaipeiTaiwanMunicipal Stadium
February 4, 1993BangkokThailandIndoor Stadium Huamark
February 6, 1993SingaporeIndoor Stadium
February 8, 1993TokyoJapanNippon Budokan
February 10, 1993Hong KongHong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre
February 11, 1993
February 13, 1993ManilaPhilippinesTanghalang Francisco Balagtas
February 14, 1993
North America
March 2, 1993New York CityUnited StatesRainforest Benefit
April 3, 1993KennewickToyota Center
April 4, 1993PullmanBeasley Coliseum
April 6, 1993CasperFord Wyoming Center
April 8, 1993BismarckCivic Center
April 9, 1993FargoFargodome
April 10, 1993RochesterMayo Civic Center
April 12, 1993NormalIllinois State University
April 13, 1993ToledoSavage Arena
April 14, 1993Battle CreekKellogg Center
April 16, 1993AnnapolisUnited States Naval Academy
April 17, 1993WilliamsportLycoming College
April 18, 1993NewarkUniversity of Delaware
April 20, 1993TallahasseeDonald L. Tucker Civic Center
April 21, 1993MontgomeryGarrett Coliseum
April 22, 1993GainesvilleO'Connell Center
April 24, 1993AmesFarm Aid
April 25, 1993ColumbiaHearnes Center
April 27, 1993TopekaExpo Center
April 28, 1993SpringfieldAbou Ben Adhem Shrine Mosque
April 30, 1993AtlantaCadence Bank Amphitheatre
May 1, 1993CharlotteCarowinds
May 2, 1993RaleighWalnut Creek Amphitheatre
Europe
July 9, 1993ImstAustriaSportplatz
July 10, 1993FrauenfeldSwitzerlandOpenair Frauenfeld
North America
October 24, 1993Mexico CityMexicoAuditorio Nacional
Asia
December 29, 1993JakartaIndonesiaHilton Convention Center
December 31, 1993SingaporeIndoor Stadium
January 3, 1994Kuala LumpurMalaysiaWorld Trade Centre Kuala Lumpur
January 5, 1994Hong KongHong Kong Coliseum
January 8, 1994MumbaiIndiaBrabourne Stadium
January 10, 1994DubaiUnited Arab EmiratesAl Ahly Sports Hall
January 12, 1994
January 14, 1994BangkokThailandIndoor Stadium Huamark
January 16, 1994Ho Chi Minh CityVietnamPhan Din Phoung
January 18, 1994TaipeiTaiwanMunicipal Stadium
January 20, 1994ManilaPhilippinesTanghalang Francisco Balagtas

Track listing

All tracks written and produced by Bryan Adams and Robert Lange, except where noted.

Personnel

Production

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1991–92)Peak
position
Canadian Albums (Music Canada)[17] [18] 1
French Albums (SNEP)[19] 12
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[20] 1
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[21] 18
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[22] 1
Spanish Albums (AFYVE)[23] 5

Year-end charts

Chart (1991)Position
Australian Albums Chart[24] 23
Austrian Albums Chart[25] 25
Canadian Albums Chart[26] 15
Dutch Albums Chart[27] 13
French Albums Chart[28] 34
German Albums Chart[29] 27
New Zealand Albums Chart[30] 32
US Cash Box Albums[31] 43
Chart (1992)Position
Australian Albums Chart[32] 41
Canadian Albums Chart[33] 61
Dutch Albums Chart[34] 13
German Albums Chart[35] 19
New Zealand Albums Chart[36] 11
Swiss Albums Chart[37] 17
US Billboard 200[38] 23
US Cash Box Albums[39] 41

See also

Notes and References

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  9. Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p3502|pure_url=yes}} Bryan Adams Awards ]. dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110217214823/http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p3502 . February 17, 2011 . 2008-06-24 . Allmusic.
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