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Bryan Adams: Get Up!

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Label: Polydor Records
Released: 2015.10.02
Time:
 35:31
Category: Rock
Producer(s): Jeff Lynne
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Media type: CD
Web address: www.bryanadams.com
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Purchase date: 2016
Price in €: 1,00





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[1] You Belong to Me (B.Adams/J.Vallance) - 2:29
[2] Go Down Rockin' (B.Adams/J.Vallance) - 2:58
[3] We Did It All (B.Adams/J.Vallance) - 3:25
[4] That's Rock and Roll (B.Adams/J. Vallance/Ph.Thornalley) - 2:48
[5] Don't Even Try (B.Adams/J.Vallance) - 2:25
[6] Do What Ya Gotta Do (B.Adams/J.Lynne) - 2:14
[7] Thunderbolt (B.Adams/J.Vallance) - 2:15
[8] Yesterday Was Just a Dream (B.Adams/J.Vallance) - 2:57
[9] Brand New Day (B.Adams/J.Vallance) - 3:33
[10] Don't Even Try [acoustic version] (B.Adams/J.Vallance) - 2:28
[11] We Did It All [acoustic version] (B.Adams/J.Vallance) - 2:56
[12] You Belong to Me [acoustic version] (B.Adams/J.Vallance) - 2:31
[13] Brand New Day" [acoustic version] (B.Adams/J.Vallance) - 3:04

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Bryan Adams - Vocals, Guitar, Photography, Additional Engineer, Producer on [10-13]

Jeff Lynne - Guitar, Piano, Bass, Drums, Backing Vocals, Producer
Jim Vallance - Guitar, Slide Guitar, Backing Vocals, Additional Engineer
Steve Jay - Shaker, Tambourine, Mixing on [10-13]
Keith Scott - Riffs Guitar on [2]
Rusty Anderson - Riffs Guitar on [2]
Phil Thornalley - Solo & Riffs Guitar, Backing Vocals on [4]
 
Steve Jay - Engineer
Nuno Fernandes - Engineer on [10-13]
Bob Ludwig - Mastering
Dirk Rudolph - Design
Bruce Allen - Management

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Recorded at Bungalow Palace Studios, Los Angeles, California
Additional recording in London, The Grenadine Islands, Sturgeon Falls, and at The Warehouse Studio, Vancouver
Mastered at Gateway Mastering, Portland, Maine
 
 
 
Bryan Adams‘ long-awaited upcoming 13th album, produced by Jeff Lynne of Electric Light Orchestra fame, will be titled Get Up. Due on Oct. 16 via UMe, the project was co-written with Adams’ long-time collaborator Jim Vallance and includes nine new songs – along with four acoustic bonus versions.
 
A complete track listing is below, along with confirmed tour dates in support of Get Up. Videos will be produced for both “You Belong To Me,” which is available instantly with pre-orders, and for “Brand New Day.” Actress Helena Bonham Carter will be featured in the latter.
 
“It came together quite organically, song by song, working with Jeff producing over the past couple of years whenever he had time,” Adams says in pre-release materials. “It was a great partnership as it gave me plenty of time to write the songs, most of which are a collaboration with Jim Vallance. We all worked primarily over the internet from Canada, Europe and L.A., sending demos and parts of songs until we got it right.”
 
Lynne, who has produced Paul McCartney, Tom Petty, Joe Walsh and others, said he’s “always been a big fan of Bryan so getting to work with him was a great pleasure. Bryan would send me a demo across the internet, then I would play most of the instruments to make a finished backing track and send it back to him in England. There he would put the lead vocal on to the song and send it back to me in California – 5,400 miles apart! And it’s turned out to be a rockin’ album.”
 
Nick DeRiso - August 10, 2015
ultimateclassicrock.com
 
 
 
 
The prospect of Jeff Lynne (ELO, Tom Petty) producing Bryan Adams is fairly exciting, and he does lend a bristling, streamlined immediacy to Get Up. Adams' heartfelt rasp is in fine form too, but while "You Belong to Me" is a promising country-laced romp and "Don't Even Try" harkens back to late-Fifties innocence, the album's old-school streak also means a lot of bland lip service to rock & roll. Adams still has an easy way with middle-of-the-road anthems, but enthusiasm alone can't salvage stock tunes like "Thunderbolt". Worst of all, four tracks are repeated in acoustic form to fill out the album, making it feel like two EPs stitched together due to a lack of better material.
 
Doug Wallen - September 28th, 2015
© 2016 ROLLING STONE AUSTRALIA
 
 
 
After a few years from releasing any new material Bryan Adams returns with superb album.
 
Most of the songs as usual are written by Bryan Adams and his guitarist Jim Vallance. The album though has been produced by ELO main man Jeff Lynne who was also part of the Travelling Wilburys. It has to be said that some of the tracks do sound Adams has joined the Wilburys and is their new lead vocalist.
 
