Stop! (album)

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Stop!
SamBrownStop!AlbumCover.jpg
Studio album by
Sam Brown
Released8 June 1988
Studio
Genre
Length54:45 (CD)
43:50 (vinyl)
Label A&M
Producer
  • Pete Brown
  • Sam Brown
  • Pete Smith
  • Danny Schogger
  • John Madden
Sam Brown chronology
Stop!
(1988)		 April Moon
(1990)
Singles from Stop!
  1. "Walking Back to Me"
    Released: 1988
  2. "Stop!"
    Released: 1988
  3. "This Feeling"
    Released: 1988
  4. "Can I Get a Witness"
    Released: 1989
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Stop! is the debut studio album by English singer-songwriter Sam Brown, released on 8 June 1988 by A&M Records. [2] It includes Brown's biggest and best-known single, the title track "Stop!".

Contents

Background

Produced by Sam Brown, her brother Pete Brown, Pete Smith, Danny Schogger, and John Madden, the album was recorded at the Power Plant in London, with then-Pink Floyd member David Gilmour's guitar parts on "This Feeling" and "I'll Be In Love" being recorded at Greene Street Studios in New York City. The track "Merry Go Round" has lyrics slightly adapted from W. H. Davies poem "Leisure". The CD edition of the album includes cover versions of Marvin Gaye's "Can I Get a Witness" and Ike & Tina Turner's "Nutbush City Limits".

Release and reception

On release, the album was received favourably by the majority of music critics. Brown's most commercially successful album, it went on to peak at number four on the UK Albums Chart and reached number 13 on the Australian ARIA Charts. The album also reached the top 10 in countries such as Austria, the Netherlands, and New Zealand. The album spawned three charting singles in the United Kingdom. "Stop!" peaked at number four on the UK Singles Chart; "This Feeling" peaked at number 91; "Can I Get a Witness" at number 15. The album has sold over two and a half million copies worldwide. [3] The album has been certified gold by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) and platinum by Music Canada. [2] [4]

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Walking Back to Me"
3:40
2."Your Love Is All"
4:09
3."Stop!"
  • S. Brown
  • Gregg Sutton
  • Bruce Brody
4:53
4."It Makes Me Wonder"
  • S. Brown
  • Margo Buchanan
4:33
5."This Feeling"
  • S. Brown
  • Margo Buchanan
3:21
6."Tea"S. Brown0:41
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
7."Piece of My Luck"S. Brown3:00
8."Ball and Chain"
  • S. Brown
  • Danny Schogger
4:34
9."Wrap Me Up"
  • S. Brown
  • Danny Schogger
3:10
10."I'll Be in Love"
  • S. Brown
  • Danny Schogger
5:16
11."Merry Go Round"
3:07
12."Sometimes You Just Don't Know"
  • S. Brown
  • Danny Malloy
  • Richard Brennan
3:05
Tracks not included on original LP release
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
13."Can I Get a Witness"
2:59
14."High as a Kite" (not on Australian pressing)
  • S. Brown
  • Danny Schogger
3:24
15."Nutbush City Limits" (not on Australian pressing) Tina Turner 4:25

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes. [5]

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for Stop!
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [20] Gold35,000^
Canada (Music Canada) [4] Platinum100,000^
Finland (Musiikkituottajat) [26] Gold25,000 [26]
Germany (BVMI) [27] Gold250,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [2] Gold100,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

LabelCat. No.FormatDate
A&M395195-2 UK, and EU CD1988
A&MAMA 5195UK, IL, ES, and AU LP1988
A&M395195-2, 395 195-2EU CD2005

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