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"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[2] and No. 4 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.[3] 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.

"I Just Wanna Stop"

Single by Gino Vannelli

from the album Brother to Brother

B-side

"The Surest Things Can Change"

Released

August 1978[1]

Recorded

1978

Genre

Soft rock, blue-eyed soul

Length

3:37

Label

A&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

Weekly singles charts

Chart (1978–79)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[4]	59
Canada (RPM Top Singles)[2]	1
Canada (RPM Adult Contemporary)[5]	5
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[6]	34
US Billboard Hot 100	4
US Billboard Adult Contemporary	4
US Billboard Soul Singles	12
US Cash Box Top 100[7]	2

Year-end charts

Chart (1978)	Rank
Canada RPM Top Singles[8]	37
U.S. Cash Box[9]	50
US Top Pop Singles (Billboard)[10]	75

Cover versions

R&B/jazz singer Angela Bofill recorded it as part of her 1988 Capitol release, Intuition.[11] This version peaked at No. 11 on the soul chart.[12]
In 2013, Brazilian singer Maurício Manieri's rendition was featured on the Rede Record TV series Pecado Mortal.

References

"Gino Vannelli - I Just Wanna Stop". 45cat.com. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
"Item: 114 - Library and Archives Canada". Bac-lac.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016-10-13.
"Gino Vannelli - Chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 2014-03-26.
Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970-1992. St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
"Image : RPM Weekly - Library and Archives Canada". Bac-lac.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016-10-13.
"Gino Vannelli – I Just Wanna Stop". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
"Cash Box Top 100 12/16/78". Cashboxmagazine.com. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
"Item: 110 - Library and Archives Canada". Bac-lac.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016-10-13.
"Top 100 Year End Charts: 1978". Cashbox Magazine. Retrieved 2014-10-29.
"1979 Talent in Action – Year End Charts : Pop Singles". Billboard. 91 (51): TIA-10. December 22, 1979.
"www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved August 2, 2022.
Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 69.

External links

I Just Wanna Stop at Discogs (list of releases)
Listen to "I Just Wanna Stop" on YouTube

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