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backbeat and expansive, half-heard piano chords that repeatedly collapse back on themselves, "On & On" is as sonically introspective as its creator, a woman who can believably claim to have walked the entire cipher of Earth, clear her throat, utter "Goddammit, I'ma sing my song," and still seem like she's hiding more than she's revealing."
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1992:"American single certifications β Erykah Badu β On & On"
1931:"British single certifications β Erykah Badu β On & On"
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1962:. Vol. 110, no. 5. January 31, 1998. p. 76.
1672:[Next Lifetime/On & On] (in Japanese). Japan:
1915:"The Year in Music 1997: Hot Dance Maxi-Singles Sales".
1843:"Erykah Badu Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)"
1707:. Vol. 14, no. 17. April 26, 1997. p. 16
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319:(1997). It was written by her with JaBorn Jamal. A
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1900:"The Year in Music 1997: Hot R&B Singles".
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1460:"The Badu-Print: Erykah Badu's Baduizm at 25"
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305:, released on December 10, 1996, by
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631:"Certainly (Flipped It)" β 5:26
1956:"Best-Selling Records of 1997"
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1935:British Phonographic Industry
1851:. Retrieved March 16, 2021.
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1305:(CD single). United Kingdom:
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