Sudden Stop Explained

Sudden Stop
Type:studio
Artist:Colin James
Cover:Colin James Sudden Stop.jpg
Released:June 15, 1990
Recorded:1990
Genre:Blues rock
Length:43:05
Label:Virgin
Producer:Joe Hardy
Prev Title:Colin James
Prev Year:1988
Next Title:Colin James and the Little Big Band
Next Year:1993

Sudden Stop is the second studio album by Canadian blues musician Colin James released in 1990 on Virgin Records.[1] The album was recorded in Vancouver and Memphis, Tennessee.

The album features guest appearances by Bonnie Raitt, The Memphis Horns and Bobby Whitlock. "Just Came Back" went up to number 3 on North American rock stations.

Sudden Stop earned James two Juno Awards in 1991 in the Single of the Year ("Just Came Back") and Male Vocalist of the Year categories.

Commercial performance

Sudden Stop peaked at number 9 on the Canadian Albums Chart[2] and was certified Platinum in Canada.[3] It was the fourth-best selling Cancon album in Canada of 1990.[4] By May 1998, the album had sold 194,430 units in Canada.[5]

Track listing

  1. "Just Came Back" (Colin James, Daryl Burgess) – 4:56
  2. "Keep On Loving Me Baby" (Otis Rush) – 3:40
  3. "Show Me" (Jerry Lynn Williams) – 3:24
  4. "Give It Up" (Williams) – 4:03
  5. "Crazy Over You" (Williams) – 5:11
  6. "T for Trouble" (James, Bill Carter, Ruth Ellsworth) – 4:20
  7. "Cross My Heart (James, Carter, Ellsworth) – 3:18
  8. "Just One Love" (Williams, James) – 3:33
  9. "If You Lean on Me" (Lotti Golden, Tommy Faragher) – 4:48
  10. "Sudden Stop" (Bobby Russell) – 5:52

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sudden Stop - Colin James | Releases . May 25, 2021. AllMusic.
  2. Top Albums/CDs - Volume 52, No. 12, August 04 1990. RPM. June 6, 2014.
  3. Web site: Gold Platinum Database: Colin James - Sudden Stop. Music Canada. June 6, 2014.
  4. Top 50 Cancon Albums of 1990. RPM. May 25, 2021.
  5. Book: No Blues For James With Canadian Sales . 23 May 1998 . Billboard. June 6, 2014.
  6. Web site: Sudden Stop - Colin James | Credits. May 25, 2021. AllMusic.