WILD HORSES – GINA VANNELLI

Chart performance:

Week	Position	Movement	Comments
21-Jun-87	26	New
28-Jun-87	19	+7	Star rater
02-Jul-87	16	+3
09-Jul-87	13	+3
16-Jul-87	9	+4	Star rater
23-Jul-87	9	0
30-Jul-87	9	0
06-Aug-87	5	+4	Star rater
13-Aug-87	4	+1
20-Aug-87	3	+1
27-Aug-87	2	+1
03-Sep-87	2	0
10-Sep-87	2	0
17-Sep-87	1*	+1	Peak
24-Sep-87	3	-2
01-Oct-87	4	-1
08-Oct-87	6	-2
15-Oct-87	9	-3
22-Oct-87	11	-2
29-Oct-87	14	-3
05-Nov-87	17	-3
12-Nov-87	20	-3
19-Nov-87	27	-7

* Last of 6 chart toppers by Canadian acts.

Written by: Gino Vannelli & Roy Freeland
Produced by: Gino Vannelli, Joe Vannelli & Ross Vannelli
South African record label (unless otherwise stated): Polydor

Hit number for artist	2
Peak position	1
Weeks	23
Biggest climber awards	0
Star rater climbs	3
Biggest faller awards	1
Top 20 points	263
Overall Top 20 points ranking	=162
Top 20 points ranking for the artist	1
Top 30 Points	482
Overall Top 30 points ranking	=117
Top 30 points ranking for the artist	1

Annual ranking:

1987

9

Other chart success:

Australia	9
Belgium	13
Canada	7
Germany	30
Netherlands	14
US	55
Zimbabwe	4

SA Radio charts:

Capital 604	5
Radio 5	1
Radio 702	1

Vannelli came up with the song while driving to see a shaman in Santa Fe. He had recently travelled to Peru and seen Machu Picchu but had also seen the upheaval the country was going through at the time. The trip affected him so much that he decided to seek out the shaman to help him sort out his feelings. While driving he got lost a number of times and the thought that wild horses couldn’t stop him getting to see the shaman would inspire the song. The song would be the 4^th highest ranked song by a Canadian act using a top 30 points basis.

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Artist link: Gino Vannelli