''Brother to Brother'' is the sixth studio album by Canadian singer

Gino Vannelli Gino Vannelli (born June 16, 1952) is a Canadian rock singer and songwriter who had several hit songs in the 1970s and 1980s. His best-known singles include "People Gotta Move" (1974), "I Just Wanna Stop" (1978), " Living Inside Myself" (1981) a ...

. Despite its success - the biggest of Vannelli's career - it was also his last for

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. The album was released in 1978 and featured "

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 and No. 4 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100. It appea ...

", Vannelli's highest-charting single to date in both the US and Canada, where the single reached #4 and #1 respectively. Two other singles were released from the LP, "Wheels of Life" (U.S. #78, Canada #31), and "The River Must Flow" (Canada #80).

Track listing

Charts

Year-end charts

Personnel

– lead vocals, synthesizer (

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"Going back to the 70s" *

Joe Vannelli Joe Vannelli (born 28 December 1950) is a Canadian musician, composer and record producer. He was credited on most records of his brother, Gino Vannelli, and in collaboration with youngest brother Ross Vannelli, the three have won many awards. V ...

– electric piano, synthesizers * Carlos Rios – guitars * Leon Gaer – synthesized electric bass (1-4, 7, 8) *

Jimmy Haslip James Robert Haslip (born December 31, 1951) is an American bass guitarist who was a founding member of the jazz fusion group the Yellowjackets, which he left in 2012. He was also an early user of the five-string electric bass. Early life and ...

– electric bass (5, 6, 9), bass solo (6) *

Mark Craney Mark Craney (August 26, 1952 – November 26, 2005) was an American rock and jazz drummer. Biography Craney grew up in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. His father had played the drums and was a big influence on his musical career. Craney initially p ...

– drums *

Manolo Badrena Manolo Badrena (born March 17, 1952, in San Juan, Puerto Rico) is a percussionist most noted for his work with Weather Report from 1976 to 1977. He has made contributions to over 100 recordings that span jazz, world music, pop, and Latin music. B ...

– percussion *

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–

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– tenor saxophone * Stephanie Spruill – backing vocals * Julia Waters – backing vocals * Maxine Waters – backing vocals * Ross Vannelli – backing vocals

Production

* Produced and Arranged by Gino Vannelli, Joe Vannelli and Ross Vannelli. * Engineered and Mixed by Norm Kinney * Assistant Engineer – Chris Desmond * Remixing Assistants – Paul Aronoff and Betty Banghart * Mastered by

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(Hollywood, CA). * Art Direction – Roland Young * Design – Grafis * Photography – Mark Hanauer

References

External links

* {{Authority control Gino Vannelli albums 1978 albums A&M Records albums