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Bryan Adamsbutton.gif (123 bytes) Bryan Adams was born in Ontario on November 5, 1959. While still in his teens and after dropping out of high school, Adams joined a band called 'Shock' which led to a friendship and songwriting partnership with Jim Vallance. Adam's songwriting talents lead to writing for artists including Joe Cocker, Kiss,Bonnie Raitt, Rod Stewart, Neil Diamond,Carly Simon, and Loverboy. Adam's solo career began with A&M Records and the release of 2 singles in the late 1970's: "Let Me Take You Dancing" and "Hidin' From Love."

1980...

November
Bryan Adams LPbutton.gif (123 bytes)Adams released Bryan Adams.

1981...

button.gif (123 bytes)Adams released You Want It, You Got It.

1983...# 26 Singles Artist of the Year

January
Bryan Adams - Cuts Like A Knife button.gif (123 bytes)Adams released Cuts Like A Knife.

April
button.gif (123 bytes) Adams hit the Top 40 with "Straight From The Heart."

May
button.gif (123 bytes) Cuts Like A Knife was certified gold.
Bryan Adams - "Straight From The Heart" (Single)button.gif (123 bytes) Adams hit the Top 10 with "Straight From The Heart."

June
button.gif (123 bytes) Adams hit the Top 40 with "Cuts Like A Knife."

October
Bryan Adams - "This Time" (Single)button.gif (123 bytes) Adams hit the Top 40 with "This Time."

August
button.gif (123 bytes) Cuts Like A Knife was certified platinum.

Bryan Adams - "Cuts Like A Knife" (Single)button.gif (123 bytes) Adams spent most of the year on tour.

1984...

button.gif (123 bytes)Adams released Reckless.

February
Bryan Adams - Reckless button.gif (123 bytes)Reckless was certified platinum.

April
button.gif (123 bytes) Adams hit the Top 40 with "Heaven."

June
button.gif (123 bytes) Adams hit #1 for 2 weeks with "Heaven."
button.gif (123 bytes) Adams topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart for 2 weeks with "Heaven." The song had originally been written for the film A Night In Heaven.

June
Bryan Adams - "Heaven" (Single)button.gif (123 bytes) Adams performed at Live Aid.

September
button.gif (123 bytes)Adams hit the Top 40 with "One Night Love Affair."
button.gif (123 bytes)The video for "Run To You" was nominated for 5 MTV Video Music Awards for Best Direction, Best Art Direction, Best Editing, Best Cinematography, and Best Special Effects. The video for "Heaven" was also nominated for Best Cinematography.

November
button.gif (123 bytes)Adams hit the Top 10 with "One Night Love Affair."

1986...

January
Bryan Adamsbutton.gif (123 bytes)Reckless was certified 4x platinum.
button.gif (123 bytes)Adams hit the Top 10 teaming up with Tina Turner on "It's Only Love."

February
button.gif (123 bytes) Adams was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rock Vocal Performance - Male (Reckless) and Best Rock Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group ("It's Only Love" with Tina Turner).

August
button.gif (123 bytes) Reckless topped the Billboard 200 LP chart for 2 weeks.

September
button.gif (123 bytes) Adams won a MTV Video Music Award for Best Stage Performance Video ("It's Only Love" with Tina Turner) and was nominated forBest Male Video ("Summer of '69")

1987...# 30 Singles Artist of the Year

March
Bryan Adams - Into The Fire button.gif (123 bytes) Adams released Into The Fire.

June
button.gif (123 bytes) Into The Fire was certified platinum.

1988...

button.gif (123 bytes)Adams released the live LP Live! Live! Live!

1991... # 7 Singles Artist of the Year (# 1 Male Artist of the Year)

June
Bryan Adams - "(Everything I Do) I Do It For You" (Single)button.gif (123 bytes) Adams hit the Top 40, Top 10 and #1 for 6 weeks with "(Everything I Do) I Do It For You" from the soundtrack for Robin Hood: Prince Of Thieves.
button.gif (123 bytes) Adams topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart for 7 weeks with "(Everything I Do) I Do It For You." The single also topped the UK singles chart for 16 weeks.

