Ultimate (Bryan Adams album)

Ultimate is a compilation album by the Canadian singer-songwriter Bryan Adams, released on 3 November 2017, which contains songs he recorded from 1980 through 2017. The album also contains two new songs, "Ultimate Love" and "Please Stay" and was promoted with a tour.[1]

Ultimate
Compilation album by Bryan Adams
Released	3 November 2017
Recorded	1980–2017
Genre	Rock, soft rock
Length	1:19:54
Label	Polydor
Producer	Bryan Adams Robert John "Mutt" Lange Bob Clearmountain Chris Thomas Bob Rock David Nicholas Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis Jeff Lynne
Bryan Adams chronology
Get Up (2015) Ultimate (2017) Shine a Light (2019)
Singles from Ultimate
"Please Stay" Released: 13 October 2017

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Go Down Rockin’"	Bryan Adams, Jim Vallance	2:57
2.	"Can't Stop This Thing We Started"	Adams, Robert John "Mutt" Lange	3:15
3.	"Run to You"	Adams, Vallance	3:53
4.	"Ultimate Love"	Adams, Vallance	3:32
5.	"Heaven"	Adams, Vallance	4:04
6.	"It's Only Love" (with Tina Turner)	Adams, Vallance	3:17
7.	"Here I Am"	Adams, Edward Elgar, Hans Zimmer, Gretchen Peters	3:34
8.	"When You're Gone" (featuring Melanie C)	Adams, Eliot Kennedy	3:26
9.	"Cloud Number Nine" (Chicane mix)	Adams, Max Martin, Peters	4:13
10.	"(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" (Single Edit)	Adams, Lange, Michael Kamen	4:10
11.	"You Belong to Me"	Adams, Vallance	2:30
12.	"Summer of '69"	Adams, Vallance	3:37
13.	"Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman?"	Adams, Kamen, Lange	4:53
14.	"Somebody"	Adams, Vallance	4:43
15.	"Please Forgive Me"	Adams, Lange	4:32
16.	"Cuts Like a Knife"	Adams, Vallance	4:07
17.	"The Only Thing That Looks Good on Me Is You"	Adams, Lange	3:31
18.	"All for Love" (featuring Sting and Rod Stewart)	Adams, Lange, Kamen	4:43
19.	"Back to You" (MTV Unplugged)	Adams, Kennedy	4:42
20.	"Please Stay"	Adams, Vallance	2:36
21.	"18 til I Die"	Adams, Lange	3:29
Total length:			79:54

Charts

Chart (2017–19)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[2]	82
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[3]	48
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[4]	171
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[5]	80
Czech Albums (ČNS IFPI)[6]	27
Irish Albums (IRMA)[7]	31
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[8]	21
Polish Albums (ZPAV)[9]	3
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[10]	25
Scottish Albums (OCC)[11]	9
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[12]	70
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[13]	52
UK Albums (OCC)[14]	11

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[15]	Gold	100,000
sales+streaming figures based on certification alone

References

1. "The Ultimate Tour 2018". bryanadams.com. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
2. "ARIA Chart Watch #518". auspOp. 30 March 2019. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
3. "Ultratop.be – Bryan Adams – Ultimate" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
4. "Ultratop.be – Bryan Adams – Ultimate" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
5. "Bryan Adams Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 27 February 20.
6. "Czech Albums – Top 100". ČNS IFPI. Note: On the chart page, select 201747 on the field besides the word "Zobrazit", and then click over the word to retrieve the correct chart data. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
7. "Irish-charts.com – Discography Bryan Adams". Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
8. "Charts.nz – Bryan Adams – Ultimate". Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
9. "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS - Official Retail Sales Chart". OLiS. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
10. "Portuguesecharts.com – Bryan Adams – Ultimate". Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
11. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
12. "Top 100 Albumes – Semana 45: del 03.11.2017 al 09.11.2017" (in Spanish). Productores de Música de España. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
13. "Swisscharts.com – Bryan Adams – Ultimate". Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
14. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
15. "British album certifications – Bryan Adams – Ultimate". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 10 December 2019. Select albums in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type Ultimate in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.