Stop! (album)
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| Studio album by Sam Brown | ||||
| Released | 8 June 1988 | |||
| Studio | The Power Plant, London Greene Street Studios, New York |
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| Length | 54:36 | |||
| Label | A&M | |||
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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".
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.
Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.
^shipments figures based on certification alone
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