The first track on the album is the new single, You Belong To Me; it is not your typical Bryan Adams track as it harks back to Bill Haley and the early days of Rock n Roll. This track was written by Adams and Jeff Lynne and it could be the natural follow up to the ELO track Rock n Roll is King from 1983.
 
Things get back to familiar Bryan Adams territory with Go Down Rockin which is a typical Adams rock track, he still does the ballads to as heard on We Did It All.
 
The Wilburys influence is best heard on That's Rock n Roll. Do What Ya Gotta Do is another Adams rocker with a very memorable chorus. The lyric might be a bit of a cliche but the songs is one of the best on the album along with Brand New Day.
 
The songs are mostly under 3 minutes: short, snappy and superb in most cases.
 
There are acoustic versions of 4 of the songs at the end of the album, it is interesting to hear them bare, so to speak, without the Jeff Lynne stamp on them. Don't Even Try sounds like the Beatles song you never heard.
 
This album will please the fans and might even bring some new ones on board too. Good to hear him still writing good rock tracks.
 
4 out of 5.
 
Graham Clark - Wed 21st Oct, 2015
Copyright © 2016 Yorkshire Times
 

 
Multiplatinum recording artist Bryan Adams is back with his brand spanking new album Get Up, the singer’s thirteenth LP with nine brand new songs and featuring four acoustic versions. Elo frontman Jeff Lynne settled in on production duties and Adams called in his long-time songwriting collaborator Jim Vallance to churn out the tunes, so Get Up is already sounding like a decent album.
 
Bryan Adams - Get UpIn a modern music rock scene that sounds so, well, modernised, it’s refreshing to hear Bryan Adams continue to do what he has been renowned for, and that is to roll out the classic-sounding rock tunes; album openers You Belong To Me and Go Down Rockin’ are the best examples with a nod to 70s rock, but you could say That’s Rock And Roll was a little wearisome in pointing out literally what rock and roll is.
 
Single Brand New Day is a great mix of rock/pop making it ideal for radio, Adams’ gritty vocals and the contrasting bright arrangement are a perfect match. The acoustic versions also make for notable mentions, particularly the bitter sweet sounding rendition of We Did It All and even the toned down take on Brand New Day, but fans were probably anticipating an album with consistently new tracks.
 
Bryan Adams isn’t losing his touch as he approaches his fortieth year on the rock ‘n’ roll scene, Get Up is an album that can still be appreciated for its heart and nod to the past today. However, there were moments where you either wished the pace picked up or the album was more diverse in its sound, but if you’re a dedicated fan of Bryan Adams you’ll welcome Get Up with open arms.
 
Marcus Floyd - October 16, 2015
Copyright© 2010-2016 Renowned for Sound
 
 
 
A legend amongst musicians, the Canadian singer-songwriter Bryan Adams is back in the record players and stores in 2015. As one of the top-selling Rock artists of the last three plus decades, Adams has put out some of the most recognized Rock anthems still spun on radio stations daily. Adapting to times, but doing it his own way, Adams raspy vocals, but sensitive lyrics have made for a combination music listeners of all ages are drawn to. While he put out the compelling cover record Tracks of My Years in 2014, Adams has not put out a full-length record of original songs since 2008's 11. Celebrating the thirty-fifth anniversary of his debut self-titled record in 2015, it seems almost fitting he return with the brand new album Get Up. Released on October 2nd via Universal Music, Adams’ thirteenth album sounds like one he could have also released ten or even twenty years ago. Teaming up with long-time songwriting partner Jim Vallance and Electric Light Orchestra’s Jeff Lynne for production, Get Up is clean of all fancy add-ons that music includes these days, making it a compelling listen.
 
Opening up Get Up is “You Belong To Me,” a fast and thriving song where the guitar is always in the focus, as well as the amazing vocals. The chorus gets the listener to tap along to the rhythm at least, and no one will be able to resist the positive vibes the cut spreads. The album continues with the loud and catchy song “Go Down Rockin’”, a song that could also have been released one or two decades ago. The track has a typical Bryan Adams sound that the fans love and will unquestionably be one of the favorites of the album.
 
