The Best of Me (Bryan Adams album)


The Best of Me is the third greatest hits album by Canadian singer Bryan Adams. It was released worldwide in 1999, and in the U.S. in 2001. It was his last release on A&M Records. Upon its initial release, a special edition 2-disc set was issued with live tracks. Another special edition 2-CD set was issued when the album was released in the U.S., dubbed 'Special Tour Edition', bearing three extra tracks. It is Adams' second compilation album, after So Far So Good; except for Japan, where Hits on Fire was released in 1988. This album sees Adams reuniting with Robert John "Mutt" Lange – on the title track – after being absent from 1998's On a Day Like Today.

Track listing

1999 Special Edition bonus disc
  1. "Summer of '69 " – 3:34
  2. "Back To You " – 5:28
  3. "Can't Stop This Thing We Started " – 5:12
  4. "Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman? " – 4:52
  5. "Rock Steady " – 5:23
Tracks 2, 5 are also available on the single "Inside Out", issued in 2000.
2002 Special Tour Edition bonus disc
  1. "Summer of '69 " – 3:34
  2. "Back To You " – 5:28
  3. "Can't Stop This Thing We Started " – 5:12
  4. "Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman? " – 4:52
  5. "Rock Steady " – 5:23
  6. "Cloud Number Nine " – 4:09
  7. "I'm Ready " – 4:34
  8. "Cuts Like a Knife " – 6:02
This is basically the same bonus disc as the 1999 special edition release, with three extra tracks added.
Tracks 2, 5 are also available on the single "Inside Out", issued in 2000.
Tracks 6, 7, 8 are from the DVD release "Live At Slane Castle".
The collection sells well over 3 million copies
Unidentified alternative edition
There exists an edition of this CD, dated 1999 and carrying a sticker bearing the catalogue number 490 522-2 , which omits the final track listed above, "18 Til I Die", and instead adds a hidden track after track 15:
16. "Don't Give Up" – 3:42, by Chicane Featuring Bryan Adams, written by Nick Bracegirdle, Bryan Adams, and Ray Hedges.
No bonus disc is included with this edition.

Personnel

Charts

Chart Peak
position
Australian Top 50 Albums18
Belgium 100 Albums30
Irish Top 75 Albums18
Norwegian Top 40 Albums2

Certifications