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918:– via World Radio History.
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758:Australian Chart Book 1970–1992
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431:10" single (Australian release)
275:"Can't Help Myself" by Icehouse
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418:7" single (Australian release)
248:"Can't Help Myself" by Flowers
33:"Can't Help Myself" by Flowers
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910:. 7 November 1981. p. 13
765:: Australian Chart Book Ltd.
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447:7" single (UK release)
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1483:Don't Believe Anymore
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1536:Great Southern Land
1462:Great Southern Land
1434:We Can Get Together
1384:White Heat: 30 Hits
1342:Great Southern Land
1260:Measure for Measure
820:"Can't Help Myself"
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396:In a single review
237:"Can't Help Myself"
213:We Can Get Together
22:"Can't Help Myself"
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1497:No Promises
1490:Dusty Pages
1370:No Promises
1356:The Singles
1317:Full Circle
1291:Soundtracks
1212:Max Lambert
1202:Paul Gildea
1198:Roger Mason
1192:Simon Lloyd
1161:Keith Welsh
1037:Kent, David
753:Kent, David
638:Australia (
597:Australia (
562:Studios 301
538:bass guitar
230:Music video
169:Producer(s)
1596:1980 songs
1575:Categories
1349:Masterfile
1185:Andy Qunta
1173:John Lloyd
1154:Iva Davies
1078:17 January
990:7 November
965:7 November
940:7 November
914:1 December
877:Musicfeeds
805:2016-10-16
737:6 November
721:"Icehouse"
704:6 November
652:References
553:Producer:
503:Iva Davies
412:Iva Davies
181:Iva Davies
161:Iva Davies
79:1980-05-13
1538:" (remix)
1527:" (feat.
1402:Fresco EP
1281:Big Wheel
1274:Code Blue
1180:Guy Pratt
1164:Don Brown
883:4 January
633:Position
592:Position
560:Studios:
519:keyboards
493:Credits:
489:Personnel
392:Reception
381:in 2002.
350:Chatswood
321:rock band
145:Chrysalis
103:Synth-pop
1448:Icehouse
1409:Spin One
1324:Meltdown
1246:Sidewalk
1231:Icehouse
1142:Icehouse
1039:(1993).
1021:21 March
907:Cash Box
847:Allmusic
755:(1993).
668:(1999).
471:"Fatman"
386:Triple M
378:Meltdown
338:Icehouse
325:Icehouse
317:synthpop
108:new wave
87:Recorded
72:Released
53:Icehouse
1419:Singles
857:16 July
826:29 June
242:YouTube
217:(1980)
208:(1980)
189:Flowers
140:Regular
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1377:Heroes
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575:Charts
511:guitar
507:vocals
366:Trance
354:Sydney
313:single
116:Length
62:B-side
40:Single
1504:Crazy
1441:Walls
1253:Boxes
1084:Imgur
902:(PDF)
528:drums
373:beXta
133:Label
96:Genre
1080:2022
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