Gino VANNELLI


Brother To Brother

(1978)



1. Appaloosa 4'43
(Gino Vannelli)
й1978 ALMO MUSIC Corp. / GIVA MUSIC (ASCAP),
2. The River Must Flow 3'50
(Gino Vannelli)
й1978 ALMO MUSIC Corp. / GIVA MUSIC (ASCAP),
3. I Just Wanna Stop 3'39
(Ross Vannelli)
й1978 ROSS VANNELLI PUBLISHING
4. Love And Emotion 3'50
(Ross Vannelli)
й1978 ROSS VANNELLI PUBLISHING
5. Feel Like Flying 5'19
(Gino Vannelli)
й1978 ALMO MUSIC Corp. / GIVA MUSIC (ASCAP),
6. Brother To Brother 7'20
(Gino Vannelli)
й1978 ALMO MUSIC Corp. / GIVA MUSIC (ASCAP),
7. Wheels Of Life 4'15
(Gino Vannelli)
й1978 ALMO MUSIC Corp. / GIVA MUSIC (ASCAP),
8. Evil Eye 4'13
(Gino Vannelli)
й1978 ALMO MUSIC Corp. / GIVA MUSIC (ASCAP),
9. People I Belong To 4'01
(Gino Vannelli)
й1978 ALMO MUSIC Corp. / GIVA MUSIC (ASCAP),

Total Time: 41:10


  • Gino Vannelli - Synthesizer, Vocals
  • Joe Vannelli - Electric Pianos & Synthesizers
  • Carlos Rios - Guitar
  • Leon Gaer - Synthesized Electric Bass
  • Jimmy Haslip - Electric Bass on "People I Belong To;' "Feel Like Flying" and Bass Solo on "Brother To Brother"
  • Mark Craney - Drums
  • Ernie Watts - Tenor Saxophone
  • Manuel Bad rena - Percussion
  • Victor Feldman - Vibes
  • Stephanie Spruill, Julia Tillman Waters, Maxine Willard Waters and Ross Vannelli - Background Vocals

    Produced & Arranged by Gino Vannelli, Joe Vannelli & Ross Vannelli
    Recording & Mixing Engineer: Norm Kinney
    Assistant Engineer: Chris Desmond
    Assistant Remix Engineers: Paul Aronoff & Betsy Banghart
    Mastered by Bernie Grundman at A&M Mastering Studios, Hollywood, Califor
    Art Direction & Design: Roland Young
    Photography: Mark Hanauer

    All Songs Written by Gino Vanelli
    Published by
    ALMO MUSIC Corp, / GIVA MUSIC (ASCAP)
    Except Songs 3 & 4 Written by Ross Vannelli
    Published by
    Ross VANELLI PUBLISHING

    Recorded at DAVLEN SOUND STUDIOS, Universal City, California
    Remixed at
    GROUP IV RECORDING, Hollywood, California

    Thanks To Bill Johnston & David Bendett

    Julia Tillman Waters and Maxine Willard Waters appear Courtesy of WARNER Bros. RECORDS
    Stephanie Spruill appears Courtesy of
    STUFF 'N' RAMJETT PRODUCTION Co.

    A&M RECORDS, Inc., P.O. Box 118, Hollywood, CA 90078.
    Printed at U.S.A. (p) & й1978 A&M RECORDS, Inc.

    Black Cars

    (1984)



    1. Black Cars * 3'09
    (Gino Vannelli / Roy Freedland)
    й1985 BLACK KEYS MUSIC / SCREEN GEMS
    2. The Other Man 3'40
    (Gino Vannelli / Joe Vannelli / Ross Vannelli / Jimmy Haslip / Roy Freeland)
    й1985 BLACK KEYS MUSIC / SCREEN GEMS
    3. It's Over 3'41
    (Gino Vannelli / Ross Vannelli / Roy Freedland)
    й1985 BLACK KEYS MUSIC / ROSS VANNELLI PUBLISHING / SCREEN GEMS
    4. Here She Comes 3'20
    (Gino Vannelli)
    й1985 BLACK KEYS MUSIC (BMI)
    5. Hurts To Be In Love 3'42
    (Gino Vannelli)
    й1985 BLACK KEYS MUSIC (BMI)
    6. Total Stranger 4'55
    (Gino Vannelli / Roy Freeland / Bill La Bounty)
    й1985 BLACK KEYS MUSIC / SCREEN GEMS / EMI MUSIC
    7. Just A Motion Away 4'18
    (Gino Vannelli / Ross Vannelli)
    й1985 BLACK KEYS MUSIC / ROSS VANNELLI PUBLISHING
    8. Imagination 3'10
    (Gino Vannelli)
    й1985 BLACK KEYS MUSIC (BMI)
    9. How Much 3'53
    (Gino Vannelli)
    й1985 BLACK KEYS MUSIC (BMI)

