Stop! (album)

This article is about the 1988 album by Sam Brown. For the 1975 album by Eric Burdon, see Stop (Eric Burdon Band album).

Stop! is the debut studio album by English singer-songwriter Sam Brown, released on 8 June 1988 by A&M Records.^[2] It includes Brown's biggest and best-known single, the title track "Stop!".

Stop!
Studio album by Sam Brown
Released	8 June 1988 (1988-06-08)
Studio	The Power Plant (London) Greene Street (New York City)
Genre	Pop blue-eyed soul jazz rhythm and blues pop rock
Length	54:45 (CD) 43:50 (vinyl)
Label	A&M
Producer	Pete Brown Sam Brown Pete Smith Danny Schogger John Madden
Sam Brown chronology
Stop! (1988) April Moon (1990)
Singles from Stop!
"Walking Back to Me" Released: 1988 "Stop!" Released: 1988 "This Feeling" Released: 1988 "Can I Get a Witness" Released: 1989

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]

Background

Produced by Sam Brown, her brother Pete Brown, Pete Smith, Danny Schogger, and John Madden, the album was recorded at the Power Plant in London, with then-Pink Floyd member David Gilmour's guitar parts on "This Feeling" and "I'll Be in Love" being recorded at Greene Street Studios in New York City. The track "Merry Go Round" has lyrics slightly adapted from W. H. Davies poem "Leisure". The CD edition of the album includes cover versions of Marvin Gaye's "Can I Get a Witness" and Ike & Tina Turner's "Nutbush City Limits".

Release and reception

On release, the album was received favourably by the majority of music critics. Brown's most commercially successful album, it went on to peak at number four on the UK Albums Chart and reached number 13 on the Australian ARIA Charts. The album also reached the top 10 in countries such as Austria, the Netherlands, and New Zealand. The album spawned three charting singles in the United Kingdom. "Stop!" peaked at number four on the UK Singles Chart; "This Feeling" peaked at number 91; "Can I Get a Witness" at number 15. The album has sold over two and a half million copies worldwide.^[3] The album has been certified gold by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) and platinum by Music Canada.^[2][4]

Track listing

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Walking Back to Me"	Sam Brown Gregg Sutton	3:40
2.	"Your Love Is All"	S. Brown Margo Buchanan	4:09
3.	"Stop!"	S. Brown Sutton Bruce Brody	4:53
4.	"It Makes Me Wonder"	S. Brown Buchanan	4:33
5.	"This Feeling"	S. Brown Buchanan	3:21
6.	"Tea"	S. Brown	0:41

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
7.	"Piece of My Luck"	S. Brown	3:00
8.	"Ball and Chain"	S. Brown Danny Schogger	4:34
9.	"Wrap Me Up"	S. Brown Schogger	3:10
10.	"I'll Be in Love"	S. Brown Schogger	5:16
11.	"Merry Go Round"	S. Brown Vicki Brown	3:07
12.	"Sometimes You Just Don't Know"	S. Brown Danny Malloy Richard Brennan	3:05

Tracks not included on original LP release

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
13.	"Can I Get a Witness"	Eddie Holland Lamont Dozier Brian Holland	2:59
14.	"High as a Kite" (not on Australian pressing)	S. Brown Schogger	3:24
15.	"Nutbush City Limits" (not on Australian pressing)	Tina Turner	4:25

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.^[5]

"Walking Back to Me" Sam Brown – lead vocals; piano Pete Brown – lesley guitar; backing vocals Paul Bangash – guitar Richard Newman – drums Jim Leverton – bass guitar Danny Schogger – keyboards Phil Saatchi – backing vocals "Your Love Is All" Sam Brown – lead vocals Jakko Jakszyk – guitar; backing vocals Gavin Harrison – drums; percussion Ed Poole – bass guitar Pandit Dinesh – Indian percussion Andy Price – 1st violin Mark Watson – 2nd violin Kate Musker – viola Peter Esswood – cello Vicki Brown – backing vocals Pete Brown – backing vocals Kevin Malpass – string arrangements "Stop!" Sam Brown – lead vocals; string arrangements Jakko Jakszyk – guitar Gavin Harrison – drums Ed Poole – bass guitar Kevin Malpass – Hammond organ; string arrangements Bob Andrews – Hammond organ solo Andy Price – 1st violin Mark Walton – 2nd violin Kate Musker – viola Peter Esswood – cello Vicki Brown – backing vocals Margo Buchanan – backing vocals "It Makes Me Wonder" Sam Brown – lead vocals Phil Palmer – guitars Roland Kerridge – drums Ian Maidman – bass guitar Paul Fishman – keyboards Danny Cummings – percussion Vicki Brown – backing vocals Margo Buchanan – backing vocals Phil Saatchi – backing vocals Helen Chappelle – backing vocals Pete Smith – backing vocals "This Feeling" Sam Brown – lead vocals David Gilmour – guitar Richard Newman – drums Jim Leverton – bass guitar Danny Schogger – piano; keyboards; piano accordion Pete Brown – acoustic guitars Vicki Brown – backing vocals "Tea" Sam Brown – lead vocals Danny Schogger – all keyboards "Piece of My Luck" Sam Brown – lead vocals Jakko Jakszyk – acoustic guitar Gavin Harrison – drums Danny Thompson – double bass Bobby Valentino – violin Julian Stringle – clarinet Alan Wickham – trumpet Rex O'Dell – trombone Pete Brown – backing vocals Richard Newman – backing vocals "Ball and Chain" Sam Brown – lead vocals Jakko Jakszyk – guitar Gavin Harrison – drums Ed Poole – bass guitar Bob Andrews – Hammond organ Danny Schogger – keyboards Vicki Brown – backing vocals

