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1562:Live It Up
1527:Work to Do
1196:Inside You
1188:Grand Slam
1132:Live It Up
808:References
610:– trombone
608:Slyde Hyde
453:David Ritz
137:chronology
1590:The Pride
1268:Body Kiss
908:Billboard
890:Billboard
872:Billboard
865:Billboard
788:Billboard
781:Position
756:Billboard
738:Billboard
730:position
692:Billboard
643:Gene Page
614:Jerry Hey
577:Ed Greene
538:Dann Huff
494:Personnel
398:Writer(s)
351:Rex Salas
286:Writer(s)
71:1984−1985
1696:See also
1513:Lay-Away
1354:Timeless
1164:Showdown
913:July 13,
838:June 22,
832:AllMusic
544:– guitar
385:Side Two
297:"May I?"
273:Side One
198:AllMusic
123:Producer
68:Recorded
60:Released
50: by
1485:Freedom
1365:Singles
1260:Eternal
940:Discogs
632:Rudolph
579:– drums
253:Rudolph
249:O'Kelly
168:(1987)
159:(1985)
150:(1984)
1688:(1970)
1357:(1978)
1338:(1993)
1330:(1973)
1322:(1969)
1303:(2022)
1295:(2017)
1287:(2007)
1279:(2006)
1271:(2003)
1263:(2001)
1255:(1996)
1247:(1992)
1239:(1989)
1231:(1987)
1223:(1985)
1215:(1983)
1207:(1982)
1199:(1981)
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1183:(1980)
1175:(1979)
1167:(1978)
1159:(1977)
1151:(1976)
1143:(1975)
1135:(1974)
1127:(1973)
1119:(1972)
1111:(1971)
1103:(1970)
1095:(1969)
1087:(1969)
1079:(1967)
1071:(1966)
1063:(1963)
1055:(1962)
1047:(1959)
1044:Shout!
799:
708:Charts
628:Ronald
616:– horn
401:Length
289:Length
192:Rating
189:Source
94:Length
1335:Live!
1124:3 + 3
867:200)"
395:Title
283:Title
111:Label
76:Venue
915:2021
840:2014
744:140
728:Peak
634:and
528:with
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458:5:32
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376:4:11
356:4:19
339:6:30
319:4:20
303:5:07
255:and
938:at
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762:19
749:US
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735:US
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391:No.
279:No.
243:on
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