Reckless (video album)

Reckless
Front cover of the Betamax video cassette
Artist	Bryan Adams
Type	Video album
Released	1984
Length	approx. 30 min
Label	A&M Video
Producer	Simon fields
Previous	-
Next	Waking Up the Neighbours (1992)

Reckless is the first video album by Bryan Adams.

Content

The video album comprises six music videos, five with songs from the album Reckless and one (This Time) from the previous album Cuts Like a Knife. Some scenes of these videos taken together tell a story about Bryan finding Natalie (played by Lysette Anthony), an old girlfriend, after several years apart.

Cast

In addition to the five band members Bryan Adams , Keith Scott, Dave Taylor, Pat Steward, and Johnny Blitz appearing as themselves, the cast of the music videos includes (in alphabetic order):

• Bruce Allen as Manager
• Lysette Anthony as Natalie
• Adrian Formosa as Warehouse Cop I
• Anthony Harrison as Motorcycle Cop
• Garwin Sanford as Boyfriend
• Marty Waldman as Reporter
• Glenn Williams as Warehouse Cop II

Releases

Reckless was released on November 5, 1984. This was the first time that a video album was released the same day that the LP album was released. Reckless was available on Betamax, VHS and Video8 and later also on DVD. In 2014, a 30th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition was released with three audio CD's and the video DVD.

Tracklist

Back cover with tracklist

1. Run to You
2. Summer of '69
3. Somebody
4. Heaven
5. Kids Wanna Rock
6. This Time

Videos

Bryan Adams - This Time

Bryan Adams - Kids Wanna Rock

Bryan Adams - Summer of 69

Bryan Adams - Somebody

Bryan Adams - Heaven (Official Music Video)

Bryan Adams - Run To You (Official Music Video)

External links

• Bryan Adams: Reckless (1984) at the IMDb
• Bryan Adams ‎– Reckless at Discogs

References

Bryan Adams' albums

Studio albums: Bryan Adams (1980), You Want It, You Got It (1981), Cuts Like a Knife (1983), Reckless (1984), Into the Fire (1987), Waking Up the Neighbours (1991), 18 Til I Die (1996), On a Day Like Today (1998), Room Service (2004), 11 (2008), Tracks of My Years (2014), Get Up (2015), Shine a Light (2019) Live albums: Live! Live! Live! (1988), Unplugged (1997), Live at the Budokan (2003), Bare Bones (2010), Live at Sydney Opera House (2013), Wembley 1996 Live (2016) Compilation albums: Hits on Fire (1988), So Far So Good (1993), The Best of Me (1999), Anthology (2005), Icon (2010), Ultimate (2017) Soundtrack albums: Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (2002), Colour Me Kubrick (2005) Video albums: Reckless (1984), Waking Up the Neighbours (1992), So Far So Good (and More) (1994), Unplugged (1997), Live at Slane Castle (2001), Live at the Budokan (2003), Live in Lisbon (2005), Live at Sydney Opera House (2013)