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who had replaced Nash in 1977, and then left the group in 1983. Nash resolved the problem by rejoining the band, although work on a new album, even in its demo phase, did not begin until May 1984.
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proposed a future double bill tour with FM, as the two artists seemed to share a common audience. FM's best known previous album was
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versions, at the insistence of the producer (Waite), and characterizes the LP version of this song as "bastardized".
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on multi-media presentations from 1978 to the 2000s.
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460:– cover art
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199:Background
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371:Side two
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293:charts.
291:Canadian
284:Releases
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122:Producer
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