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746:Greg Hawkes
713:"True Love"
459:debut novel
381:G. E. Smith
314:Greg Hawkes
136:Ross Cullum
1403:Categories
1281:Ric Ocasek
1146:Genius.com
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824:Tony Levin
588:Ric Ocasek
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936:Billboard
892:position
864:Nick Egan
852:Technical
782:Personnel
699:"Mystery"
688:Writer(s)
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499:classical
421:Promotion
157:Beatitude
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1182:(1993).
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987:AllMusic
866:– design
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808:- guitar
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744:Ocasek,
727:"P.F.J."
675:Side two
594:Side one
518:clarinet
507:electric
306:the Cars
246:Kerrang!
209:AllMusic
124:Producer
60:Released
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564:reprise
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289:(Mixed)
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170:(1986)
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1188:ISBN
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