    Total Time: 33:48


  • Gino Vannelli - Drums on 3, 6, Percussion on 9.; Guitar on 1, 3, 7, 8, 9, Vocals
  • Joe Vannelli - Synthesizers, Synth Bass, Electric and Acoustic Piano
  • Mark Craney: Drums on 2, 4, 5, 8
  • Dave Garibaldi - Drums on 1
  • Jimmy Haslip - Bass Guitar on 1, 4, 6, 7
  • Mike Miller - Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Solo Guitar Except on 1, 9
  • Ross Vannelli - Percussion on 7, Bass Guitar on 3
  • Background Vocals: Gino and Ross Vannelli, John Messerschmidt, Lori Leiberman

    Produced and Arranged by Gino Vannelli, Joe Vannelli and Ross Vannelli
    Engineered by Joe Vannelli and Gino Vannelli
    Mastered by Bernie Grundman
    Management: Patrick Rains and Associates, Los Angeles.
    Synthesizers by Yamaha
    Art Direction and Design: Michael Hodgson
    Photography: Moshe Brakha
    Styling: Maria Sarno/dangerous Wardrobe
    Album Coordinator: Shirley Klein

    Joe and I Would Like To Thank Patrick Rains, Jerry Levin, James Lewis, Shirley Klein And Jim Wilson for their guidance and friendship

    Special Thanks To John Messerschmidt

      All Titles Published by BLACK KEYS MUSIC
      Except 1, 2: BLACK KEYS MUSIC / SCREEN GEMS;
      3: BLACK KEYS MUSIC / Ross VANNELLI Pub. / SCREEN GEMS;
      6: BLACK KEYS MUSIC / SCREEN GEMS / EMI MUSIC;
      7: BLACK KEYS MUSIC / Ross VANNELLI Pub.

    Copyright 1986 by BLACK KEYS MUSIC & SCREEN GEMS - EMI

    Recorded and Digital Mix Down at LARKFIELD RECORDING STUDIO, also Recorded in part at WESTWIND STUDIO with Ron Capone

    й1984 ROMANTIQUE PRODUCTIONS, Inc.
    й1984 DISQUES DREYFUS DIGITALLY MASTERED





    Brother To Brother

    1. Appaloosa

      Appaloosa, runnin' wild in the dead of the night
      Appaloosa, you're the message of love and light

      Apparitions, they grow wild in the plains of my mind
      I get visions of the mountain that I must climb

      Freedom ain't no illusion
      A truth no money can buy
      With your sweet absolution
      I will follow my star
      For the rest of my life
      It goes on and on

      Appaloosa, runnin' high in the heavens above
      Appaloosa, you're the angel of God I love

      Freedom ain't no deception
      A truth no man can deny
      With your love and direction
      I will follow my star
      For the rest of my life
      It goes on and on

      Appaloosa, Appaloosa, Appaloosa, Appaloosa
      Appaloosa, runnin' wild in the wake of the dawn
      Appaloosa, you're the spirit that turns me on

      Appaloosa, Appaloosa, Appaloosa, Appaloosa

    2. The River Must Flow

      (The river must flow)
      I love you, you're the one that I adore
      And no man could love you more
      It's like a river that flows to the sea

      I need you like the jasmine needs the rain
      Let your water cool my pain
      Just like a river that flows to the sea

      Thru love I will find the meaning of you
      All my nat'ral dreams will come true
      It's like a river that flows to the sea

      Thru love I will find a meaning in life
      But the rain must fall down tonight
      And like a river that flows to the sea

      Oh yeah, the river must flow from me
      (The river must flow)
      From me
      (The river must flow)

      You're a falling star burning in my heart
      Ah,ah

      Thru love I will find the meaning of you
      All my nat'ral dreams will come true
      It's like a river that flows to the sea

      Thru love I will find a meaning in life
      But the rain must fall down tonight
      And like a river that flows to the sea

      Oh yeah, the river must flow from me
      (The river must flow)
      From me
      (The river must flow)
      (The river must flow)
      (The river must flow)
      From me (The river must flow)
      From me (The river must flow)

