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''11'' is the eleventh studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Bryan Adams. The album was released by Polydor Records on March 17, 2008. ''11'' was the first release of new Adams material since ''Colour Me Kubrick'' in 2005 and the first studio album in four years since ''Room Service''. Adams, Jim Vallance, Eliot Kennedy, Gretchen Peters, Trevor Rabin and Robert John "Mutt" Lange received producing and writing credits. Similar to Adams' previous material, the themes in ''11'' are mainly based on love, romance, and relationships. ''11'' received generally mixed reviews from contemporary music critics. Three songs were released from the album in various forms: "I Thought I'd Seen Everything", "Tonight We Have the Stars" and "She's Got a Way", of which all were released internationally. "I Thought I'd Seen Everything" was the only one to have any lasting effects on the music chart, reaching mostly the Top 50, Top 100 and Top 200 in Europe and Canada. Adams was nominated for a Juno Award in the category "Best Artist" in 2009 for this record. The album peaked within the top ten in eleven territories worldwide, including Canada (with sales just below 10,000 units in its first week), the United Kingdom, Germany, Denmark and Switzerland. ''11'' charted within the top twenty in three other territories. The album has sold approximately half-a-million copies, which might be considered somewhat disappointing compared to Adams previous albums sales. However CD sales dropped for all artists during this time across the board. The track "Flower Grown Wild", was reportedly written about the now deceased Amy Winehouse. ==Conception== In an interview on Canada AM, Adams said the title ''11'' was picked because it was his 11th studio album, when soundtrack album ''Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron'' is included. In addition, Adams mentioned there was no hidden meaning behind the title,〔"〕 it was his eleventh studio release and contained eleven tracks, "there are no secondary meanings" as Adams later mentioned in an interview with the BBC.〔"〕 The album's cover was taken during a photo shoot in a hotel in Switzerland, while Adams was doing a self-photo story for an Italian men's magazine. Adams ended up liking the photo so much that he ended up using it as the album's cover〔 As with the previous album, ''Room Service'', significant portions of the album were produced while on tour. According to co-writer Jim Vallance modern technology and equipment made it a lot easier to record the album.〔 Adams recorded the album while on tour, making use of the time between playing on stage and readying himself for the next gig. Vallance and Adams recorded the album normally while sitting backstage or in an hotel room with small devices which they usually carried along on tours, but especially during their off days.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Bryan Adams gone wild: a candid interview )〕 Adams, in an interview, mentioned that when recording a song, they needed to set up mattresses against the windows, and having microphones run through the toilet.〔 ''11'' was originally going to be an acoustic record, aiming for the "soft-hard approach" perfected by the British rock group, The Who. However, after a long tour, some of the acoustic songs started growing on him, which led to changes. Adams would record for a few hours, until he wheeled the whole recording kit back onstage. "It makes me a little more interested in going on tour," he said in retrospect.〔"〕 Adams who was never fully committed to the idea of creating a full-fledged acoustic album, decided not to after seeing an acoustic band opening for him during one of his concerts. What he saw made him certain that he was not able to create such an album.〔"〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「11 (Bryan Adams album)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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