How Do You Stop

"How Do You Stop"
"How Do You Stop"
Single by James Brown
from the album Gravity
B-side	"House of Rock"
Released	January 1987
Recorded	1986
Genre	R&B, funk
Length	3:59; 4:53 (album version);
Label	Scotti Bros.
Songwriters	Dan Hartman ; Charlie Midnight ;
Producer	Dan Hartman
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Audio video
	"How Do You Stop" on YouTube

Last updated October 15, 2025

"How Do You Stop" is a song written by Dan Hartman and Charlie Midnight and recorded by James Brown. It appeared on Brown's 1986 album Gravity and was released as a single which charted at number 10 on the US R&B chart.^[1] Brown also performs the song on his 1989 album Soul Session Live .

Joni Mitchell covered "How Do You Stop" on her 1994 album Turbulent Indigo in a version featuring vocals by Seal.^[2]

Personnel

James Brown – vocals
Steve Winwood – synthesizers (listed in liner notes as "Lead & Backing Synthesizer")
Dan Hartman – guitars, keyboards, programming and background vocals
T. M. Stevens – bass, background vocals
Ray Marchica – drums
The Uptown Horns (Arno Hecht, Bob Funk, Crispin Cioe, "Hollywood" Paul Litteral) – all brass instruments

References

↑ White, Cliff (1991). "Discography". In Star Time (pp. 54–59) [CD booklet]. New York: PolyGram Records.
↑ "Joni Mitchell – How Do You Stop". Discogs.

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[1] White, Cliff (1991). "Discography". In Star Time (pp. 54–59) [CD booklet]. New York: PolyGram Records.

[2] "Joni Mitchell – How Do You Stop". Discogs.

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