"I Just Wanna Stop" is a song by Canadian singer/songwriter Gino Vannelli. Released as a single in August 1978, it remains his biggest hit single to date, reaching No. 1 in his native Canada[3] and No. 4 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.[4] It appears on his sixth album, Brother to Brother. The recording was produced by Gino and his brothers, Joe and Ross Vannelli; the song was written by Ross. It received a nomination for Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance.
| "I Just Wanna Stop" | ||||
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| Single by Gino Vannelli | ||||
| from the album Brother to Brother | ||||
| B-side | "The Surest Things Can Change" | |||
| Released | August 1978 | |||
| Recorded | 1978 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 3:37 | |||
| Label | A&M | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Ross Vannelli | |||
| Producer(s) | Gino Vannelli, Joe Vannelli, Ross Vannelli | |||
| Gino Vannelli singles chronology | ||||
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| Live video | ||||
| "I Just Wanna Stop" (from Live in LA, 2015) Video on YouTube | ||||
Track listing
edit- UK 7" single
- A. "I Just Wanna Stop" - 3:37
- B. "The Surest Things Can Change" - 4:35
Chart performance
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Weekly singles chartsedit
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Year-end chartsedit
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Cover versions
edit- R&B/jazz singer Angela Bofill recorded it as part of her 1988 Capitol release, Intuition.[12] This version peaked at No. 11 on the Billboard Hot Black Singles chart.[13]
References
edit- ^ "I Just Wanna Stop". Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame.
- ^ Breithaupt, Don; Breithaupt, Jeff (July 17, 2000). "The Six Million Dollar Tan: West Coast Pop". Night Moves - Pop Music in the Late 70s. St. Martin's Griffin. p. 46. ISBN 978-0-312-19821-3.
- ^ a b "RPM 100 Singles". Library and Archives Canada. 30 December 1978. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
- ^ "Gino Vannelli - Chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 2014-03-26.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970-1992. St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "RPM Adult Oriented Playlist". Library and Archives Canada. 23 December 1978. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
- ^ "Gino Vannelli – I Just Wanna Stop". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
- ^ "Cash Box Top 100 12/16/78". Cashbox Magazine. Archived from the original on 4 October 2012. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- ^ "Top 200 Singles 1978". Library and Archives Canada. 30 December 1978. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
- ^ "Top 100 Year End Charts: 1978". Cashbox Magazine. Archived from the original on 2012-10-27. Retrieved 2014-10-29.
- ^ "1979 Talent in Action – Year End Charts : Pop Singles". Billboard. Vol. 91, no. 51. December 22, 1979. p. TIA-10.
- ^ "www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved August 2, 2022.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 69.
External links
edit- I Just Wanna Stop at Discogs (list of releases)