“People Gotta Move” is a 1974 song written and performed by Gino Vannelli, for his album ''

Powerful People ''Powerful People'' is the second studio album of Canadian singer Gino Vannelli. The album was released in 1974, and was produced by Gino and his brother Joe Vannelli. Herb Alpert (who produced Vannelli's first album) is credited as associate prod ...

.'' Released during the rise in popularity of

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, it was his first chart hit, peaking within the top 40 on both the

Billboard Hot 100 The ''Billboard'' Hot 100 is the music industry standard record chart in the United States for songs, published weekly by '' Billboard'' magazine. Chart rankings are based on sales (physical and digital), radio play, and online streaming ...

and the RPM Singles Chart.

Background

After his first album, '' Crazy Life'', was a commercial flop, Vannelli assembled a backing band and recorded songs for the album ''

'', one of which was “People Gotta Move”. In 2008, the single was used in the

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for advertisements for ANWB.

Charts

Weekly singles charts

References

1974 singles 1974 songs Gino Vannelli songs Songs written by Gino Vannelli A&M Records singles {{1970s-song-stub