Bryan Adams: vocal and piano

Produced by Bryan Adams. Recorded and mixed by Hayden Watson at The Warehouse Studios, Vancouver, Canada. Mastered by Bob Ludwig.

	Aimee Atkinson "Vivian Ward" - London
	Olivia Valli "Vivian Ward" - U.S. Tour

	Samantha Barks "Vivian Ward" - New York
	Patricia Meeden "Vivian Ward" - Hamburg

Truth be told: Bryan and I are the "luckiest guys in the world" to have these amazing women perform our music for audiences all over the world, night after night!

This is one of the last songs we wrote for "Pretty Woman: The Musical". The show was already up-and-running at the Oriental Theatre in Chicago, but the director asked us for a new song for this particular scene, to replace our two previous unsuccessful attempts at writing something appropriate for this spot in the script.

It was a tough song to nail down. Bryan and I had been writing (and re-writing, and re-re-writing) every day for two years. Personally, I was starting to burn out. I was physically and mentally exhausted, my nerves were frayed. The director -- perhaps feeling the pressure in his home-town of Chicago, not to mention our New York "opening" in a few months time -- was becoming increasingly less diplomatic in his delivery. As a result, I "lost it" on a few occasions (sorry!).

It had been fun in the beginning, something new and interesting, a welcome challenge, but by opening night in Chicago much of the fun had gone out of it.

	Beatrice Baldaccini "Vivian Ward" - Milan

I was ready to quit but Bryan talked me off the ledge and we went back to working on the music. Somehow we managed to cobble this one last song together.

The original musical arrangement for "Luckiest Girl In The World" -- the one that's still in the show years later -- was a rock-gospell number. In contrast, Bryan performs it here as a gentle ballad, just piano and vocal, no adornment.

Despite the harsh words above, what has always been joyful about "Pretty Woman" is interacting with members of the cast and orchestra. Hugely talented young people, dedicated, hard-working, and always a source of inspiration. Nate, Matt, Rene, Jake, Sammy, Susan, Brian, Anna ... and too many more to mention: I've enjoyed rehearsing and hanging out with you in Chicago, New York, London, Hamburg and beyond.