August
button.gif (123 bytes)The single "(Everything I Do) I Do It For You" was certified 2x platinum.

September
Bryan Adams - Waking Up The Neighbours button.gif (123 bytes)Adams released Waking Up The Neighbours.
button.gif (123 bytes)The single "(Everything I Do) I Do It For You" was certified 3x platinum.
button.gif (123 bytes)Adams hit the Top 40 with "Can't Stop This Thing We Started."
button.gif (123 bytes)The video for "(Everything I Do) I Do It For You" was nominated for a MTV Video Music Award for Best Video from a Film.

October
button.gif (123 bytes)Adams hit the Top 10 with "Can't Stop This Thing We Started."

November
button.gif (123 bytes) The single "Can't Stop This Thing We Started" was certified gold.

December
button.gif (123 bytes) Waking Up The Neighbours was certified platinum.

1992... # 24 Singles Artist of the Year

January
button.gif (123 bytes) Waking Up The Neighbours was certified 2x platinum.
button.gif (123 bytes) Adams hit the Top 40 with "There Will Never Be Another Tonight."
button.gif (123 bytes)Adams won an American Music Awardfor Favorite Pop/Rock Single ("(Everything I Do) I Do It For You") and was nominated for Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist.

February
button.gif (123 bytes) Adams won a Grammy Award for Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or for Television ("(Everything I Do) I Do It For You"). The song was also nominated for Record of the Year, Best Vocal Performance - Male, and Song of the Year (songwriter) (with Robert John "Mutt" Lang and Michael Kamen) and "Can't Stop This Thing We Started" was nominated for Best Rock Performance, Solo and Best Rock Song (songwriter).

April
button.gif (123 bytes)Adams hit the Top 40 with "Thought I'd Died And Gone To Heaven."

May
button.gif (123 bytes)Adams hit the Top 10 with "Thought I'd Died And Gone To Heaven."

August
button.gif (123 bytes)Adams hit the Top 40 with "Do I Have To Say The Words?"

September
button.gif (123 bytes)Adams hit the Top 10 with "Do I Have To Say The Words?"

October
button.gif (123 bytes) Waking Up The Neighbours was certified 3x platinum.

November
button.gif (123 bytes)Reckless was certified 5x platinum.

1993...

January
button.gif (123 bytes)Adams was nominated for an American Music Awardfor Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist.

February
button.gif (123 bytes) Adams was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rock Vocal Performance - Male ("There Will Never Be Another Tonight").

October
Bryan Adams - So Far So Good button.gif (123 bytes) Adams hit the Top 40 with "Please Forgive Me."

November
button.gif (123 bytes) Adams released the hits collection So Far So Good.
button.gif (123 bytes) Adams hit the Top 10 with "Please Forgive Me."
button.gif (123 bytes) Adams hit the Top 40 along with Rod Stewart and Sting with "All For Love" from the film soundtrack of The Three Musketeers.

December
button.gif (123 bytes) Adams hit the Top 10 with "All For Love."

1994... # 64 Singles Artist of the Year

January
Bryan Adams, Sting, Rod Stewart - "All For Love" (Single)button.gif (123 bytes) So Far So Good was certified 2x platinum.
button.gif (123 bytes) Adams hit #1 with Rod Stewart and Sting for 5 weeks with "All For Love."
button.gif (123 bytes) Adams topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart along with Rod Stewartand Sting for 3 weeks with "All For Love."

February
button.gif (123 bytes) The single for "All For Love" was certified platinum.

May
button.gif (123 bytes) So Far So Good was certified 3x platinum.

1995... # 36Singles Artist of the Year

January
button.gif (123 bytes)Adams was nominated for an American Music Awardfor Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist.

March
button.gif (123 bytes)Adams was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals ("All For Love" with Rod Stewart and Sting).

April
button.gif (123 bytes) Adams hit the Top 40 with "Have You Ever Really Loved A Woman?"

May
button.gif (123 bytes) Adams hit the Top 10 and #1 for 3 weeks with "Have You Ever Really Loved A Woman?"

June
Bryan Adams - "Have You Ever Really Loved A Woman?" (Single)button.gif (123 bytes) Adams topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart for 5 weeks with "Have You Ever Really Loved A Woman?" from the soundtrack for Don Juan DeMarco.

