So far so good
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2nd November 1993 |
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| Label (s) | A&M Records | |||
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14th |
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running time |
62:28 |
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So Far So Good is a best-of- album by Canadian rock singer Bryan Adams . The album was released on November 2, 1993 on the A&M Records label.
Production and guest posts
The songs on the album are mostly previously released singles from Bryan Adams' previous studio albums Cuts Like a Knife (three tracks), Reckless (six songs), Into the Fire (one song) and Waking Up the Neighbors (three tracks). Only the track Please Forgive Me is a new release.
The only guest contribution on So Far So Good comes from Tina Turner , which can be heard on It's Only Love .
Track list
| # | title | Guest musician | producer | length | Original album (year) |
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| 1 | Summer of '69 | Bob Clearmountain , Bryan Adams | 3:35 | Reckless (1984) | |
| 2 | Straight from the heart | Bob Clearmountain, Bryan Adams | 3:30 | Cuts Like a Knife (1983) | |
| 3 | It's only love | Tina Turner | Bob Clearmountain, Bryan Adams | 3:15 | Reckless (1984) |
| 4th | Can't Stop This Thing We Started | Bryan Adams, Robert John "Mutt" Lange | 4:29 | Waking Up the Neighbors (1991) | |
| 5 | Do I Have to Say the Words? | Bryan Adams, Robert John "Mutt" Lange | 6:11 | Waking Up the Neighbors (1991) | |
| 6th | This time | Bob Clearmountain, Bryan Adams | 3:18 | Cuts Like a Knife (1983) | |
| 7th | Run to you | Bob Clearmountain, Bryan Adams | 3:54 | Reckless (1984) | |
| 8th | Heaven | Bob Clearmountain, Bryan Adams | 4:03 | Reckless (1984) | |
| 9 | Cuts like a knife | Bob Clearmountain, Bryan Adams | 5:12 | Cuts Like a Knife (1983) | |
| 10 | (Everything I Do) I Do It for You | Robert John "Mutt" Lange | 6:34 | Waking Up the Neighbors (1991) | |
| 11 | Somebody | Bob Clearmountain, Bryan Adams | 4:44 | Reckless (1984) | |
| 12 | Kids wanna rock | Bob Clearmountain, Bryan Adams | 2:36 | Reckless (1984) | |
| 13 | Heat of the night | Bob Clearmountain, Bryan Adams | 5:06 | Into the Fire (1987) | |
| 14th | Please Forgive Me | Bryan Adams, Robert John "Mutt" Lange | 5:55 | previously unpublished |
Chart successes
So Far So Good entered the German album charts at number 11 on November 22, 1993. The record reached its highest ranking of first place on January 31, 1994, where it was able to hold for nine weeks. The album also stayed in the German album charts for 81 weeks. On the Billboard 200 , So Far So Good reached number 6 in the tenth week of the chart. In the United Kingdom, So Far So Good debuted at number two on the album charts, and later the record reached number one on the British album charts. The sound carrier also reached the top of the charts in Austria, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Sweden, Norway, Australia and New Zealand.
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| 1993 | So far so good |
DE1 (81 weeks) DE |
AT1 (33 weeks) AT |
CH1 (46 weeks) CH |
UK1 (93 weeks) UK |
US6 (66 weeks) US |
First published: November 2, 1993
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Singles
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| 1993 | Please Forgive Me |
DE3 (25 weeks) DE |
AT2 (19 weeks) AT |
CH2 (29 weeks) CH |
UK2 (16 weeks) UK |
US7 (28 weeks) US |
First published: October 1993
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Sales figures and awards
So Far So Good was awarded double platinum in Germany in 1994 for over one million units sold , making the album one of the best-selling music albums in Germany . In the United States, the album was certified five times platinum in 1996 for over five million sales. The album was twice gold and 48 times platinum, with which it was recognized for more than 9.9 million units sold, according to sources, the album sold over 13 million times worldwide.
| Professional reviews | |
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| Reviews | |
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| allmusic |
 
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| Rolling Stone |
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| Country / Region | Award | Sales |
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| Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales) |
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 Australia (ARIA)
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 11 × platinum
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770,000 |
 Belgium (BEA)
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4 × platinum
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200,000 |
 Brazil (PMB)
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 gold
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100,000 |
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Germany (BVMI)
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2 × platinum
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1,000,000 |
 Finland (IFPI)
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platinum
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77,318 |
 France (SNEP)
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platinum
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300,000 |
 Japan (RIAJ)
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gold
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100,000 |
 Canada (MC)
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6 × platinum
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600,000 |
 New Zealand (RMNZ)
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platinum
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15,000 |
 Netherlands (NVPI)
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2 × platinum
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200,000 |
 Norway (IFPI)
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3 × platinum
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150,000 |
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Austria (IFPI)
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2 × platinum
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100,000 |
 Sweden (IFPI)
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platinum
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100,000 |
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Switzerland (IFPI)
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4 × platinum
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200,000 |
 Spain (Promusicae)
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platinum
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100,000 |
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United States (RIAA)
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5 × platinum
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5,000,000 |
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United Kingdom (BPI)
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3 × platinum
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900,000 |
| All in all |
2 × gold 48 × platinum |
9,912,318 |
Main article: Bryan Adams / Music Sales Awards
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ Chart tracking So Far So Good on officialcharts.de
- ^ Billboard 200: The week of January 29, 1994. Retrieved December 19, 2018 .
- ↑ Chart tracking So Far So Good on officialcharts.com
- ↑ international chart following So Far So Good
- ↑ a b Chart sources: DE AT CH UK US
- ↑ DE: double platinum
- ↑ US: 5 × platinum
- ↑ Adrian Beric: 13 tracks on an LP? It's a good sign for Bryan Adams. swr.de, October 29, 2019, accessed on July 8, 2020 .
- ↑ Rating: allmusic.com
- ↑ Rating: Rolling Stone