Slowing things down, “We Did It All” is a more thoughtful piece with beautiful lyrics. It is a heartbreaking story wrapped in catchy melodies that gets the listeners to sway along as the pain and memories of Adams’ past are captured in lyrics and the musical arrangement. Faster and more upbeat, “That’s Rock and Roll” is a song that animates the listeners to clap and sing along to not only the chorus, but also the bridges and sometimes even the verses. It can be viewed as a love song to Rock-n-Roll, which again carries the true love and passion in the vocals and melodies. Then there is “Don’t Even Try,” which is a little slower in the pace as the beat is in the focus and the lyrics are honest, coming from the heart. It is an impressive song that takes the listeners on a journey almost like a short film that is created in the listener’s mind by only the song itself. “Do What Ya Gotta Do” also includes the typical eighties sound. With synthesizers and backing vocals, this song is almost like a time travel. Another brilliant and absolutely catchy track that will get everyone moving is “Thunderbolt,” which will bring out the old dance moves in every listener. Like the previous track, it spread a lot of joy and laughter, bring up memories, and creates good times. “Yesterday Was Just A Dream” is a more mellow song with deep lyrics that relax the listener. Thereafter is “Brand New Day,” which is a little up beat again, bringing the good vibes back and tells another story of Adams’ life. It is a great one to wake up to or gather new energy for the rest of the day.
 
Get Up then takes a turn to the acoustic side of the spectrum with four songs. Recorded with only an acoustic guitar, “Don’t Even Try – Acoustic” is a slow and sad song, sadder than with the full band in support. The acoustic arrangement adds some depth to the emotions the lyrics carry. In this arrangement, the song is heartbreaking and almost tragic. Then, “We Did It All – Acoustic” has almost the same effect as the previous acoustic version. It appears more somber than the full band rendition, but it also carries more hope and could also be understood as a love song; an ode and a thank you for the loved one. Still catchy and thriving, “You Belong To Me – Acoustic” pulls the listener along. Almost like a Western or a Country song, this song is one that can be played at all times and for all occasions. Just as thriving and hopeful, “Brand New Day – Acoustic” tells the story of Johnny. It is simply breathtaking and an amazing closing for Get Up.
 
Get Up is a brilliant new album of Adams. The four acoustic versions are beautiful and create a familiar atmosphere. During a listening session, one could close their eyes and feel like Adams is sitting in their living room performing the tracks right in front of them. Overall, it is a very heartfelt record; wonderful for the Winter season.

CrypticRock gives Get Up 5 out of 5 stars.

Nina Mende
Copyright Cryptic Rock 2016 
 
 
 
Bryan Adams has grown noticeably nostalgic in the past year or so.
 
Confessing that he no longer knows quite how his time-honoured tunes ‘will transmit into today’s world’, the Canadian rocker has returned unrepentantly to the styles that first inspired him to pick up a guitar.
 
Last summer’s Tracks Of My Years, full of longing for the golden age of pop radio, was a covers collection that tackled Smokey Robinson, The Beach Boys and others, while the subsequent arena tour celebrated the 30th anniversary of his 1984 breakthrough album Reckless.
 
His new album, Get Up, is his first set of original songs since 2008’s Eleven, but it is still homesick for the rock ’n’ roll spirit of yesteryear — with a particular attachment to the Fifties twang of Buddy Holly and the Sixties sounds of both The Beatles and the Stones.
 
It also reunites The Groover From Vancouver with original songwriting partner Jim Vallance (who co-wrote his hits Heaven and Run To You) while also signalling the beginning of a fresh creative partnership with producer Jeff Lynne, a past master of retro-tinged pop.
 
Adams met the ELO frontman in LA last year and the pair formed an immediate bond. It led to the singer sending a string of rough demos, recorded on the road, to Lynne, who overdubbed guitar, bass and drums and sent the results back to Adams.
 
The upshot is hardly the most original set of songs we’ll hear this autumn — and critics who deride Adams for his blue-collar, radio-friendly rock will have a field day — but there’s no denying he delivers with exuberance, affection and panache.
New album out: Adams has returned to the styles that first inspired him to pick up a guitar 
 
With guitars, handclaps and Lynne’s ELO-like chug prominent, Adams lays down his musical manifesto on That’s Rock And Roll, name-dropping Buddy Holly and Elvis before declaring: ‘A battered Vox and a beat up Gibson/That’s all you need to get the job done.’ Holly is a touchstone again on rockabilly number You Belong To Me, while the raunchy Go Down Rockin’ owes plenty to the Stones.
 
Unsurprisingly, given the involvement of long-time Fab Four acolyte Lynne, the spectre of The Beatles looms large. We Did It All is underpinned by Dear Prudence-like chords, while the chiming guitars and sublime harmonies of Don’t Even Try lean heavily on the essence of The Beatles’ Rubber Soul. Recent single Brand New Day is the one tune with a more contemporary feel. Awash with multi-tracked guitars, and possibly autobiographical, it tells of a young Canadian who leaves home and flags down a freight train on his way out of town.
 
Despite the lyrical cliches, it impressively revisits the freewheeling — and nostalgic — spirit of Adams’s Summer Of ’69.
 
For all its uncomplicated energy, Get Up ends on a strange note. Thunderbolt is rather stodgy, while Yesterday Was Just A Dream is a fairly routine power ballad. Most unusually, four of the album’s nine tracks are reprised as acoustic numbers at the close.
 