    3. I Just Wanna Stop

      For your love
      When I think about those nights in Montreal
      I get the sweetest thoughts of you and me
      Memories of love above the city lights
      Ooh, I tried so hard to take it
      But oh Lord my heart won't make it

      I just wanna stop
      And tell you what I feel about you babe
      I just wanna stop
      I never wanna live without you babe
      I just gotta stop
      For your love

      When I think about the way the world must turn
      I get the saddest thoughts for you and me
      Memories of life and times go on and on
      Ooh, I've tried hard to forget it
      But of Lord my mind won't let it

      I just wanna stop
      And tell you what I feel about you babe
      I just wanna stop
      The world ain't right without you babe
      I just wanna stop
      For your love

      Ooo, I've tried so hard to take it
      But oh Lord my heart won't make it

      I just wanna stop
      And tell you what I feel about you babe
      I just wanna stop
      The world ain't right without you babe
      I just wanna stop
      For your love

    4. Love And Emotion

      There's nowhere to run from the heat of the sun
      There's nowhere to hide from your face
      Black is the night, won't you show me the light
      The road only leads to one place

      For your love and emotion
      I promise you love till I die
      Faith as deep as the ocean
      Keeps me believin' you're alive

      There's nowhere to run from the things that we've done
      There's nowhere to hide from the truth
      Something is wrong when my woman is gone
      My world ain't no good without you

      For your love and affection
      I give you my soul for all time
      Faith as high as a mountain
      Keeps me believin' you're mine

      Oh,oh
      Oh,oh

      For your love and emotion
      I promise you love till I die
      Faith as deep as the ocean
      Keeps me believin' you're alive
      Oh,oh
      Oh,oh

      Oh (for your love and emotion), oh
      Oh (for your love and emotion), oh

    5. Feel Like Flying

      I feel like flyin'
      I wanna run away with you
      And I feel like dyin'
      If I must go on livin' without you

      Oh love is a mountain
      Ev'ry man must learn to climb
      And I'd reach my highest ground
      If you were mine

      Oh you, you just need to say the word
      And I'll be there
      And the world is right
      When someone really cares

      I feel like flyin'
      I wanna run away with you
      Don't you feel like tryin'
      I wanna spend my nights makin' love with you

      Oh love is a ghost
      That ev'ry man must learn to see
      And I see your very soul
      When you're near to me
      Oh you, you just need to call my name
      And I'll be there
      And the time is always right
      When someone cares

    6. Brother To Brother

      Brother to brother
      Now we must join our hearts and hands
      Yeah, if we love one another
      We hold the key to the promised land

      Think of all that we've been through
      The shucks and jives and royal blues
      Let us pray our time will come
      When this world will live as one

      Brother to brother
      Now don't let the devil get you down
      Oh 'cause it's bread and it's butter
      That makes this whole damn world
      Go round and round

      Do you know where we went wrong
      Tell me why the lines are drawn?
      And let us break our bound'ries down
      And live our lives on common ground

      Oh mothers and fathers
      Where will tomorrow's children be?
      Oh brother, my brother
      Let us live our lives in peace

      Brother to brother
      Brother to Brother

    7. Wheels Of Life

      The wheels of life are turning so much faster
      The restless hands of time pass me by
      There are dreams I'll never live to see
      But as long as you believe in me
      I'll still feel them on the way
      As I take life day by day

      Oh the wheels of time are turning so much stronger
      The blues of days gone by weigh me down
      But maybe love will come to rescue me
      And I'll never set you free
      Like the sea runs to the shore
      I've come back yo you once more

      The wheels of life
      The wheels of life
      The wheels of life
      The wheels of life keep turning round and round

      And if I should only have one tomorrow
      It's a lifetime if I knew
      I could spend that day with you

      Ooh, the wheels of love will turn my world forever
      I want you in my arms for all time
      And maybe love will come to rescue me
      And I'll never ever set you free
      Like the sea runs to the shore
      I'll love you forever more

      The wheels of life
      The wheels of life
      The wheels of life
      The wheels of life keep turning round and round

      The wheels of life
      The wheels of life keep turning so much faster
      The wheels of life are turning so much stronger

    8. The Evil Eye

      Who's that a-knockin' at my door tonight?
      Leave me alone 'till there's morning light
      You live and learn, you make mistakes
      You can't imagine why
      The fire burns for heaven's sake
      Look out for the evil eye

      Who was that damsel with that wicked stare?
      Get off my case and take your sins elsewhere
      You love and learn, you cross that bridge
      You want to pacify
      The tables turn and you've dug your ditch
      Look out for the evil eye

      Oh look out!
      Oh look out!
      I said look out!
      I said look out!

