"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.

Track listing

UK 7" single
A. "I Just Wanna Stop" - 3:37
B. "The Surest Things Can Change" - 4:35

Chart performance

Cover versions

  • R&B/jazz singer Angela Bofill recorded it as part of her 1988 Capitol release, Intuition.[15] This version peaked at No. 11 on the Billboard Hot Black Singles chart.[16]

References

  1. ^ "I Just Wanna Stop". Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ a b "RPM 100 Singles". Library and Archives Canada. 30 December 1978. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
  4. ^ "Gino Vannelli - Chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 2014-03-26.
  5. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970-1992. St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  6. ^ "RPM Adult Oriented Playlist". Library and Archives Canada. 23 December 1978. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
  7. ^ "Gino Vannelli – I Just Wanna Stop". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
  8. ^ "Gino Vannelli Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  9. ^ "Gino Vannelli Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  10. ^ "Gino Vannelli Chart History (R&B)". Billboard.
  11. ^ "Cash Box Top 100 12/16/78". Cashbox Magazine. Archived from the original on 4 October 2012. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  12. ^ "Top 200 Singles 1978". Library and Archives Canada. 30 December 1978. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
  13. ^ "Top 100 Year End Charts: 1978". Cashbox Magazine. Archived from the original on 2012-10-27. Retrieved 2014-10-29.
  14. ^ "1979 Talent in Action – Year End Charts : Pop Singles". Billboard. Vol. 91, no. 51. December 22, 1979. p. TIA-10.
  15. ^ "www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved August 2, 2022.
  16. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 69.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Just_Wanna_Stop
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