Sudden Stop

Sudden Stop is the second studio album by Canadian blues musician Colin James released in 1990 on Virgin Records.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The album was recorded in Vancouver and Memphis, Tennessee.<ref name="AMG"/>

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<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> and was certified Platinum in Canada.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> It was the fourth-best selling Cancon album in Canada of 1990.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> By May 1998, the album had sold 194,430 units in Canada.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

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<ref name="AMG"/>

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<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

External links

• Sudden Stop