I Just Wanna Stop
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| Single by Gino Vannelli | ||||
| from the album Brother to Brother | ||||
| B-side | "The Surest Things Can Change" | |||
| Released | September 1978 | |||
| Format | 7" | |||
| Genre | Soft rock, blue-eyed soul | |||
| Length | 3:34 | |||
| Label | A&M Records | |||
| Writer(s) | Ross Vannelli | |||
| Producer(s) | Gino Vannelli, Joe Vannelli, Ross Vannelli | |||
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"I Just Wanna Stop" is a song by Canadian singer/songwriter Gino Vannelli. Released as a single in 1978, the song is his biggest hit single to date, reaching number one in his native Canada[1] and number four on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.[2] 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.
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Chart performance
Weekly singles charts
| Chart (1978-79) | Peak position |
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| Canada RPM [3] | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 4 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks | 4 |
| U.S. Cash Box Top 100 [4] | 2 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (1978) | Rank |
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| Canada | 37 |
| U.S. Cash Box [5] | 50 |
Track listing
- UK 7" single
- A. "I Just Wanna Stop" - 3:34
- B. "The Surest Things Can Change" - 4:35
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. [6]
- In 2013, Brazilian singer Maurício Manieri's version of the song featured on the Rede Record TV series Pecado Mortal.
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