![]() The year-end charts on CKLG and on CFUN in Vancouver were populated with disco-themed songs. Though Bryan Adams may not have been happy with his debut hit single in Vancouver, “Let Me Take You Dancing” was in synch with the sound of AM Top 40 radio in the city in 1979. “Let Me Take You Dancing” spent six weeks on the Top Ten on CKLG, and nine weeks on its record survey in Vancouver. Adams has made every effort to block anyone from posting an audio of “Let Me Take You Dancing” on. Adams was disappointed with the speeded-up sound. Luongo chose to increase the tempo of the song, but there was no time-compression technology at that time so this increased the pitch of Adams’ vocals. Remixer John Luongo was recruited to make it sound like a proper disco track ready for release in the United States. This is due to his vocals on the recording being sped up to meet the 122BPM dance tempo. “Let Me Take You Dancing” is a song Bryan Adams has hardly ever performed live. Chuck Berry had a minor hit in 1958 titled “Reelin’ and Rockin'”. To reel is to spin around, and is a synonym for swirl, twirl and revolve. The narrator of the song promises that once they are on the dance floor it will set their “feet on fire.” As they rock and reel, the narrator hopes he’ll steal the heart of the one he’s invited out for the night. The song’s lyrics concern an enthusiastic invitation to someone to take them dancing. “Let Me Take You Dancing” was written by Bryan Adams and Jim Vallance. Experimenting with pop music fads, as he had with Sweeney Todd‘s glam rock, Adams first solo single was the disco song “Let Me Take You Dancing”. That same year Adams signed a record deal with A&M records for one dollar. This led to the start of a partnership that has lasted nearly four decades. Adams agreed to meet at Vallance’s home studio a few days later. Vallance had recently left Prism to build a career as a studio musician and songwriter. Vallance was the former drummer and principal songwriter for Vancouver-based rock band Prism. In 1978, at 18, Adams met Jim Vallance through a mutual friend in a Vancouver music store. During his senior years in high school he began playing music with his guitarist, Keith Scott. ![]() His first salary came from working for Robbie King, a keyboard musician with Motown. By the time he turned 17, Bryan Adams had landed work as a background vocalist for the CBC. ![]() By the age of 15 Adams was playing with the band Sweeney Todd as a frontman. While growing up his family was posted to Portugal, Austria and Israel. Adams, was a diplomat in the Canadian foreign service. : “ Let Me Take You Dancing”īorn in Kingston, Ontario, in November 1959, Bryan Adams parents immigrated from the UK in the 1950s. Peak Position on Billboard Hot 100 ~ did not chart #352: Let Me Take You Dancing by Bryan Adams ![]()
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