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1183:Greg Errico
1080:Duff, S.L.
852:– Overview"
818:"Billboard"
781:Elva Mouton
760:Greg Errico
724:bass guitar
553:(favorable)
217:Clive Davis
190:CBS Records
1538:Categories
1290:Small Talk
1169:Rose Stone
804:References
729:Rose Stone
722:- vocals,
710:, and more
694:- vocals,
600:"Dance In"
234:Rose Stone
120:chronology
52:April 1968
1215:Pat Rizzo
1205:Vet Stone
1155:Sly Stone
1065:16 August
1055:IPC Media
1030:16 August
999:16 August
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788:Technical
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755:saxophone
733:keyboards
708:harmonica
692:Sly Stone
681:Personnel
570:Sly Stone
258:Four Tops
221:Sly Stone
111:Sly Stone
1523:Category
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866:31 March
860:Archived
856:AllMusic
744:, vocal
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585:" – 3:00
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311:AllMusic
106:Producer
57:Recorded
49:Released
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746:ad-libs
742:trumpet
194:Top Ten
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1408:Stand!
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1309:(1979)
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1266:Stand!
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500:Stylus
305:Rating
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281:Stand!
77:Length
1282:Fresh
1051:Uncut
764:drums
704:piano
696:organ
512:Uncut
207:Music
180:band
94:Label
66:Genre
1258:Life
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