Stop! [IMPORT]

Sam Brown

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 16, 2004)
• Original Release Date: 1988
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Universal UK
• ASIN: B000026GZY
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #54,415 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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67 of 69 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars More People Should Know About Sam, July 18, 2004

By	Steve S. "dbronx" (Roswell, GA USA) - See all my reviews

This listener first "discovered" Sam Brown when I had the good fortune to go to London in November 2002 and attend the Concert for George at the Royal Albert Hall.

I knew of her peripherally, because she had done backing vocals for George's remake of "My Sweet Lord" in 2000. But that's all I knew.

Until the night of the concert. Sam blew away the audience with her version of George's "Horse To Water." Here's this little British woman belting out this song with such power, emotion and a great sense of fun.

I've since managed to pick up all of her solo CDs. Stop! is the first, recorded in 1988. It is a great mix of soul and pop, and shows off Sam's amazing voice in a number of ways. She is playful, yearning and strong...and all are totally believable.

It's a shame that she's never broken into the market in the U.S., because a lot of people are missing out on a fine fine singer. I heartily recommend this CD to anyone who appreciates good vocalists.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sam Brown is a Superb artist..., July 6, 2005

By	S. Hebbron "S B H." (Leicester UK) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

...and this album was her debut release from 1988, though it spawned a couple of top twenty hits she has spent little time in the charts since but continues to produce some great work.
She has a huge cult following and has become an artist on the fringe of the mainstream which is a place many artists chose to be, and I believe she may be one of them; here they do not have to bow and scrape to popular demands and the whims of record producers. Here they can work freely, develop a strong fan base and maintian robust artistic integrity.
"Stop!" is recognisable now because Jamelia released it last year for the film, "Bridget Jones the edge of reason", but she has not even half the depth and richness of voice to belt the song out like Sam does on this original. It's an oldy but a goody and a descriptive work in terms where British pop/soul was headed in the late 80's before the manufactured craze took over. Buy "Stop!", and you won't stop with Sam Brown!

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars GREAT CD, November 27, 2003

By	James M Engelbert (Australia) - See all my reviews

this CD is fantastic. great songs. STOP is great if your into that diva, singin the blues type music. TEA is a classic must buy!