September
button.gif (123 bytes) Adams was nominated for a MTV Video Music Award for Best Video from a Film ("Have You Ever Really Loved A Woman?").

November
button.gif (123 bytes) Adams could be heard on Bonnie Raitt's live LP Road Tested with "Rock Steady."

1996... # 38 Singles Artist of the Year

February
button.gif (123 bytes)Adams was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rock Vocal Performance - Male ("Have You Ever Really Loved A Woman?").

May
button.gif (123 bytes) Waking Up The Neighbours was certified 4x platinum and So Far So Good was certified 5x platinum.

June
Bryan Adams - 18 'Til I Die button.gif (123 bytes) Adams released 18 'Til I Die.
button.gif (123 bytes) Adams hit the Top 40 with "The Only Thing That Looks Good On Me Is You."

August
button.gif (123 bytes) 18 'Til I Die was certified gold.

September
button.gif (123 bytes) Adams hit the Top 40 with "Let's Make A Night To Remember."
button.gif (123 bytes)Adams was nominated for a MTV Video Music Award for Best Male Video ("The Only Thing That Looks Good On Me Is You").

November
button.gif (123 bytes) Adams hit the Top 40 dueting with Barbra Streisand on "I Finally Found Someone" from the soundtrack for The Mirror Has Two Faces.

December
button.gif (123 bytes) Adams hit the Top 10 with Barbra Streisand with "I Finally Found Someone."

1997...

January
button.gif (123 bytes)Adams was nominated for an American Music Awardfor Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist.

February
button.gif (123 bytes)Adams was nominated for 2 Grammy Awardsfor Best Pop Vocal Performance - Male ("Let's Make A Night To Remember") and Best Rock Vocal Performance - Male ("The Only Thing That Looks Good On Me Is You").

June
button.gif (123 bytes) 18 'Til I Die was certified platinum.

December
Bryan Adams - Unplugged button.gif (123 bytes) Adams released Unplugged.
button.gif (123 bytes) Adams hit the Top 40 with "Back To You."

1998...

February
button.gif (123 bytes) Adams was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals ("I Finally Found Someone" with Barbra Streisand).
button.gif (123 bytes) Adams hit the Top 10 with "Back To You."

October
Bryan Adams - On A Day Like Today button.gif (123 bytes) Adams released On A Day Like Today.

November
button.gif (123 bytes) Adams hit the Top 40 with "On A Day Like Today."

1999...

Bryan Adams - The Best Of Me button.gif (123 bytes)Another hits compilation, The Best Of Me, was released.

2002...

May
button.gif (123 bytes) Adams could be heard on the Spirit soundtrack.

2003...

January
Bryan Adams - Room Servicebutton.gif (123 bytes) Adams was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song ("Here I Am" with Hans Zimmer).

June
button.gif (123 bytes) Adams released the CD/DVD Live At The Budokan.

2004...

April
Ella Enchanted soundtrackbutton.gif (123 bytes) Adams could be heard on the soundtrack for Ella Enchanted on the track "If You Believe."

button.gif (123 bytes) # 13 on the Top Pop Artists of the Past 25 Years chart.

2005...

May
button.gif (123 bytes) The LP Room Servicereleased overseas last year was released.

June
Live 8 DVDbutton.gif (123 bytes) On July 2nd, Bryan performed in Ontario, Canada as part of the worldwide Live 8 concerts. The mission of the concerts was to raise awareness of the on-going poverty in Africa and to pressure the G8 leaders to take action by doubling aid, canceling debt, and delivering trade justice for Africa.

October
Bryan Adams - Anthologybutton.gif (123 bytes) Adams released the CD/DVD collection Anthology.

2006..

April
button.gif (123 bytes) Adams was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame.

2007..

January
Bryan Adams - 11 (Import)button.gif (123 bytes) Adams was nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Original Song for "Never Gonna Break My Faith" from the film Bobby.

2008..

March
button.gif (123 bytes)Adams topped the Canadian LP chart with 11.

2010...

November
Bryan Adams - 'Bare Bones'button.gif (123 bytes) Adams released the live LP Bare Bones.

2013...

