Sudden Stop | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | June 15, 1990 | |||
Recorded | 1990 | |||
Genre | Blues rock | |||
Length | 43:05 | |||
Label | Virgin | |||
Producer | Joe Hardy | |||
Colin James chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Sudden Stop is the second studio album by Canadian blues musician Colin James released in 1990 on Virgin Records. [2] The album was recorded in Vancouver and Memphis, Tennessee. [1]
The album features guest appearances by Bonnie Raitt, The Memphis Horns and Bobby Whitlock. "Just Came Back" went up to number 3 on North American rock stations.
Sudden Stop earned James two Juno Awards in 1991 in the Single of the Year ("Just Came Back") and Male Vocalist of the Year categories.
Sudden Stop peaked at number 9 on the Canadian Albums Chart [3] and was certified Platinum in Canada. [4] It was the fourth-best selling Cancon album in Canada of 1990. [5] By May 1998, the album had sold 194,430 units in Canada. [6]
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Canada (Music Canada) [8] | Platinum | 100,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
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