"Wrap Me Up" Sam Brown – lead vocals Jakko Jakszyk – guitars Paul Bangash – guitar solo Charlie Morgan – drum programming Richard Newman – hooligan drums Danny Schogger – keyboards Pete Brown – backing vocals "I'll Be In Love" Sam Brown – lead vocals David Gilmour – guitar Danny Schogger – all keyboards; programming; arrangements "Merry Go Round" Sam Brown – lead vocals; all other keyboards Danny Schogger – keyboard effects Paul Bangash – guitar Pete Brown – programming Jim Abbiss – programming; Russian strings "Sometimes You Just Don't Know" Sam Brown – lead vocals; piano Jakko Jakszyk – guitar; backing vocals Pete Brown – guitar; backing vocals Danny Schogger – keyboards Gavin Harrison – drums Ed Poole – bass guitar Paul Bangash – backing vocals "Can I Get a Witness" Sam Brown – lead vocals Joe Brown – lead guitar Phil Palmer – rhythm guitar Roland Kerridge – drums Ian Maidman – bass guitar Kenny Craddock – Hammond organ Danny Cummings – percussion Stuart Brooks – trumpet John Huckridge – trumpet Dave Hancock – trumpet Chris Pyne – trombone Pete Smith – trombone Chris Dean – trombone Stan Sulzmann – saxophone Jamie Talbot – saxophone Jeff Daly – saxophone Vicki Brown – backing vocals Margo Buchanan – backing vocals Phil Saatchi – backing vocals Helen Chappelle – backing vocals Pete Smith – backing vocals Billy Vanderpuye – backing vocals "High as a Kite" Sam Brown – lead vocals Jakko Jakszyk – guitars Gavin Harrison – drums; marimba Ed Poole – bass guitar Danny Schogger – piano; keyboards Andy Price – 1st violin Mark Walton – 2nd violin Kate Musker – viola Peter Esswood – cello Vicki Brown – backing vocals Margo Buchanan – backing vocals Kevin Malpass – string arrangements "Nutbush City Limits" Sam Brown – lead vocals Joe Brown – rhythm guitar Paul Bangash – wah-wah guitar Richard Newman – drums Jim Leverton – bass guitar Danny Schogger – keyboards Steve Sidwell – trumpet Simon Gardner – trumpet Pete Beachill – trombone Jamie Talbot – tenor saxophone Dave Bishop – baritone saxophone Martin Ditcham – percussion Vicki Brown – backing vocals Andy Caine – backing vocals Kevin Malpass – brass arrangement

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for Stop! Chart (1988–1989) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)^[6] 13 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)^[7] 2 Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)^[8] 13 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)^[9] 4 European Albums (Music & Media)^[10] 12 Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)^[11] 1 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[12] 13 Icelandic Albums (Tónlist)^[13] 1 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[14] 4 Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)^[15] 12 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)^[16] 18 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[17] 6 UK Albums (OCC)^[18] 4

Year-end charts 1988 year-end chart performance for Stop! Chart (1988) Position Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)^[19] 34 1989 year-end chart performance for Stop! Chart (1989) Position Australian Albums (ARIA)^[20] 45 Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)^[21] 59 European Albums (Music & Media)^[22] 71 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[23] 53 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[24] 40 UK Albums (Gallup)^[25] 91

Certifications

Certifications for Stop!

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)^[20]	Gold	35,000^^
Canada (Music Canada)^[4]	Platinum	100,000^^
Finland (Musiikkituottajat)^[26]	Gold	25,000^[26]
Germany (BVMI)^[27]	Gold	250,000^^
United Kingdom (BPI)^[2]	Gold	100,000^^
^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Label	Cat. No.		Format	Date
A&M	395195-2	^UK, and EU	CD	1988
A&M	AMA 5195	^UK, IL, ES, and AU	LP	1988
A&M	395195-2, 395 195-2	^EU	CD	2005

References

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External links

• Stop! at Discogs (list of releases)