Gino Vannelli (born June 16, 1952) is a Canadian rock singer and songwriter who had several hit songs in the 1970s and 1980s. His best-known singles included 'I Just Wanna Stop' (1978) and 'Living Inside Myself' (1981). Vannelli was born into an Italian family in Montreal, Quebec. Music with passion A modern master of intimacy and romance, Gino Vannelli is an artist for whom passion and honesty are guiding rules. Vannelli’s incredible string of hit recordings, and his renowned gifts as a vocalist, composer, and lyricist place him in a league with the great interpreters of popular song.
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| Powerful People | ||||
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| Released | September 1974 | |||
| Recorded | A&M Studios, Hollywood | |||
| Genre | Soft rock, jazz fusion, art rock, pop rock | |||
| Length | 32:48 | |||
| Label | A&M | |||
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Powerful People is the title of both the second studio album of Italian-Canadian singer Gino Vannelli, and the sixth track on this album. The album was released in 1974, and was produced by Gino, his brother Joe Vannelli and Herb Alpert as associated producer.
The funky 'People Gotta Move' was Vannelli's first hit in the United States, when disco music was gaining popularity. The song reached #22 on Billboard Top 100. The album is characterized by Joe Vannelli's first experiments with synthesizers. The last track, 'Poor Happy Jimmy', is a tribute to American singer Jim Croce, who died in an airplane accident a year earlier.
- 1Track listing
- 2Personnel
Track listing[edit]
All songs written and composed by Gino Vannelli. All arrangements by Joe Vannelli and Richard Baker.
Side one[edit]
- 'People Gotta Move' - 3:21
- 'Lady' - 3:43
- 'Son of a New York Gun' - 3:23
- 'Jack Miraculous' -2:42
- 'Jo Jo' - 3:40
Side two[edit]
- 'Powerful People' - 6:12
- 'Felicia' - 3:04
- 'The Work Verse' - 2:54
- 'Poor Happy Jimmy' - 3:49
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Personnel[edit]
- Gino Vannelli – lead and backing vocals
- Joe Vannelli – electric piano, synthesizer, horn and string arrangements
- Richard Baker – organ, organ bass, synthesizer, horn and string arrangements
- Graham Lear – drums
- John J. Mandel – percussion
- Tony Golia – bongos, congas
- Lani Hall – backing vocals
Production[edit]
- Producers – Gino Vannelli, Joe Vannelli and Herb Alpert.
- Engineer – Tommy Vicari
- Assistant - Larry Forkner
- Mastered by Bernie Grundman
- Art Direction – Roland Young
- Design – Junie Osaki
- Photography – Jim McCrary and John Rideout
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External links[edit]
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- 'Gino Vannelli - Powerful People at Discogs'. discogs.com. Retrieved 23 June 2013.