The Best of Gino Vannelli is the first compilation album by Canadian singer and songwriter Gino Vannelli, originally released in 1980.
Background Following the success of "I Just Wanna Stop", which went top 5 in both Canada and the United States after A&M had warned Vannelli he needed to take a more commercial approach after the experimental A Pauper in Paradise, Vannelli initially intended to follow it up with a live album. However, at the time "I Just Wanna Stop" hit and for a long time afterwards, Vannelli said that making Brother to Brother was very tough and that he wanted a new direction compared to that album.
The result was that Vannelli would "wait out" the rest of his contract with A&M, and ultimately move for his next new recordings to Arista (although he departed acrimoniously from that label when he recorded Twisted Heart but it would not be released.) To cash in on this, in November 1980, A&M released a best-of Vannelli's six albums for the label.
Track listing
Charts Chart (1981) Peakposition US Top LPs & Tape (Billboard)172
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