On a Day Like Today (album)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Entertainment Weekly	B^[2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	^[3]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music	^[4]
Los Angeles Times	^[5]

On a Day Like Today is the eighth studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Bryan Adams, released in 1998. Bryan recruited producer Bob Rock for this album. Bryan wanted to produce a hit album after critics panned his last studio album.

Reception

On a Day Like Today was a success around the world, however at the time in the U.S. market, it became the first of Adams' albums since 1983's Cuts Like a Knife not to obtain a platinum sales certification. According to AllMusic, the record company didn't do a lot of advertising for album, as Adams and this album got caught when his record company sold his recording contract to rap label Interscope, who in turn did very little in the USA to promote it.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"How Do Ya Feel Tonight"	Bryan Adams, Phil Thornalley	Adams, Bob Rock	4:46
2.	"C'mon C'mon C'mon"	Adams, Gretchen Peters	Adams, Rock	3:36
3.	"Getaway"	Adams, Peters	Adams, Rock	3:47
4.	"On a Day Like Today"	Adams, Thornalley	Adams, Thornalley	3:28
5.	"Fearless"	Adams, Eliot Kennedy	Adams, Rock	3:52
6.	"I'm a Liar"	Adams, Peters	Adams, Rock	4:16
7.	"Cloud Number Nine"	Adams, Max Martin, Peters	Adams, Rock	3:45
8.	"When You're Gone" (with Melanie C)	Adams, Kennedy	Adams, Rock	3:24
9.	"Inside Out"	Adams, Peters	Adams, Rock	4:43
10.	"If I Had You"	Adams	Adams, Rock, Phil Western	4:03
11.	"Before the Night Is Over"	Adams, Martin	Adams, Rock	3:48
12.	"I Don't Wanna Live Forever"	Adams, Peters	Adams, Rock	3:14
13.	"Where Angels Fear to Tread"	Adams, Peters	Adams	3:47

European, South American, and Australian version (bonus track)
Track listing
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
14.	"Lie to Me"	Adams, Kennedy	Adams, Rock	4:37

Japanese and Australian version (bonus track)
Track listing
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
15.	"Hey Baby"	Adams, Kennedy	Adams	4:37

Charts

The album reached #3 in Canada & #11 in the UK.

"On a Day Like Today" was the first single released. It reached #13 in the UK and #1 on the Canadian Singles Chart. "When You're Gone", the second single, was a smash hit reaching #3 on the UK Chart and was in the Top 10 for ten weeks. It reached #11 in Canada. "Cloud Number Nine" reached #6 in the UK and #7 in Canada.

Personnel

Bryan Adams - guitars, piano, vocals
Mickey Curry - drums
Keith Scott - bass, guitar
Phil Thornalley - guitar, bass, string arrangements
Dave Pickell - piano, organ
Danny Cummings - percussion
Melanie C - vocals on "When You're Gone"

Notes

↑ Allmusic review
↑ Entertainment Weekly review
↑ 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.
↑ The Encyclopedia of Popular Music, 2002 edition by Colin Larkin. Page 1944
↑ [Los Angeles Times review]

Bryan Adams

Albums and singles Videos Awards Backing band Co-writers

Studio albums	Bryan Adams You Want It You Got It Cuts Like a Knife Reckless Into the Fire Waking Up the Neighbours 18 til I Die On a Day Like Today Room Service 11 Tracks of My Years Get Up!

Live albums	Live! Live! Live! MTV Unplugged Live at the Budokan Bare Bones Live at Sydney Opera House

Soundtracks	Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron Colour Me Kubrick

Compilations	So Far So Good The Best of Me Anthology Icon

Singles	"Let Me Take You Dancing" "Straight from the Heart" "Cuts Like a Knife" "This Time" "I'm Ready" "Run to You" "Somebody" "Heaven" "Summer of '69" "One Night Love Affair" "It's Only Love" "Heat of the Night" "Hearts on Fire" "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" "Can't Stop This Thing We Started" "There Will Never Be Another Tonight" "Thought I'd Died and Gone to Heaven" "Do I Have to Say the Words?" "Please Forgive Me" "The Only Thing That Looks Good on Me Is You" "Let's Make a Night to Remember" "I'll Always Be Right There" "Star" "18 til I Die" "Back to You" "I'm Ready" "On a Day Like Today" "When You're Gone" "Cloud Number Nine" "The Best of Me" "Cloud Number Nine (Chicane Mix)" "Inside Out" "Here I Am" "Open Road" "Flying" "Room Service" "This Side of Paradise" "Why Do You Have to Be So Hard to Love?" "When You're Gone" "I Thought I'd Seen Everything" "Tonight We Have the Stars" "She's Got a Way

Notable collaborations and non-album singles	"Diana" (1985) "Christmas Time" (1985) "Young Lust" (1990) "All for Love" (1993) "Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman?" (1995) "Rock Steady" (1995) "I Finally Found Someone" (1997) "Don't Give Up" (2000) "You've Been a Friend to Me" (2009) "Bang the Drum" (2010) "One World, One Flame" (2010) "Feels Like Home" (2015)

Videography	MTV Unplugged Live at the Budokan Live in Lisbon Live at Sydney Opera House

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