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1	The Only One Guitar [Solo] – Bryan Adams	3:14
2	Take Me Back Backing Vocals [Backup Vocals] – Alfa AndersonGuitar [Solo] – Bryan Adams	4:49
3	This Time Keyboards [Casio] – Tommy MandelSlide Guitar – Keith Scott	3:18
4	Straight From The Heart Backing Vocals [Backup Vocals] – Mark Doyle Keyboards [Casio] – Tommy MandelPiano – Bryan AdamsWritten By – Adams-KagnaWritten-By – Kagna*	3:30
5	Cuts Like A Knife Backing Vocals [Backup Vocals] – B.C.*, B.A.*, B. W. Adams*, D. Taylor*, J. Wesley*, K. Davies, K. Scott*, L. Frenette, M. Simpson	5:16
6	I'm Ready	3:58
7	What's It Gonna Be Acoustic Guitar [Acoustic Guitars] – Bryan AdamsElectric Guitar [Electric Guitars] – Bryan Adams, Keith Scott	3:39
8	Don't Leave Me Lonely Written By – Adams-Vallance-CarrWritten-By – Carr*	3:09
9	Let Him Know Acoustic Guitar – Bryan AdamsElectric Guitar – Keith ScottPiano [Mono] – Tommy Mandel	2:56
10	The Best Was Yet To Come Acoustic Guitar [Acoustic Guitars] – Keith ScottHarmony Vocals – Bryan AdamsPiano [Piano Attack] – Tommy Mandel	3:04

Companies, etc.

• Distributed By – Columbia House – 528919T

Credits

• Art Direction – Jeffrey Kent Ayeroff
• Backing Vocals [Backup Vocals] – Bryan Adams (tracks: 1 to 4, 6 to B9), Keith Scott (tracks: 1 to 4, 7), Lou Gramm (tracks: 1 to 3, 6 to 9)
• Bass – Dave Taylor
• Crew – C. Lagden, J. Perpick*, S. Hardy
• Design – Lynn Robb, Mike Fink
• Drums – Mickey Curry
• Engineer – Bob Clearmountain
• Engineer [Assistant] – Jeff Hendrickson, Mike Fraser, Paul Northfield, Robbie Whelan
• Guitar [Guitars] – Bryan Adams (tracks: 1 to 3, 5, 6, 8), Keith Scott (tracks: 1, 2, 4 to 6)
• Guitar [Solo] – Keith Scott (tracks: 1, 5 to 8)
• Management – Bruce Allen
• Mastered By – Bob Ludwig
• Organ – Tommy Mandel (tracks: 4, 5, 9)
• Organ [B-3] – Tommy Mandel (tracks: 1 to 3, 6 to 8)
• Percussion – Jim Vallance (tracks: 2 to 4, 8)
• Photography By [Front & Back Photo] – Jim O'Mara*
• Photography By [Inner Sleeve Photo] – Roxy Rifkin
• Producer – Bob Clearmountain, Bryan Adams
• Synthesizer – Tommy Mandel (tracks: 1, 6 to 8, 10)
• Written By – Adams-Vallance (tracks: 1 to 3, 5 to 7, 9, 10)
• Written-By – Adams*, Vallance* (tracks: 1 to 3, 5 to 10)

Notes

Recorded at Little Mountain Sound, Vancouver. Mixed at Le Studio, Morin Heights. Additional recording and mixing at Power Station, New York City. Mastered at Masterdisc, New York. This album was mixed with the JVC Digital System.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 7 7749-528919 6 0 2

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
SP-6-4919, SP 4919	Bryan Adams	Cuts Like A Knife ‎(LP, Album)	A&M Records, A&M Records	SP-6-4919, SP 4919	Canada	1983
170078	Bryan Adams	Cuts Like A Knife ‎(LP, Album)	CBS	170078	Brazil	1983
CS-4919	Bryan Adams	Cuts Like A Knife ‎(Cass, Album, Club)	A&M Records	CS-4919	US	1983
394 919-1	Bryan Adams	Cuts Like A Knife ‎(LP, Album, RE)	A&M Records	394 919-1	Europe	Unknown
CS 4919	Bryan Adams	Cuts Like A Knife ‎(Cass, Album, Club, CRC)	A&M Records	CS 4919	US	1983