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16:1984 studio album by The System
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615:"Christgau's Consumer Guide"
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337:"Lollipops and Everything"
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326:Frank, Murphy, Pesco
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804:The Pleasure Seekers
783:You Are in My System
755:Rhythm & Romance
404:"Promises Can Break"
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37:Studio album
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844:Discography
703:David Frank
323:"Dangerous"
200:David Frank
126:David Frank
859:Categories
731:X-Periment
696:Mic Murphy
684:The System
596:2011-08-23
531:References
485:Paul Pesco
460:Production
432:"Bad Girl"
311:Paul Pesco
211:pop albums
204:Mic Murphy
196:the System
187:X-Periment
162:X-Periment
142:chronology
140:The System
131:Mic Murphy
110:/PolyGram
102:/Atlantic
86:dance rock
42:The System
22:X-Periment
586:Billboard
518:Billboard
510:position
479:Personnel
379:Writer(s)
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209:Billboard
60:1983–1984
839:Category
590:Allmusic
390:"Escape"
119:Producer
81:Synthpop
57:Recorded
49:Released
39: by
767:Singles
175:(1985)
166:(1984)
157:(1983)
108:Polydor
758:(1989)
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65:Studio
723:Sweat
376:Title
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153:Sweat
95:Label
74:Genre
628:2020
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508:Peak
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