Stop
Sam Brown
1989
Annual listening list: initial release cycle, with recent carryovers; not an original-release-date field. Release chronology remains partly unverified.
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About Sam Brown
Song-specific inspiration or recording background is not established for this entry. This sourced artist profile provides career context.
Sam Brown is a singer, pianist and songwriter whose work spans solo records and session singing. Raised in a musical family with Joe and Vicki Brown, she recorded her debut Stop! with her brother Pete involved in production. Her later career included independently released albums, performances with Jools Holland and backing vocals for Pink Floyd.
Artist background sources
Sam Brown press-office biography - One Candle
Read artist press-office biography dated 2000, covering family musicians, debut production, solo releases and credited performance work. | Retrieved 2026-10-19
Profile reviewed: 2026-10-19. Artist background does not establish a song's creative origin or release date.
Retained annual-list context
Stop by Sam Brown is included for 1989 on the basis of the cited chart-associated source. This establishes the annual connection, not the circumstances in which the song was written. No reliable song-specific account of its inspiration was established in this review.
Annual-list context only; songwriting inspiration remains unestablished
UK top-ten singles in 1989 (Wikipedia chart transcription)
Secondary chart transcription reviewed: title, artist and presence in the UK top ten during this year. Supplemental annual selection, not an original release date or a U.S. year-end rank.
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Sources and scope
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UK top-ten singles in 1989 (Wikipedia chart transcription)
Secondary chart transcription reviewed: title, artist and presence in the UK top ten during this year. Supplemental annual selection, not an original release date or a U.S. year-end rank.
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