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1755:1974 albums
1724:Discography
1672:Missing You
1645:Higher Love
1526:Sweet Thing
1310:Seal in Red
1061:Marsh, Dave
424:Los Angeles
413:first album
377:ABC Records
318:(not rated)
1749:Categories
1631:Eye to Eye
1417:ClassiKhan
1369:Chaka Khan
1294:Camouflage
1204:Chaka Khan
1119:2011-10-19
1088:0394721071
1077:. p.
1045:2011-10-16
1002:089919026X
964:2011-10-11
934:References
742:Production
714:Chaka Khan
540:Jeff Barry
506:Chaka Khan
393:Chaka Khan
148:chronology
135:Bob Monaco
1693:All Good?
1497:and songs
1425:Funk This
1278:Masterjam
1254:Ask Rufus
1238:Rufusized
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462:Al Ciner
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264:AllMusic
129:Producer
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52:May 1974
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824:Singles
799:Top LPs
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407:History
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195:Singles
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65:Studio
1337:Chaka
1222:Rufus
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915:Gold
858:1974
831:Year
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794:U.S.
778:Album
708:Rufus
597:Title
484:Title
373:Rufus
371:band
197:from
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146:Rufus
138:Rufus
117:Label
80:Genre
42:Rufus
1582:Fate
1145:2024
1083:ISBN
1010:2019
997:ISBN
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