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Gino Vanelli

Gino Vannelli
Background information
BornJune 16, 1952 (1952-06-16) (age 55)
OriginMontreal, Quebec Canada Flag of Canada
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter
Websiteginov.com

Gino Vannelli (born June 16, 1952 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian singer/songwriter.

From a musical family he is one of three sons born to Russ and Delia Vannelli. Russ his father was a big band musician. Vannelli played drums at a young age and after finishing high school, he studied musical theory at McGill University.

He eventually went to Los Angeles, California where he signed with Herb Alpert's A&M Records, releasing his first album with that record label in 1973. Gino's brother, Joe, served as arranger and keyboardist for most of his recording career. At a time when polyphonic synthesizers were non-existent, Joe overdubbed multiple parts to create a texture of sound that was largely progressive for the early 1970s. Gino's 1978 song, "I Just Wanna Stop," earned him an American Grammy Award nomination and was a number #1 single in Canada (#4 in United States). On February 15th, 1975 Gino became the FIRST white artist to appear on Soul Train. He won Canada's Juno Award for Best Male Artist in 1976 and 1979. Also, Gino and Joe Vannelli shared the Juno Award for Recording Engineer of the Year three times: in 1986 for "Black Cars," in 1987 for "Wild Horses"/"Young Lover," and in 1991 for "The Time of Day"/"Sunset on L.A.".

Eugene Levy portrayed Gino on Episode 4 of SCTV/Network 90 in 1981.

Vannelli's other hits include "People Gotta Move" in 1974 which made it to #22 on the Billboard Top 100 and "Living Inside Myself" in April, 1981 which made it to #6. He also just missed the Top 40 in 1981 with the single "Nightwalker" (#41) and in 1985 "Black Cars" (#42). He continued to score top 10 hits in Canada well into the late 80's.

His 1978 album "Brother To Brother" was certified platinum in early 1979.

In 1993, Québécoise singer Martine St. Clair recorded "Wheels of Life" as a duet with Vanelli as well as a French-language version called "L'Amour Est Loi".

Vannelli has released two albums in recent years, including These Are the Days in 2006.

Gino lives and works in The Netherlands (2007) and is collaborating with Dutch Jazz pianist Michiel Borstlap, working on a new CD project.

Gino removed himself and his family years ago from the media spotlight and is known to have investigated several religions and although not verified it has been reported that he has become one of Jehovah's Witnesses.

Albums

  • Crazy Life (1973)
  • Powerful People (1974) #60 US
  • Storm At Sunup (1975) #66 US
  • The Gist of the Gemini (1976) #32 US
  • A Pauper in Paradise (1977) #33 US
  • Brother to Brother (1978) #13 US
  • Nightwalker (1981) #15 US
  • Black Cars (1985) #62 US
  • Big Dreamers Never Sleep (1987) #160 US
  • Inconsolable Man (1990)
  • Live in Montreal (1992)
  • Yonder Tree (1995)
  • Slow Love (1998)
  • Canto (2003)
  • These Are the Days (2006)

Singles

YearSongCanadian SinglesUS Hot 100US A.C.
1974"People Gotta Move"212217
1975"Powerful People"34--
1975"Love Me Now"75--
1976"Love of My Life"5564-
1978"I Just Wanna Stop"144
1979"Wheels of Life"317824
1979"The River Must Flow"80--
1981"Living Inside Myself"1365
1981"Nightwalker"-41-
1982"The Longer You Wait"-89-
1985"Black Cars"442-
1985"Hurts to Be in Love"19576
1985"Just A Motion Away"79--
1987"Wild Horses"75533
1987"In the Name of Money"51--
1987"Persona Non Grata"---
1990"The Time of Day"10--
1991"Cry of Love"41--
1991"If I Should Lose This Love"46-49
1993"Wheels of Life" with Martine St. Clair---
1995"I Die A Little More Each Day"60--
2006"It's Only Love"57--


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