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1165:2024-02-19
1098:"Shine LP"
1084:References
949:– producer
935:Production
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598:"The Face"
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1504:I See Red
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667:Side two
639:"Slowly"
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138:Producer
127:(Canada)
87:New wave
57:Recorded
49:Released
39: by
921:– drums
839:MacColl
750:MacColl
609:MacColl
375:Genesis
199:Singles
185:(1996)
176:(1984)
167:(1982)
1472:Ă–gonen
984:Charts
859:Jarvis
819:Length
747:Climie
683:Length
531:Length
396:, the
280:Rating
277:Source
203:Shine
93:Length
65:Studio
1532:Shine
1518:Belle
1323:Shine
1302:Frida
991:Shine
813:Title
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677:Title
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525:Title
503:Shine
495:Shine
475:Shine
451:Shine
446:Music
431:Shine
417:Shine
386:Paris
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216:Shine
201:from
172:Shine
150:Frida
122:(UK)
115:Polar
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22:Shine
1580:ABBA
1525:Time
1000:Peak
871:6:31
865:Bird
845:5:03
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770:4:37
756:4:56
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482:and
415:and
400:and
120:Epic
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1072:OCC
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1038:10
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1014:21
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521:No.
486:of
333:WEA
125:WEA
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