So Far So Good offers up 13 of his previous hits plus a new song, quot;Please Forgive Me,quot; a gooey, Michael Bolton-like ballad. The album starts out with quot;Summer of '69,quot; the appealing autobiographical song about the 10-year-old Adams learning to play his first guitar in Ontario, and includes quot;(Everything I Do) I Do for You,quot; the synth-laced ballad that wound up in the Guinness Book of World Records after topping the British singles charts for 16 weeks. With it's over-the-top, gravelly vocals, So Far So Good reminds one of Rod Stewart's 1980s work when he was coasting on past achievements. Unfortunately, Adams has never had a period like Stewart's glory years in the '70s.

So Far So Good (CD)