Canadian pop-rock singer Bryan Adams [ tickets ] is returning to his home country for a series of dates before heading to the US for a brief jaunt.

The trip features a two-night stand in St. John's, Newfoundland, as well as single evenings in four other Canadian towns. The scattered US schedule include dates in Memphis, Kansas City, MO, and Denver, and wraps up with two evenings in Las Vegas.

The roadwork supports Adams' recently released hits collection, "Anthology," which arrived in stores last October. The two-CD set houses 33 previously released numbers, as well as three new recordings: "18 'Til I Die” and "So Far So Good." He re-recorded "When You're Gone," originally a duet with ex-Spice Girl Mel C., with fellow Canadian Pamela Anderson, making her singing debut. In October, Adams and actress Anderson shot a video for the song in Hollywood.

Adams' most recent collection of all-new material, "Room Service," surfaced in May 2005. The set features the cut "Why Do You Have to be So Hard to Love."