April
button.gif (123 bytes) Adams could be heard on the Michael Buble LP To Be Loved on the track "After All."

2014...

2015...

2017...

2022...

2023...

Bryan Adams LP Bryan AdamsReleased: 1980 Rolling Stone review: 3 stars from Rolling Stone Tracks: "Hidin' From Love" - "Win Some Lose Some" - "Wait And See" - "Give Me Your Love" - "Wastin' Time" - "Don't Ya Say It" - "Remember" - "State Of Mind" - "Try To See It My Way"
Bryan Adams - You Want It, You Got It You Want It, You Got ItReleased: 1981 Billboard peak: # 118 Rolling Stone review: 2 stars from Rolling Stone Tracks: "Lonely Nights" - "One Good Reason" - "Don't Look Now" - "Coming Home" - "Fits Ya Good" - "Jealousy" - "Tonight" - "You Want It, You Got It" - "Last Chance" - "No One Makes It Right"
Bryan Adams - Cuts Like A Knife Cuts Like A KnifeReleased: January, 1983 US: Platinum Billboard peak: # 8 Rolling Stone review: 2 stars from Rolling Stone Tracks: "The Only One" - "Take Me Back" - "This Time" - "Straight From The Heart" - "Cuts Like A Knife" - "I'm Ready" - "What's It Gonna Be" - "Don't Leave Me Lonely" - "Let Him Know" - "The Best Was Yet To Come"
Bryan Adams - Reckless RecklessReleased: 1984 US: 5x Platinum Billboard peak: # 1 (for 2 weeks) Rolling Stone review: 3 stars from Rolling Stone Tracks: "One Night Love Affair" - "She's Only Happy When She's Dancin'" - "Run To You" - "Heaven" - "Somebody" - "Summer Of '69" - "Kids Wanna Rock" - "It's Only Love" (with Tina Turner) - "Long Gone" - "Ain't Gonna Cry"
Bryan Adams - Into The Fire Into The FireReleased: March, 1987 US: Platinum Billboard peak: # 7 Tracks: "Heat Of The Night" - "Into The Fire" - "Victim Of Love" - "Another Day" - "Native Son" - "Only The Strong Survive" - "Rebel" - "Remembrance Day" - "Hearts On Fire" - "Home Again"
Bryan Adams - Live! Live! Live! Live! Live! Live!Released: 1988 Live Tracks: "She's Only Happy When She's Dancin'" - "It's Only Love" - "Cuts Like A Knife" - "Kids Wanna Rock" - "Hearts On Fire" - "Take Me Back" - "The Best Was Yet To Come" - "Heaven" - "Heat Of The Night" - "Run To You" - "One Night Love Affair" - "Long Gone" - "Summer Of '69" - "Somebody" - "Walking After Midnight" - "I Found The Law" - "Into The Fire"
Bryan Adams - Waking Up The Neighbours Waking Up The NeighboursReleased: September, 1991 US: 4x Platinum Billboard peak: # 6 Rolling Stone review: 4 stars from Rolling Stone Tracks: "Is Your Mama Gonna Miss You" - "Hey Honey I'm Packin' You In" - "Can't Stop This Thing We Started" - "Thought I'd Died And Gone To Heaven" - "Not Guilty" - "Vanishing" - "House Arrest" - "Do I Have To Say The Words" - "There Will Never Be Another Tonight" - "All I Want Is You" - "Depend On Me" - "(Everything I Do) I Do It For You" - "If You Wanna Leave Me" - "Touch The Hand" - "Don't Drop That Bomb On Me"
Bryan Adams - So Far So Good So Far So GoodReleased: November, 1993 US: 5x Platinum Billboard peak: # 6 Tracks: "Summer Of '69" - "Straight From The Heart" - "It's Only Love" (with Tina Turner) - "Can't Stop This Thing We Started" - "Do I Have To Say The Words" - "This Time" - "Run To You" - "Heaven" - "Cuts Like A Knife" - "(Everything I Do) I Do It For You" - "Somebody" - "Kids Wanna Rock" - "Heat Of The Night" - "Please Forgive Me"
