I Just Wanna Stop

"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.

"I Just Wanna Stop"
Single by Gino Vannelli
from the album Brother to Brother
B-side	"The Surest Things Can Change"
Released	August 1978
Recorded	1978
Genre	Soft rock[1] pop[2]
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)
Live video
"I Just Wanna Stop" (from Live in LA, 2015) Video on YouTube

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 (1978–1979) Peak position Australia (Kent Music Report)[5] 59 Canada (RPM Top Singles)[3] 1 Canada (RPM Adult Contemporary)[6] 5 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[7] 34 US Billboard Hot 100[8] 4 US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[9] 4 US Hot Soul Singles (Billboard)[10] 21 US Cash Box Top 100[11] 2

Year-end charts Chart (1978) Rank Canada RPM Top Singles[12] 37 U.S. Cash Box[13] 50 US Top Pop Singles (Billboard)[14] 75

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. "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.

External links

• I Just Wanna Stop at Discogs (list of releases)