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401:R. Moorings, A. Wolbert, B. Barten
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587:"Chart History Twist of Shadows"
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873:"AMG ReviewTwist of Shadows"
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961:Lyrics at official homepage
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665:"Chart History Imagination"
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208:Hot Dance Club Songs
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1015:Mario Usai
718:Premonition
447:R. Moorings
384:"The River"
342:"Obsession"
227:Premonition
186:Peter Walsh
119:Peter Walsh
1117:Categories
942:26 January
856:26 January
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556:References
221:Background
128:chronology
116:Greg Walsh
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644:Billboard
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591:Billboard
472:Personnel
412:"Tonight"
356:"Craving"
317:Writer(s)
262:Reception
213:Billboard
194:Billboard
884:2 August
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788:. Unruhr
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596:2 August
328:"Evelyn"
112:Producer
106:Polygram
77:synthpop
72:new wave
51:Released
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273:Phoenix
215:Hot 100
161:(1991)
157:Phoenix
152:(1989)
143:(1986)
1069:Medusa
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126:Xymox
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