It was 40 years ago today (January 18th, 1983) that British-born, Canadian rocker Bryan Adams released his breakthrough third album, Cuts Like A Knife. The album was co-produced by Adams and the soon-to-be legendary Bob Clearmountain.

The platinum-selling Cuts Like A Knife album peaked at Number Eight on the Billboard 200 and spurred three major Top 40 hits, starting with the power ballad “Straight From The Heart” which hit Number 10; the album’s title track, a massive MTV video hit that peaked at Number 15 on the Hot 100 and Number Six on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock Tracks list; and “This Time,” which topped out at Number 24.