''Sudden Stop'' is the second studio album by

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blues musician

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released in 1990 on

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. The album was recorded in

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and

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. The album features guest appearances by

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, The Memphis Horns and

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. "Just Came Back" went up to number 3 on North American rock stations. ''Sudden Stop'' earned James two

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s in

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for "Single of the Year" and "Male Vocalist of the Year".

Commercial performance

''Sudden Stop'' peaked at number 9 on the

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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

# " Just Came Back" (Colin James, Daryl Burgess) – 4:56 # "Keep On Loving Me Baby" (

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) – 3:40 # "Show Me" (

Jerry Lynn Williams Jerry Lynn Williams (1948–2005) was an American rock music singer and composer. He wrote such hits as " Forever Man", " See What Love Can Do", " Something's Happening", "Running on Faith" and " Pretending" for Eric Clapton. He contributed tw ...

) – 3:24 # "Give It Up" (Williams) – 4:03 # "Crazy Over You" (Williams) – 5:11 # "T for Trouble" (James, Bill Carter, Ruth Ellsworth) – 4:20 # "Cross My Heart (James, Carter, Ellsworth) – 3:18 # "Just One Love" (Williams, James) – 3:33 # "If You Lean on Me" ( Lotti Golden, Tommy Faragher) – 4:48 # "Sudden Stop" ( Bobby Russell) – 5:52

Credits

* Mastered by Greg Fulginiti

References

External links

Sudden Stop
{{Authority control Colin James albums 1990 albums Virgin Records albums