      You live and learn, you make mistakes
      You wonder how and why
      The fire burns for heaven's sake
      Look out for the evil eye

      Oh look out!
      Oh look out!
      I said look out!
      I said look out!

    9. 9. People I Belong To

      Oh my father, he was a brother
      He worked his body hard to make ends meet
      Oh my mother remained his lover
      The things they did, the things they said
      Go 'round and 'round inside my head, for good

      Oh my brother, when he was a schoolboy
      He gave up all his dreams to take on mine
      Oh my brother, now I have me one other
      The things we've said, the things we've done
      Stay in my heart since I was young

      And oh this world won't change for me
      The special things in life are free
      I've always known and understood
      There are people I belong to for good

      Oh my lady, she want my baby
      She get me through my days and through my nights
      Oh my lover, now I have me no other
      The things we do, the things we say
      I get more and more love each day

      And oh this world won't change for me
      The special things in life are free
      I've always known and understood
      There are people I belong to for good

      Oh my mother and my father
      And my brother and my lover
      Oh my mother and my father
      And my brother and my lover


    Black Cars

    1. Black Cars

      Under the cover of night
      She crawls into sight
      Her skin is cold china white
      She's a dark angel wearing dark glasses
      Dark shadows under long false lashes

      The night exposes the cracks
      She wears her makeup like wax
      To hide every scratch
      'Cause she a dark angel riding dark horses
      Sitting pretty in her dim lit covers ... I say

      Black cars look better in the shade
      She smears her lipstick on right before she sleeps
      For all those phantom lovers in her dreams

      She smokes them french cigarettes
      In cocktail gloves and a strapless dress
      She cuts a perfect silhouette

      But she's a dark angel wearing dark glasses
      A fading beauty as the night time passes ... I say

      Black cars look better in the shade
      Black cars look better in the shade

    2. The Other Man

      An urgent call in the dead of night
      A voice that whispers "Now"
      A voice that trembles like a winter leaf
      Before it hits the ground

      She leaves a crack in the bedroom door
      To slip the wire through
      Her husband sleeping in a empty bed
      No witness to the truth

      It's a oneway conversation
      I try to tell her no
      But it's a hopeless situation
      I just can't let her go

      And here she is another desperate night
      In the arms of the other man
      Another day in a double life
      Every moment that she holds me tight
      I know just where I stand
      As I am the other man

      She leaves my room like a criminal
      To beat the morning light
      Rehearsing ever little alibi
      To get it water tight

      There's a note on the dresser top
      It's the same old classic line
      She says she's leaving him
      It's just a question of time

      It's a no win situation
      'Cause I just can't let her go
      And here she is another desperate night
      In the arms of the other man

      Another day in a double life
      Every moment that she holds me tight
      I know just where I stand
      As I am the other man
      As I am the other man
      As I am the other man
      As I am the other man

    3. It's Over

      You go through the motions
      Of a woman in love
      Every kiss is a token
      Every sigh is a bluff

      Words confuse me but I see it in your eyes
      You try not to show it
      But any fool would know it

      It's over .... It's over this love is ending
      It's over .... It's over there's no use pretending

      I see through your make up
      You're not quite yourself
      Don't you know that your games up
      I know there's somebody else

      You tell me I'm crazy and that I'm still the only one
      Well maybe I'm dreaming
      But I know what I'm feeling

      It's over .... It's over this love is ending
      It's over .... It's over there's no use pretending

      You fake your way through the night time
      But even your best is less than before
      'Cause you don't care anymore

      You tell me I'm crazy and that I'm still the only one
      Well maybe I'm dreaming
      But I know what I'm feeling

      It's over
      It's over
      It's over there's no use pretending
      It's over

    4. Here She Comes

      Here she comes the ghost of Venus de Milo
      A touch of madness streaks through her hair
      She'll tear your heart with a poisonous arrow
      She'll rob your soul if you look at her square
      .......... Do I dare?

