Brother to Brother (Gino Vannelli album)

Brother to Brother
Studio album by
Gino Vannelli
ReleasedSeptember 9, 1978[1]
Recorded1978
StudioDavlen (North Hollywood)
GenreJazz-rock, art rock, soft rock
Length41:00
LabelA&M
ProducerGino Vannelli, Joe Vannelli, and Ross Vannelli
Gino Vannelli chronology
A Pauper in Paradise
(1977) 		Brother to Brother
(1978) 		Nightwalker
(1981)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [2]
Rolling Stone Album Guide (1992)[3]

Brother to Brother is the sixth studio album by Canadian singer Gino Vannelli. Despite its success - the biggest of Vannelli's career - it was also his last for A&M Records. The album was released in September 1978 and featured "I Just Wanna Stop", Vannelli's highest-charting single to date in both the US and Canada, where the single reached #4 and #1 respectively. Two other singles were released from the LP, "Wheels of Life" (U.S. #78, Canada #31[4]), and "The River Must Flow" (Canada #80[5]).

Track listing

All tracks are written by Gino Vannelli, except where noted.

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Appaloosa" 4:44
2."The River Must Flow" 3:48
3."I Just Wanna Stop"Ross Vannelli3:37
4."Love and Emotion"Ross Vannelli3:49
5."Feel Like Flying" 5:17
Total length:20:25
Side two
No.TitleLength
1."Brother to Brother"7:16
2."Wheels of Life"4:14
3."The Evil Eye"4:14
4."People I Belong To"4:01
Total length:19:45

Charts

Chart (1978/79) Position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[6] 78
Canada (RPM) [7] 3
United States (Billboard 200) 13

Year-end charts

Chart (1978) Position
Canada[8] 45

Personnel

Production

  • Produced and Arranged by Gino Vannelli, Joe Vannelli and Ross Vannelli.
  • Engineered and Mixed by Norm Kinney
  • Assistant Engineer – Chris Desmond
  • Remixing Assistants – Paul Aronoff and Betty Banghart
  • Mastered by Bernie Grundman at A&M Studios (Hollywood, CA).
  • Art Direction – Roland Young
  • Design – Grafis
  • Photography – Mark Hanauer

References

  1. ^ https://secondhandsongs.com/release/20875
  2. ^ Elias, Jason. Brother to Brother at AllMusic
  3. ^ DeCurtis, Anthony; George-Warren, Holly and Henke, James; The Rolling Stone Album Guide – Completely New Reviews: Every Essential Album, Every Essential Artist, p. 733 ISBN 0679737294
  4. ^ "RPM Top 100 Singles - April 21, 1979" (PDF).
  5. ^ "RPM Top 100 Singles - July 7, 1979" (PDF).
  6. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 320. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  7. ^ "RPM Top 100 Albums - December 23, 1978" (PDF).
  8. ^ "RPM Top 100 Albums of '78 - December 30, 1978" (PDF).