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840:Rich Brinsfield – bass (1, 9)
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938:Jim DeMain – mastering
864:Zack Casebolt – violin
846:Mike Kemp – saxophones
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883:Francesca Battistelli
852:Leif Shires – trumpet
824:– electric guitar (1)
769:"Beautiful Like This"
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1141:. Indie Vision Music
917:Paul Moak – engineer
843:Ben Phillips – drums
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130:Josh Wilson
42:Josh Wilson
1361:Categories
1030:. Allmusic
1010:References
900:Production
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624:Jeff Pardo
190:Jeff Pardo
132:chronology
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56:2008-04-29
1261:Billboard
1243:Billboard
1223:April 15,
1197:April 15,
1171:April 15,
1145:April 15,
1119:April 15,
1093:April 15,
1060:April 15,
1034:April 15,
997:Billboard
979:Billboard
967:position
822:Paul Moak
793:Personnel
713:"Tell Me"
669:Jay Joyce
609:Writer(s)
596:Tracklist
1338:Carry Me
808:beat box
800:melodica
688:, Wilson
671:, Wilson
562:Allmusic
224:Allmusic
113:Producer
78:pop rock
49:Released
39: by
1324:See You
161:(2008)
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955:Charts
758:Wilson
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640:Wilson
612:Length
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