      Here she comes ..... such a beautiful sight
      Here she comes ..... Oh I wish that I might

      Hear she comes the wildest cat in the jungle
      A beast of beauty beyond compare
      I watch the stalkers stalk but they stumble

      The fools rush into Vanity Fair
      ............ But shes not there

      Here she comes ..... such a beautiful sight
      Here she comes ..... Oh I wish that I might

      And all the green eyed women
      Swaying to the rhythm

      Here she comes ..... such a beautiful sight
      Here she comes ..... Oh I wish that I might
      Here she comes
      Here she comes

    5. Hurts To Be In Love

      More and more
      Your kiss is like a half opened door
      I can't get in
      You stop me just before I begin
      And it hurts to be in love
      When you never get enough
      Oh it hurts to be in love

      This endless urge
      Keeps my body right on the verge
      We touch and then
      I wanna do it all over again

      And it hurts to be in love
      When you only want me half as much
      I tell you it hurts to be in love

      I'm always worried you think I'm pushing too hard
      Oh baby it hurts me when you tell me I'm going to far

      We touch and then
      I wanna do it all over again
      And it hurts to be in love
      When you only want me half as much
      I tell you it hurts to be in love
      It hurts
      Baby it hurts
      It hurts

    6. Total Stranger

      Is anybody out there?
      There's no knock on my door
      No one comes anymore
      To this island

      Trapped on memory lane
      Caught in yesturdays rain
      In the silence

      I have looked in your eye
      Calling your name outloud
      But you look right through me
      Like a ghost in a crowd

      Just like a total stranger
      Behind those walls of stone
      I've been a missing person
      Location unknown

      Living like a total stranger
      A nowhere man
      You see I couldn't get a listed number
      Living in a now man's land

      Well did you take me for dead
      Did you know I still bled
      With desire

      Hey I'm talking to you
      But the words don't come through
      On this wire

      I'm a voice in the dark
      Crying out to the ghost
      So I reach out my hand
      Like a man overboard

      Just like a total stranger
      Behind those walls of stone
      I've been a missing person
      Location unknown
      Living like a total stranger
      A nowhere man
      You see I couldn't get a listed number
      Living in a no man's land

      I'm a voice in the dark
      Crying out to the ghost
      So I reach out my hand
      Like a man overboard

      Just like a total stranger
      Behind those walls of stone
      I've been a missing person
      Location unknown

      Living like a total stranger
      Does anybody understand
      You see I couldn't get a listed number
      Living in a no man's land

      Is anybody out there?
      Is anybody out there?
      Is anybody out there?

    7. Just A Motion Away

      Sometimes you win sometimes you lose
      Ain't turnin' back for me and you
      Don't look over your shoulder
      No time for regrets

      You got your demons I got mine
      Our paths have crossed at a crucial time
      Suddenly we're older
      Scared of whats ahead

      We were looking for the answers in all the wrong places
      But now the chance is knocking on our door
      To grab hold of what we been readin' for

      It's just a motion away
      It's just a motion away
      It's just a motion away

      No need to wonder where the future lies
      It's right before our very eyes
      Don't even think it over
      Just say yes

      We were clinging to some old cliches and old familar faces
      But now they're only shattered dreams
      So let's dry our eyes and start away clean

      It's just a motion away
      It's just a motion away
      It's just a motion away

      We were lookin' for the answers in all the wrong places
      But now the chance is knocking on our door
      To open up our aliing hearts once more

      It's just a motion away
      It's just a motion away
      It's just a motion away

    8. Imagination

      I look at photographs of you
      Sweat and shame till the sun comes through
      I think of things I ought not to

      I've hung your memory on the wall
      A life-size portrait ten feet tall
      I feel my skin begin to crawl

      Suddenly I see you take a breath
      And out of the cameras you come through
      Is it you

      Must be my imagination
      Must be my imagination

      Must be the shock waves of the moon
      The entertainment of a lonely room
      The devil playing that same old tune

      'Cause something strange is happening to me
      Feel in the land of make believe
      Please look me up and swallow the key

      'Cause I feel your fingers running through my hair
      I feel the human touch of you

      Must be my imagination
      Must be my imagination

    9. How Much

      How many tears must I cry
      Before your heart is satisfied
      How many flames must I walk through
      Before I make it up to you

      I wanna ask now how much
      Oh how much
      Oh how much
      Oh much does it have to hurt to make it right

      I've been a fool I confess
      But I know in your heart you love me no less
      Just tell me how bad must my body ache
      Before I live down my one mistake

      I keep wonderin' how much
      Oh how much
      Oh how much
      How much does it have to hurt to get back in your life

      Just how much does it thrill you
      To see me down on my knees
      Don't you know I love you baby .... mercy please

      I keep wonderin' how much
      Oh how much
      Oh how much
      Oh how much does it have to hurt to make it right
      I wanna make it right

      I keep wonderin' how much
      I keep wonderin' how much
      How many tears must I cry