Anthology [Limited] (CD - 2005)

Personnel: Bryan Adams (vocals, guitar); Pamela Anderson-Lee, Rod Stewart, Sting, Tina Turner, Bonnie Raitt (vocals); G.E. Smith, Jamie Glaser, Keith Scott (guitar); Jonathan S. Gerber (saxophone); Tommy Mandel (keyboards); Dave Taylor, Brian Stanley (bass guitar); Mickey Curry, Pat Steward, Steve Smith (drums); Jim Vallance, Jimmy Maelen (percussion); Cindy Bullens, Lou Gramm, Alfa Anderson, Mark Doyle (background vocals).

While there have been previous Bryan Adams collections--1993's SO FAR SO GOOD and 2002's THE BEST OF ME--no compilation fully captured the breadth of the Canadian pop-rocker's career until 2005's two-disc, 36-track ANTHOLOGY. The set celebrates 25 years of Adams's catchy anthems and power ballads, dating back to 1980's jaunty, youthful "Remember." Adams, of course, hit a real stride with his mid-80s albums, and plenty of the tunes from those discs are here, including the hard-rocking "Cuts Like a Knife," the urgent "Run to You," and the charmingly nostalgic "Summer of '69." In addition to his later soundtrack hits, ANTHOLOGY also offers up the best moments from Adams's '90s/'00s output (some recorded live), easily making this the finest Adams retrospective on the market. minimize