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Sudden Stop
Studio album by Colin James
Released	June 15, 1990
Recorded	1990
Genre	Blues rock
Length	43:05
Label	Virgin
Producer	Joe Hardy
Colin James chronology
Colin James (1988) Sudden Stop (1990) Colin James and the Little Big Band (1993)

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Sudden Stop is the second studio album by Canadian blues musician Colin James released in 1990 on Virgin Records. 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 and was certified Platinum in Canada. It was the fourth-best selling Cancon album in Canada of 1990. By May 1998, the album had sold 194,430 units in Canada.

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

Credits

Musicians

• Colin James – vocals, electric and acoustic guitar
• Dennis Marcenko – bass
• Darrell Mayes – drums, percussion
• Rene Spooner – percussion
• Rick Hopkins – Hammond organ, piano, synthesizer
• Bobby Whitlock – piano
• Bonnie Raitt – guest artist, backing vocals
• John Ferreira – tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone
• Phyllis Duncan, Susanne Jerome Taylor, William Brown – backing vocals
• The Memphis Horns (Andrew Love, Wayne Jackson)

Technical

• Joe Hardy – producer, engineer, mixing
• Greg Fulginiti – mastering

Certifications

References

1. ^ "Sudden Stop - Colin James | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
2. "Sudden Stop - Colin James | Releases". AllMusic. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
3. "Top Albums/CDs - Volume 52, No. 12, August 04 1990". RPM. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
4. "Gold Platinum Database: Colin James - Sudden Stop". Music Canada. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
5. "Top 50 Cancon Albums of 1990". RPM. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
6. No Blues For James With Canadian Sales. Billboard. 23 May 1998. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
7. "Sudden Stop - Colin James | Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
8. "Canadian album certifications – Colin James – Sudden Stop". Music Canada. Retrieved September 7, 2024.

External links

• Sudden Stop

• Colin James albums
• 1990 albums
• Virgin Records albums