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.

Track listing

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
CountryPeak PositionCertification (If Any)Sales/shipmentsref.Canada23× Platinum+300,000Germany7UK10Gold+60,000Norway4 Sweden3 Switzerland4Platinum+15,000United States7Platinum+1000,000Austria13

References

Category:Bryan Adams albums
Category:1987 albums