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347:Format and track list
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1048:Take Me to the Pilot
848:The Goaldiggers Song
764:Philadelphia Freedom
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522:I've Been Loving You
186:Take Me to the Pilot
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1483:Category:Elton John
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715:Step into Christmas
575:From Denver to L.A.
439:. pp. 151–153.
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1308:Electricity
1273:I Want Love
1150:Simple Life
1041:Slow Rivers
1027:Wrap Her Up
841:Crazy Water
792:Island Girl
624:Tiny Dancer
561:Border Song
505:Discography
449:Interview:
295:Caleb Quaye
289:Alan Parker
177:Gus Dudgeon
171:Producer(s)
1535:1970 songs
1499:Categories
1414:It's a Sin
1368:Looking Up
1315:The Bridge
999:Passengers
631:Rocket Man
493:Elton John
418:References
325:Roger Cook
266:(1970) to
254:Dee Murray
238:Baudelaire
190:Elton John
159:Elton John
52:Elton John
43:Elton John
1157:True Love
1090:Sacrifice
943:Blue Eyes
638:Honky Cat
589:Your Song
280:Personnel
205:Your Song
200:in 1970.
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75:Released
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1192:Believe
1129:The One
736:Harmony
603:Friends
306:– drums
242:Rimbaud
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1008:(1984)
673:Daniel
248:Legacy
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495:songs
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111:Rock
1361:Sad
855:Ego
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