Bryan Adams - 18 'Til I Die 18 'Til I DieReleased: June, 1996 US: Platinum Billboard peak: 31# Tracks: "The Only Thing That Looks Good On Me Is You" - "Do To You" - "Let's Make A Night To Remember" - "18 Til I Die" - "Star" - "I Wanna Be Your Underwear" - "We're Gonna Win" - "I Think About You" - "I'll Always Be Right There" - "It Ain't A Party... If You Can't Come 'Round" - "Black Pearl" - "You're Still Beautiful To Me" - "Have You Ever Really Loved A Woman?" - "I Finally Found Someone" (with Barbra Streisand)
Bryan Adams - Unplugged UnpluggedReleased: December, 1997 Billboard peak: # 88 Rolling Stone review: 2 and 1/2 stars from Rolling Stone Unplugged Tracks: "Summer Of '69" - "Back To You" - "Cuts Like A Knife" - "I'm Ready" - "Fits Ya Good" - "When You Love Someone" - "18 Til I Die" - "I Think About You" - "If You Wanna Be Bad Ya Gotta Be Good / Let's Make A Night To Remember" - "The Only Thing That Looks Good On Me Is You" - "A Little Love" - "Heaven" - "I'll Always Be Right There"
Bryan Adams - On A Day Like Today On A Day Like TodayReleased: October, 1998 Billboard peak: # 103 Tracks: "How Do Ya Feel Tonight" - "C'mon C'mon C'mon" - "Getaway" - "On A Day Like Today" - "Fearless" - "I'm A Liar" - "Cloud Number Nine" - "When You're Gone" (with Mel C) - "Inside Out" - "If I Had You" - "Before The Night Is Over" - "I Don't Wanna Live Forever" - "Where Angels Fear To Tread" - "Lie To Me"
Bryan Adams - The Best Of Me The Best Of MeReleased: 1999 Tracks: "The Best Of Me" - "Can't Stop This Thing We Started" - "I'm Ready" - "Summer Of '69" - "Let's Make A Night To Remember" - "All For Love (with Sting & Rod Stewart) - "Have You Ever Really Loved A Woman?" - "Run To You" - "Cloud Number Nine" - "(Everything I Do) I Do It For You" - "Back To You" - "When You're Gone (with Mel C) - "Please Forgive Me" - "The Only Thing That Looks Good On Me Is You" - "Inside Out"
Spirit soundtrack Spirit soundtrack Released: May, 2002 Bryan Tracks: "Here I Am (End Title)" - "I Will Always Return" - "You Can't Take Me" - "Get Off My Back" - "Bothers Under The Sun" - "Don't Let Go" (with Sarah McLachlan) - "This Is Where I Belong" - "Here I Am" - "Sound The Bugle" - "Nothing I've Ever Known" - "I Will Always Return (Finale)"
Bryan Adams - Live At The Budokan (CD/DVD) Live At The Budokan (CD/DVD)Released: June, 2003 Live Tracks: "How Do Ya Feel Tonight" - "Can't Stop This Thing We Started" - "Summer Of '69" - "Fits Ya Good" - "(Everything I Do) I Do It For You" - "Cuts Like A Knife" - "When You're Gone" - "Have You Ever Really Loved A Woman?" - "Getaway" - "If Ya Wanna Be Bad Ya Gotta Be Good / Let's Make A Night To Remember" - "Cloud Number Nine" - "Still Beautiful To Me" - "Run To You" - "Please Forgive Me" - "The Best Of Me"
Bryan Adams - Room Service Room ServiceReleased: May, 2005 Billboard peak: # 134 Rolling Stone: 2 and 1/2 stars from Rolling Stone Tracks: "East Side Story" - "This Side Of Paradise" - "Not Romeo Not Juliet" - "Flying" - "She's A Little Too Good For Me" - "Open Road" - "Room Service" - "I Was Only Dreamin'" - "Right Back Where I Started From" - "Nowhere Fast" - "Why Do You Have To be So Hard To Love"
