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201:Past members
191:Abdul Ra'oof
167:1977βpresent
163:Years active
111:Santa Monica
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45:lead section
2871:On the Rise
2819:Billy Ellis
2314:"Biography"
2312:Hogan, Ed.
1712:"Break Up"
1506:On the Rise
604:On the Rise
400:Discography
347:On the Rise
322:On the Rise
230:S.O.S. Band
207:Billy Ellis
18:S.O.S. Band
2966:Categories
2950:The Finest
2929:High Hopes
2807:Mary Davis
2755:Soul Train
2585:January 3,
2370:SoulTracks
2223:References
1872:"No Lies"
1754:The Finest
1345:High Hopes
713:RIAA: Gold
634:RIAA: Gold
314:High Hopes
278:California
257:The Finest
189:Mary Davis
148:post-disco
66:March 2022
2526:charts.nz
883:In One Go
731:Tabu/Epic
689:Tabu/Epic
652:Tabu/Epic
610:Tabu/Epic
573:Tabu/Epic
536:Tabu/Epic
491:Tabu/Epic
50:summarize
2952:" (1986)
2945:" (1983)
2938:" (1983)
2931:" (1982)
2924:" (1980)
2758:in 1980.
2745:AllMusic
2343:Music VF
2318:AllMusic
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2914:Singles
1073:R&B
1038:Singles
828:R&B
449:R&B
263:History
238:R&B
186:Members
143:R&B
124:Georgia
120:Atlanta
2906:(1991)
2898:(1989)
2890:(1986)
2882:(1984)
2874:(1983)
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2850:(1980)
2847:S.O.S.
2723:May 5,
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2476:May 5,
2263:
1303:"You"
1178:S.O.S.
1059:Album
1048:Title
811:Title
518:: Gold
485:S.O.S.
427:Label
424:Title
364:TR-808
290:S.O.S.
172:Labels
153:boogie
131:Genres
126:, U.S.
116:Origin
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1952:1989
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