The four, including the two with Beatles-inspired hooks, lend themselves well enough to the acoustic treatment, but their presence suggests Bryan was running short of ideas.
 
But Adams, now the proud father of two young daughters, remains a star who makes a virtue out of being a regular guy.
 
And, in living up to his simple aim of writing songs ‘for people who love real guitar, bass and drums’, he is nothing if not true to himself. 
 
Adrian Thrills - 16 October 2015
MailOnline
 
 
 
On the song “Summer of ‘89,” Butch Walker cleverly confesses, “Smothering the cover of a ‘69 summer/Played through a speaker of fuzz/Nobody knew Bryan Adams wasn’t cool/The TV just told me he was.”
 
Propelled by regular video play on MTV and the blockbuster album “Reckless,” Bryan Adams seemed to be everywhere in 1984 delivering hits like “Summer of ‘69,” “Run to You,” “It’s Only Love” and “Somebody.” I’ll admit, I thought the Canadian rocker was pretty cool in his jeans, white T-shirt and black leather jacket. And I still do.
 
“Get Up” is the singer-songwriter’s 13th studio album and serves as a departure from his last effort of cover songs that inspired him to become a musician on “Tracks of My Years.” Produced by Jeff Lynne, the new material has the Electric Light Orchestra frontman’s signature sound masterfully weaved into each track and could have easily been a Lynne solo release. For his first set of original songs since 2008, Adams co-wrote all the tracks with his longtime collaborator Jim Vallance.
 
The kick-off number has a rockabilly influence that possesses a mellow sound reminiscent of a smooth blending between Tom Petty and Traveling Wilburys.
 
“Go Down Rockin’” follows with a gritty defiance as Adams expresses that he’s never slowing down as he declares, “If you got a problem, better tell me to my face.”
 
Over his career, Adams has released his share of great ballads. “We Did It All” is another tender number that follows in the footsteps of “(Everything I Do) I Do It for You” and “Heaven.”
 
“Brand New Day,” the album’s first single, is a melodic rocker that effortlessly captures the vibe of other classic Adams and Vallance penned songs from 1983’s “Cuts Like a Knife.”
 
The only blemish to “Get Up” is its brevity. Of the album’s 13 tracks, four are acoustic versions of songs already covered on the album.Considering the time between albums containing new material, it would have been more satisfying to hear just a little more of Adams’ infectious, straightforward pop-rock offerings. In the end, Adams delivers just enough of the goods to keep fans happy and reinforces that if and when he’s ready to call it a career, he’ll do it going out rocking.
 
Clint Rhodes - Herald-Standard
 
 
 
Get Up is the thirteenth studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Bryan Adams, released physically in Australia and New Zealand on October 2 and worldwide on October 16, 2015 by Universal Music. Produced by ELO frontman Jeff Lynne and co-written with his long-time collaborator Jim Vallance, the album features nine new songs and four acoustic versions (total 13 tracks). The first single released was "You Belong to Me" featuring a music video. It was shot and directed by Adams using his black and white photography style, with only his guitar and “a muse” to assist him.
 
Universal announced the release of the album on August 10, 2015. "You Belong to Me" was released digitally on the same date as an "instant-grat track". Get Up is Bryan Adams' first studio album consisting of only original material since 11 (2008), following the release of covers album, Tracks of My Years (which contained one original song) in 2014. Adams has said of the album, "It came together quite organically, song by song, working with Jeff producing over the past couple of years whenever he had time. It was a great partnership as it gave me plenty of time to write the songs, most of which are a collaboration with Jim Vallance. We all worked primarily over the internet from Canada, Europe and LA, sending demos and parts of songs until we got it right." Of working with Jeff Lynne, Adams said: "He sort of becomes a member of the band. In this case, on the majority of the tracks he produced on this album, he is the band."
Singles
 
The album's lead single, "Brand New Day" was then released on September 7, 2015. Bryan Adams has said of the song: "That was the last song written for the record, and it’s about getting motivated, about getting up and do something with yourself. But it’s also about the idea that the grass is always greener on the other side. Or is it?" The music video, directed by Adams, features British actress Helena Bonham Carter and Theo Hutchcraft.
 
"You Belong to Me" was released as the album's second single in November 2015 along with the music video, directed by Adams, the song was added to BBC Radio 2's playlist during November and December 2015.
 
The third single "Do What Ya Gotta Do" debuted on the radio in February 2016 along with the music video, directed by Adams, on February 17, 2016.
 
"Don't Even Try" was released as the album's fourth single on July 5, 2016 along with the music video, directed by Adams, premiering the same day. This video features British comedian David Walliams as the unruly guitarist in the band. 
 
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