This came out in 1999 – or at least that’s when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):
In general, there are two kinds of Bryan Adams songs: The classic rockers he penned in the ’80s, and the movie-soundtrack ballads he’s been churning out in the ’90s like so much string cheese.
Sadly, these lactose-laden love songs form the bulk of the second-rate Best Of Me, which comes just six years (and two studio CDs) after his ’93 hits pack So Far So Good. The disc has its moments — despite its Def Leppard echoes, The Only Thing That Looks Good On Me Is You is one of Adams’ better tunes in years — but All For Love, Have You Ever Really Loved A Woman and the jangly new title track are all songs we could all do without. Much like the shot of his butt in the booklet.
