18 til I Die

18 Til I Die
Studio album by
Bryan Adams
ReleasedJune 5, 1996
Recorded1994–1996
GenreRock, soft rock, latin rock
Length51:48
LabelA&M
ProducerBryan Adams, Robert John "Mutt" Lange
Bryan Adams chronology
So Far So Good
(1993) 		18 Til I Die
(1996) 		Unplugged
(1997)
Singles from 18 til I Die
  1. "Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman?"
    Released: April 4, 1995
  2. "The Only Thing That Looks Good on Me Is You"
    Released: May 8, 1996[1]
  3. "Let's Make a Night to Remember"
    Released: August 12, 1996[2]
  4. "Star"
    Released: November 11, 1996[3]
  5. "18 til I Die"
    Released: April 7, 1997[4][a]
  6. "Do to You"
    Released: 1997
  7. "I'll Always Be Right There"
    Released: 1997
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]
Billboard(favorable)[6]
Cash Box(favorable)[7]
Entertainment WeeklyB−[8]
The Guardian[9]
Los Angeles Times[10]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[11]
USA Today[12]

18 til I Die is the seventh studio album by the Canadian singer-songwriter Bryan Adams. Released on June 5, 1996, by A&M Records, the album became a commercial success peaking at No. 1 in the United Kingdom and No. 2 in his home country Canada. It was recorded on different locations which included Jamaica and France. 18 til I Die featured the number one song "Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman?", which had been released as a single and on the soundtrack to the film Don Juan DeMarco over a year prior, and 4 other singles: "The Only Thing That Looks Good on Me Is You" (the album's second single, released May 8), "Let's Make a Night to Remember", "Star", and "18 til I Die"; the album track "I'll Always Be Right There" was also released to radio in the United States. Adams traveled throughout North America and Europe to promote the album after its June release, notably playing in front of over 70,000 people at Wembley Stadium in July 1996. The album performed lower than expectations in the US but it sold 5 million copies worldwide.[13][14]

  1. ^ LeBlanc, Larry (May 4, 1996). "Canada Nice Alternative for Reid". Billboard. Vol. 108, no. 18. p. 47. We're leading with a rock single ('The Only Thing That Looks Good On Me Is You') May 8...
  2. ^ "Reviews – Records Out on August 12 1996". Music Week. August 3, 1996. p. 21.
  3. ^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. November 9, 1996. p. 29.
  4. ^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. April 5, 1997. p. 31.
  5. ^ AllMusic review
  6. ^ Verna, Paul (June 22, 1996). "Reviews & Previews: Albums" (PDF). Billboard. p. 85. Retrieved November 28, 2022.
  7. ^ Darzin, Daina (June 8, 1996). "Pop Albums" (PDF). Cash Box. p. 9. Retrieved November 12, 2022.
  8. ^ "Entertainment Weekly review". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on September 5, 2014. Retrieved February 27, 2008.
  9. ^ Sullivan, Caroline (June 14, 1996). "Music: This Week's Pop CD Releases". The Guardian.
  10. ^ Hochman, Steve (June 2, 1996). "18 'Til I Die". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 8, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Brackett, Nathan; Christian Hoard (2004). The Rolling Stone Album Guide. New York City, New York: Simon and Schuster. p. 6. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
  12. ^ "USA Today review". ProQuest 306756891. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
  13. ^ LeBlanc, Larry (October 24, 1998). "Bryan Adams Unveils New "Day"". Billboard. p. 59. Retrieved September 14, 2019.
  14. ^ Bliss, Karen. "Adams recording new album". Jam!. Archived from the original on July 9, 2012. Retrieved August 13, 2010.


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