Gino Vannelli

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

From a musical family, his father was a big band musician. Gino 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. 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.".

Gino appeared on Episode 4 of SCTV/Network 90 in 1981.

Vannelli's other hits include "Living Inside Myself" (1980) and "Wild Horses" (1987).

Gino and Pierre D'Ambrose wrote the theme song the WB series Laurel Hills Chapel. He was later sued by Walter Egan who was belated given co-songwriting credit. The series was cancelled after three episodes, when actor Helmet Von Schmidt was arrested in a Vancouver thrift shop for stealing a used leather jacket. Ironically, Greta Brunelli, the actress who portrayed Mandy later married Gino, although the union lasted only 2 years. Their child Caniel is currently listed as a back up singer to the Canadian rock group Milk Toast.

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

Year	Song	Canadian Singles	US Hot 100	US A.C.
1974	"People Gotta Move"	21	22	17
1975	"Powerful People"	34	-	-
1975	"Love Me Now"	75	-	-
1976	"Love of My Life"	55	64	-
1978	"I Just Wanna Stop"	1	4	4
1979	"Wheels of Life"	31	78	24
1979	"The River Must Flow"	80	-	-
1981	"Living Inside Myself"	13	6	5
1981	"Nightwalker"	-	41	-
1982	"The Longer You Wait"	-	89	-
1985	"Black Cars"	4	42	-
1985	"Hurts to Be in Love"	19	57	6
1985	"Just A Motion Away"	79	-	-
1987	"Wild Horses"	7	55	33
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	-	-
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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