Bryan Adams - Anthology iTunes Amazon.mp3 AnthologyReleased: October, 2005 Billboard peak: # 65 Tracks: "Remember" - "Lonely Nights" - "Straight From The Heart" - "Cuts Like A Knife" - "This Time" - "Run To You" - "Somebody" - "Heaven" - "Summer Of '69" - "One Night Love Affair" - "It's Only Love" - "Heat Of The Night" - "Heart On Fire" - "(Everything I Do) I Do It For You" - "Can't Stop This Thing We Started" - "There Will Never Be Another Tonight" - "Thought I'd Died And Gone To Heaven" - "Best Of Me" - "Please Forgive Me" - "All For Love" - "Have You Ever Really Loved A Woman?" - "Rock Steady" (live) - "The Only Thing That Looks Good On Me Is You" - "Let's Make A Night To Remember" - "Star" - "Back To You" (live) - "I'm Ready" (live) - "On A Day Like Today" - "Cloud Number Nine" (Chicane Mix) - "Here I Am" - "This Side Of Paradise" - "Why Do You Have To Be So Hard To Love" - "Open Road" - "Til I Die" 9live) - "When You're Hone" - "So Far So Good"
Bryan Adams - 'Bare Bones'mp3 Available at Amazon.com Bare BonesReleased: November, 2010 Live Tracks: "You've Been A Friend To Me" - "Here I Am" - "I'm Ready" - "Let's Make A Night To Remember" - "It Ain't A Party (If You Can't Come 'Round) - "(Everything I Do) I Do It For You" - "Cuts Like A Knife" - "Please Forgive Me" - "Summer Of '69" - "Walk On By" - "Cloud Number Nine" - "It's Only Love" - "Heaven" - "The Right Place" - "The Way You Make Me Feel" - "The Only Thing That Looks Good On Me Is You" - "You're Still Beautiful To Me" - "Straight From The Heart" - "I Still Miss You... A Little Bit" - "All For Love"
Bryan Adams - 'Tracks Of My Years' iTunes Amazon.mp3 Tracks Of My YearsReleased: September 30, 2014 Tracks: "Any Time At All" - "She Knows Me" - "I Can't Stop Loving You" - "Kiss And Say Goodbye" - "Lay Lady Lay" - "Rock And Roll Music" - "Down On The Corner" - "Never My Love" - "Sunny" - "The Track Of My Tears" - "God Only Knows"
Bryan Adams - 'Get Up' iTunes Amazon.mp3 vinyl Get UpReleased: October 30, 2015 Tracks: "You Belong To Me" - "Go Down Rockin'" - "We Did It All" - "That's Rock And Roll" - "Don't Even Try" - "Do What Ya Gotta Do" - "Thunderbolt" - "Yesterday Was Just A Dream" - "Brand New Day" - "Don't Even Try" (acoustic) - "We Did It All" (acoustic) - "You Belong To Me" (acoustic) - "Brand New Day" (acoustic)
Bryan Adams - 'Ultimate' iTunes Amazon.mp3 vinyl UltimateReleased: November 3, 2017 Tracks: "Go Down Rockin'" - "Can't Stop This Thing We Started" - "Run To You" - "Ultimate Love" - "Heaven" - "It's Only Love" (with Tina Turner) - "Here I Am" - "When You're Gone" (featuring Melanie C) - "Cloud Number Nine" (Chicane Mix) - "(Everything I Do) I Do It For You" - "You Belong To Me" - "Summer Of '69" - "Have You Ever Really Loved A Woman?" - "Somebody" - "Please Forgive Me" - "Cuts Like A Knife" - "The Only Thing That Looks Good On Me Is You" - "All For Love" (with Sting & Rod Stewart) - "Back To You" (unplugged) - "Please Stay" - "18 Til I Die"
Bryan Adams - 'So Happy It Hurts' iTunes Amazon.mp3 vinyl So Happy It HurtsReleased: March 11, 2022 Tracks: "So Happy It Hurts" - "Never Gonna Rain" - "You Life Me Up" - "I've Been Looking For You" - "Always Have, Always Will" - "On The Road" - "Kick Ass" - "I Ain't Worth S*** Without You" - "Let's Do This" - "Just Like Me, Just Like You" - "Just About Gone" - "These Are The Moments That Make Up My Life"
Note: Song title and position links lead you to the song's Top 40 chart run (from the ARC Weekly Top 40) and LP links take you to Amazon.com for that LP (often including track listings and sound samples).