Home News Classic Rock News Listen now: Bryan Adams enlists Ed Sheeran’s help on new single, “Shine...

Listen now: Bryan Adams enlists Ed Sheeran’s help on new single, “Shine a Light”

745

Polydor Records/Universal Music CanadaBryan Adams‘ new single had a little help from British pop star Ed Sheeran.

The veteran Canadian rocker reveals that “Shine a Light,” the title track off his upcoming album, was co-written by Sheeran after a chance meeting in Ireland.

“I met Ed in Dublin [last] year at one of his shows and we kept in touch,” Adams says. “One day I sent him a chorus I had for a song idea I had called ‘Shine a Light’ and asked him if he was interested in collaborating on it.”

Bryan adds, “I got a couple of verses back a few days later, and man, you should hear him sing it!”

The new 12-track album, set to be released March 1, also features a duet with Jennifer Lopez called “That’s How Strong Our Love Is.”

“Working with Jennifer was a dream, our voices sound amazing together,” Adams says.

The album also includes Bryan’s take on the traditional Irish song “Whiskey in the Jar,” famously recorded by Thin Lizzy and Metallica, among others.

To coincide with the album release, Adams has announced a Shine a Light world tour, set to kick off in Belfast, U.K., on February 25. Before that, he’s playing a string of dates in his home country of Canada, starting January 22.

Here is the Shine a Light track list:

“Shine a Light”
“That’s How Strong Our Love Is” — featuring Jennifer Lopez
“Part Friday Night, Part Sunday Morning”
“Driving Under the Influence of Love”
“All or Nothing”
“No Time for Love”
“I Could Get Used to This”
“Talk to Me”
“The Last Night on Earth”
“Nobody’s Girl”
“Don’t Look Back”
“Whiskey in the Jar”

Copyright © 2019, ABC Radio. All rights reserved.