Bryan Adams1983年的专辑"Cuts Like a Knife"第一次真正打入巨大的美国市场，并在不到一年的时间内达到黄金销量。随着单曲"Straight From The Heart"登上公告牌单曲排行榜的第十名以及几首热门单曲在MTV电视台的播放，Bryan Adams从美国开始了他历经欧洲，日本，澳大利亚等国的世界巡回演唱会。

by Ed Rivadavia

After the indifference which met his first album, Bryan Adams reportedly considered naming this sophomore release "Bryan Adams Hasn't Heard of You Either," but thankfully, the soon-to-be mega-star settled for the less offensive Cuts Like a Knife instead. Side one (for those of you who still remember vinyl sides) of this album is simply perfect. "The Only One," "This Time," and the title track are mid-paced melodic rockers with drop-dead choruses and hooks; they set the mold for most of Adams' finest and biggest hits. Though it rocks a little harder, "Take me Back" is just as radio-friendly thanks to its use of female back-up singers, and the fantastic "Straight Through the Heart" is Adams' first of many great ballads. Side two opens with a few misfires, but recovers soon enough thanks to the gutsy guitar of "Don't Leave Me Lonely" and the rather saccharine (but still good) ballad "The Best Was Yet to Come." Adams would finally achieve chart-topping perfection on his next release Reckless, but Cuts Like a Knife comes pretty close.