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1055:I Won't Hold You Back
538:"De 'Africa' al Foro"
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252:" is a song by the
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956:The Essential Toto
927:Compilation albums
864:Falling in Between
755:Fergie Frederiksen
599:"Hits of the Week"
442:February 29, 1980
179:singles chronology
42:One of US reissues
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380:David Paich
317:David Paich
302:music video
285:Development
225:Music video
156:Producer(s)
148:David Paich
1200:1979 songs
1194:Categories
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1133:Warren Ham
903:Livefields
878:Old Is New
850:Mindfields
822:Fahrenheit
451:References
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815:Isolation
801:Turn Back
375:keyboards
341:Personnel
328:Reception
272:Billboard
103:Soft rock
1111:Holy War
871:Toto XIV
583:12 March
550:12 March
509:12 March
478:12 March
473:Allmusic
300:and the
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293:'s film
254:American
166:Tom Knox
134:Columbia
89:Recorded
81:Released
1179:Members
1034:Rosanna
949:Toto XX
808:Toto IV
647:Discogs
543:Reforma
416:Region
365:guitars
237:YouTube
212:(1980)
203:(1979)
194:(1979)
76:"Hydra"
1090:Pamela
1048:Africa
109:Length
71:B-side
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843:Tambu
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399:drums
266:Hydra
259:band
129:Label
98:Genre
62:Hydra
981:Dune
787:Toto
689:Toto
614:2023
585:2010
569:"99"
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423:Ref.
390:bass
346:Toto
321:Jeff
261:Toto
257:rock
232:"99"
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