''Sudden Stop'' is the second studio album by
Canadian
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blues
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musician
Colin James
Colin James (born Colin James Munn, August 17, 1964) is a Canadian rock and blues singer and songwriter.
Biography Early years
James was born in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. His grandpa was Serbian. He got his break opening for Stevie Ray V ...
released in 1990 on
Virgin Records
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. The album was recorded in
Vancouver
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and
Memphis, Tennessee
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.
The album features guest appearances by
Bonnie Raitt
Bonnie Lynn Raitt (; born November 8, 1949) is an American blues singer and guitarist. In 1971, Raitt released her self-titled debut album. Following this, she released a series of critically acclaimed roots-influenced albums that incorporated ...
,
The Memphis Horns
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and
Bobby Whitlock
Robert Stanley Whitlock (born March 18, 1948) is an American singer, songwriter and musician. He is best known as a member of the blues-rock band Derek and the Dominos, with Eric Clapton, in 1970–71. Whitlock's musical career began with Memp ...
. "Just Came Back" went up to number 3 on North American rock stations.
''Sudden Stop'' earned James two
Juno Award
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s in
1991
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for "Single of the Year" and "Male Vocalist of the Year".
Commercial performance
''Sudden Stop'' peaked at number 9 on the
Canadian Albums Chart
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and was certified Platinum in Canada. It was the fourth-best selling
Cancon
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album in Canada of 1990. By May 1998, the album had sold 194,430 units in Canada.
Track listing
# "
Just Came Back
"Just Came Back" is a song by Canadian musician Colin James. The song was released as the lead single from his second studio album, ''Sudden Stop''. The song peaked at #5 on the Canadian ''RPM'' Singles chart, and is James' biggest hit to date. T ...
" (Colin James, Daryl Burgess) – 4:56
# "Keep On Loving Me Baby" (
Otis Rush
Otis Rush Jr. (April 29, 1934 – September 29, 2018) was an American blues guitarist and singer-songwriter. His distinctive guitar style featured a slow-burning sound and long bent notes. With qualities similar to the styles of other 1950s art ...
) – 3:40
# "Show Me" (
Jerry Lynn Williams) – 3:24
# "Give It Up" (Williams) – 4:03
# "Crazy Over You" (Williams) – 5:11
# "T for Trouble" (James, Bill Carter, Ruth Ellsworth) – 4:20
# "Cross My Heart (James, Carter, Ellsworth) – 3:18
# "Just One Love" (Williams, James) – 3:33
# "If You Lean on Me" (
Lotti Golden
Lotti Golden (born November 27, 1949) is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, poet and artist. Golden is best known for her 1969 debut album '' Motor-Cycle'', on Atlantic Records.
Winner of the ASCAP Pop Award for songwriting and RI ...
,
Tommy Faragher
Thomas Edward Faragher is an American producer, composer, songwriter, singer, and arranger. He is originally from Redlands, California.
Performer
Faragher started his career as a singer and keyboardist with his family, who formed a group called ...
) – 4:48
# "Sudden Stop" (
Bobby Russell
Bobby Russell (April 19, 1940 – November 19, 1992) was an American singer and songwriter. Between 1966 and 1973, he had five singles on the Hot Country Songs charts, including the crossover pop hit "Saturday Morning Confusion". Russell w ...
) – 5:52
Credits
* Mastered by
Greg Fulginiti
Gregory Fulginiti (born February 13, 1951 in Cape May Court House section of Middle Township, New Jersey) is an American recording and mastering engineer.
Fulginiti grew up in Wildwood, New Jersey and graduated from Wildwood High School in 1969 ...
References
External links
Sudden Stop
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Colin James albums
1990 albums
Virgin Records albums