Stop! (album)

Stop!
Studio album by Sam Brown
Released	1988
Studio	The Power Plant, London Greene Street Studios, New York
Genre	Pop blue-eyed soul jazz rhythm and blues pop rock
Length	54:36
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 "Stop! (re-release)" Released: 1989 "Can I Get a Witness" Released: 1989

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Stop! is the debut studio album by the English female singer-songwriter Sam Brown. It was originally released in 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".

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.^[2] The album was certified platinum by Music Canada.^[3] In the UK, it sold more than 100,000 copies and was certified gold by the BPI.^[4]

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

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

Additional tracks

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

Chart performance

Peak positions

Chart	Peak Position	Total weeks
Australian Albums Chart[6]	13	27
Austrian Albums Chart[7]	2	20
Dutch Albums Chart[8]	4	7
NZ Albums Chart[9]	4	20
Norwegian Albums Chart[10]	12	9
Swedish Albums Chart[11]	18	7
Swiss Albums Chart[12]	6	14
UK Albums Chart[13]	4	18
West German Albums Chart[14]	13	23

Sales and certifications

Region	Certification	Sales/shipments
United Kingdom (BPI)[15]	Gold	100,000
Canada (Music Canada)[16]	Platinum	0
^^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

1. "Stop! - Sam Brown | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards | AllMusic". Allmusic. Retrieved October 28, 2013.
2. Harris, Craig (7 October 1964). "Sam Brown | Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
3. "Canadian Certified Awards Search > Sam Brown". Music Canada. Retrieved 2016-05-01.
4. "UK Certified Awards Search > Sam Brown". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 2012-05-26.
5. Stop! liner notes. A&M Records. 1988.
6. "Australian Albums Chart". Retrieved 2016-05-01.
7. "Austrian Albums Chart". Retrieved 2016-05-01.
8. "Dutch Albums Chart". Retrieved 2016-05-01.
9. "NZ Albums Chart". Retrieved 2016-05-01.
10. "Norwegian Albums Chart". Retrieved 2016-05-01.
11. "Swedish Albums Chart". Retrieved 2016-05-01.
12. "Swiss Albums Chart". Retrieved 2016-05-01.
13. "UK Albums Chart". Retrieved 2016-05-01.
14. "German Albums Chart". Retrieved 2016-05-01.
15. "British album certifications – Sam Brown – Stop!". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 25 April 2016. Enter Stop! in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select album in the field By Format. Select Gold in the field By Award. Click Search
16. "Canadian album certifications – Sam Brown – Stop!". Music Canada. Retrieved 25 April 2016.

External links

• Stop! at Discogs (list of releases)