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[1] and No. 4 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.[2] 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"
ReleasedAugust 1978
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

References
  1. "Item: 114 - Library and Archives Canada". Bac-lac.gc.ca. 17 July 2013. Retrieved 2016-10-13.
  2. "Gino Vannelli - Chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 2014-03-26.
  3. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970-1992. St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  4. "Image : RPM Weekly - Library and Archives Canada". Bac-lac.gc.ca. 17 July 2013. Retrieved 2016-10-13.
  5. "Gino Vannelli – I Just Wanna Stop". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
  6. "Cash Box Top 100 12/16/78". Cashboxmagazine.com. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  7. "Item: 110 - Library and Archives Canada". Bac-lac.gc.ca. 17 July 2013. 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. Vol. 91, no. 51. December 22, 1979. p. TIA-10.
  10. "www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved August 2, 2022.
  11. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 69.
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