Released 8 June 1988 Stop!
(1988) April Moon
(1990) Release date 1988 | Length 54:36 Artist Sam Brown Label A&M Records | |
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Studio The Power Plant, London
Greene Street Studios, New York Producer Pete Brown
Sam Brown
Pete Smith
Danny Schogger
John Madden Genres Pop music, Soul music, Rhythm and blues, Pop rock, Blue-eyed soul Sam Brown albums April Moon, 43 Minutes, Concert for George | ||
Stop! is the debut studio album by the English female singer-songwriter Sam Brown. It was originally released in June 1988, on the label A&M, and was distributed by Festival in Australia. 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, England, 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, United States. The track "Merry Go Round" has lyrics slightly adapted from W. H. Davies poem "Leisure".
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On release, the album was received favorably by the majority of music critics. Brown's most commercially successful solo album, it went on to peak at #4 on the UK Albums Chart and reached #13 on the Australian ARIA Charts. The album also reached the top ten in five other countries including Austria, the Netherlands, and New Zealand. The album launched three charting singles in the UK. "Stop!" peaked at #4 on the UK Singles Chart; "This Feeling" peaked at #91; Can I Get a Witness at #15. The album has sold over two and a half million copies worldwide. The album was certified platinum by Music Canada. In the UK, it sold more than 100,000 copies and was certified gold by the BPI.
Track listing
Personnel
Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.
Songs
1Walking Back to Me3:43
2Your Love Is All4:10
3Stop4:56