Into the Fire (album)

***Into the Fire*** is the fifth studio album by the Canadian rock artist Bryan Adams. Released on March 30, 1987 through A&M Records, the album was a huge commercial success selling over 2 million units worldwide, peaking at number 7 on the US _Billboard_ 200 chart and reaching high positions in charts worldwide. It was recorded at Adams' home in London, England.

Six singles were released from the album: "Heat of the Night", "Hearts on Fire", "Victim of Love", "Only the Strong Survive", "Into the Fire" and "Another Day".

## Into the Fire Tour

On May, 1987 Adams started the _Into the Fire_ tour. His first performance was in Shreveport, Louisianna with his backing band. Adams first stop of the UK leg of the tour at the Prince’s Trust charity concert at Wembley Stadium, London. Adams later went back to the United States to continue the American leg of the tour He appeared on The David Letterman Show. Adams sold out two nights in a row at Madison Square Garden in New York City and was visited backstage by Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys. He got a sold-out show in Toronto, Ontario. The tour continued through the Western United States. Adams headed back to the UK on October 13 in Newcastle, England. Adams sold out four nights in a row at Wembley Arena in London. Adams started his tour in mainland Europe and Adams previous album _Reckless_ achieved gold status in Sweden and _Into The Fire_ achieves gold status in Switzerland and later he traveled to Dublin, Ireland. Adams started the Asian leg of the tour and ended up selling out ten concerts, five of which were in Tokyo's Budokan. _Into the Fire_ was certified platinum with sales over 100,000 copies sold in Japan. Adams headed back to Europe and played in East Berlin and later West Berlin. The last concert part of the _Into the Fire_ tour was in Locarno, Switzerland.

## Personnel

- Bryan Adams - guitar, piano, keyboards, vocals
- Keith Scott - lead guitar, backing vocals
- Mickey Curry - drums
- Dave Taylor - bass
- Tommy Mandel - organ, keyboards
- Robbie King - organ
- Jim Vallance - piano, percussion, sequencer
- Dave Pickell - piano
- Ian Stanley - keyboards

## Chart positions

|align="left"|Country|align="left"|Peak Position|align="left"|Certification (If Any)|align="left"|Sales/shipments|align="left"|ref.|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|Canada|align="center"|2|align="center"|3× Platinum|align="center"|+300,000|align="center"|||
|Germany|align="center"|7|align="center"||align="center"||align="center"|||
|UK|align="center"|10|align="center"|Gold|align="center"|+60,000|align="center"|||
|Norway|align="center"|4|align="center"||align="center"||align="center"|||
|Sweden|align="center"|3|align="center"||align="center"||align="center"|||
|Switzerland|align="center"|4|align="center"|Platinum|align="center"|+15,000|align="center"|||
|United States|align="center"|7|align="center"|Platinum|align="center"|+1000,000|align="center"|||
|Austria|align="center"|13|align="center"||align="center"||align="center"|||

## Infobox (album)

- **name**: Into the Fire
- **type**: Album
- **artist**: Bryan Adams
- **released**: March 30, 1987
- **genre**: Rock music, Rock
- **length**: 44:53
- **label**: A&M Records, A&M
- **producer**: Bryan Adams
Bob Clearmountain
- **prev title**: Reckless (album), Reckless
(1984)
- **next title**: Live! Live! Live!
(1988)