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Jet - 3 Jan 1983 - Page 64: Melba Moore Stakes Claim To Fame As
Recording Star - It's hard to imagine that being immensely successful on Broadway would prove to be a stumbling block for someone venturing into the recording industry. But that was the case for Melba Moore who starred in such Broadway
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Timbuktu. "Finding myself as a recording star was a little hard at first, ... album and six of eight on What A Woman Needs."
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October 12, 1981. Her debut project with the label, it reached number 46 US
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603:"Melba Moore Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)"
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919:. You can help Knowledge (XXG) by
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734:The Other Side of the Rainbow
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581:"Melba Moore Chart History (
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812:You Stepped into My Life
214:"Let's Stand Together"
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376:"Overnight Sensation"
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819:Love's Comin' at Ya
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907:This 1980s
878:(TV series)
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762:I'm in Love
678:Peach Melba
649:Melba Moore
467:Ted Currier
458:Frank Fuchs
417:Jerry Cohen
365:Producer(s)
300:Jason Smith
262:Bruce Hawes
230:Melba Moore
203:Producer(s)
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960:Categories
857:Teddy Hill
805:This Is It
685:This Is It
664:I Got Love
558:References
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692:Melba '76
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