Reckless, Bryan Adams' fourth album, signaled his arrival into superstardom. It became one of his most successful albums, and arguably his biggest album to date in terms of artistic quality . Released in 1984 by A&M Records and produced by Adams and Bob Clearmountain (who also engineered), the album propelled to #1 on the Billboard charts and sold over 5 million copies in the US on the strength of 6 massive hits: "Summer of '69", "Somebody", "Run to You", "One Night Love Affair", the Tina Turner duet "It's Only Love", and finally Adams's first # 1 hit, "Heaven".

The album was originally released on Bryan's 25th Birthday (November 5, 1984) simultaneously with a video.