I Just Wanna Stop

"I Just Wanna Stop" is a song by Canadian singer/songwriter Gino Vannelli. Released as a single in August 1978, the song is his biggest hit single to date, reaching number one in his native Canada[2] and number four on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.[3] It appears on his sixth album, Brother to Brother. The song was produced by the three brothers Gino, Joe and Ross Vannelli, and written by Ross.

"I Just Wanna Stop"
Single by Gino Vannelli
from the album Brother to Brother
B-side"The Surest Things Can Change"
ReleasedAugust 1978[1]
Recorded1978
GenreSoft rock, blue-eyed soul
Length3:37
LabelA&M
Songwriter(s)Ross Vannelli
Producer(s)Gino Vannelli, Joe Vannelli, Ross Vannelli
Gino Vannelli singles chronology
"Love of My Life"
(1976)		 "I Just Wanna Stop"
(1978)		 "Wheels of Life"
(1979)

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 covered the song for her 1988 Capitol release, Intuition. This version peaked at #11 on the soul chart.[10]
  • In 2013, Brazilian singer Maurício Manieri's version of the song featured on the Rede Record TV series Pecado Mortal.

References
  1. http://www.45cat.com/record/2072
  2. "Item: 114 - Library and Archives Canada". Bac-lac.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016-10-13.
  3. "Gino Vannelli - Chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 2014-03-26.
  4. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970-1992. St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  5. "Image : RPM Weekly - Library and Archives Canada". Bac-lac.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016-10-13.
  7. "Item: 110 - Library and Archives Canada". Bac-lac.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016-10-13.
  8. "Top 100 Year End Charts: 1978". Cashbox Magazine. Retrieved 2014-10-29.
  9. "1979 Talent in Action – Year End Charts : Pop Singles". Billboard. 91 (51): TIA-10. December 22, 1979.
  10. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 69.


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