(Everything I Do) I Do It For You
Bryan Guy Adams, CC, OBC (b.1959)
Category
Musical instruments, devices and recordings
Date
Mar 1991
Materials
Plastic casing containing audio tape
Measurements
65 x 100 x 8 mm
Place of origin
London
Collection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 672547.2
Summary
A white plastic cassette tape single containing recordings of the songs ‘(Everything I Do) I Do It For You’ and ‘She’s Only Happy When She’s Dancing’ (Live) by Bryan Adams. Both songs are included on each side of the cassette tape, with the titles printed at the bottom on each side. ‘BRYAN ADAMS’ and ‘(EVERYTHING I DO) I DO IT FOR YOU’ are printed at the top of the tape on each side and there is an A&M Records logo on the left hand side on each side with the tapes catalogue number 'AMMC 789' printed on right hand side on both sides and ‘BIEM/STEMRA’ printed immediately below. ‘MADE IN ENGLAND’ is stamped at the top of one side of the cassette. Bryan Adams is a Canadian singer and songwriter. (Everything I Do) I Do It For You was written by Bryan Adams, Michael Kamen and Robert 'Mutt' Lange and was included on the soundtrack to the film ‘Robin Hood Prince Of Thieves’. ‘She’s Only Happy When She’s Dancing’ was written by Bryan Adams. Both songs were recorded at Battery Studios in London in March 1991, produced by Robert 'Mutt Lange' and were released as a single by A&M Records on June 18th 1991.
Provenance
Recorded by Bryan Adams at Battery Studios, London in March 1991. Released as a single by A&M Records on June 18th 1991. Purchased by the National Trust Museum of Childhood via Discogs on 5th August 2020 as part of the Collecting Cultures 'Exploring Childhoods' project.
Marks and inscriptions
Top on one side of tape: Stamped at top of one side: 'MADE IN ENGLAND'
Makers and roles
Bryan Guy Adams, CC, OBC (b.1959), musician A&M Records, record label