– American Songwriter highlights three Bryan Adams songs from the 1980s that the outlet says remain as powerful today as when they were first released, celebrating the Canadian rocker's enduring songwriting partnership with co-writer Jim Vallance during that decade.
– "Heat Of The Night", the debut single from *Into The Fire*, was reportedly partly inspired by Orson Welles' 1949 film *The Third Man*; "Run To You", from *Reckless*, became Adams' first US number one single despite its lyrics actually describing infidelity rather than romance; and "Summer Of '69", also from *Reckless*, remains one of his biggest and most nostalgic hits. *Reckless* is described as one of Adams' most pivotal albums, also featuring "Heaven" and his Tina Turner duet "It's Only Love".