"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 | |||
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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 |
"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.
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