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primacy in that it did not have numbered sides. Because the group and
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left off, meaning that it's a set of pleasant soft pop, but it's slicker and slighter than its predecessor." He criticized the album's uneven content and thin production, holding up its successor,
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in 1982, "Survival" and the album became hits in Italy, with the song making the top 5 and the album peaking at number 2.
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446:View from the Ground
342:Professional ratings
313:View from the Ground
169:View from the Ground
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1045:Perspective
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747:– harmonica
712:Fred Mollin
650:"Valentine"
636:"Coastline"
326:Perspective
287:album chart
272:Henry Diltz
218:Fred Mollin
129:Fred Mollin
1340:Categories
1301:The Border
1266:Daisy Jane
1224:I Need You
1166:In Concert
1158:In Concert
1080:Back Pages
975:Homecoming
791:References
766:JD Souther
718:Dean Parks
608:"Hangover"
485:"Survival"
331:Back Pages
240:Mike Baird
140:chronology
1308:Your Move
1052:Hourglass
1038:Your Move
982:Hat Trick
881:25 August
772:Tom Kelly
678:Personnel
580:Writer(s)
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337:Reception
306:Although
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285:Billboard
244:Lee Sklar
200:in 1980.
190:folk rock
80:soft rock
1003:Hideaway
951:Dan Peek
876:AllMusic
813:AllMusic
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361:AllMusic
220:. While
117:Producer
75:Pop rock
59:Recorded
51:Released
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1209:Singles
1119:Highway
989:Holiday
968:America
924:America
818:22 July
759:– drums
683:America
667:Beckley
653:Bunnell
639:Beckley
625:Beckley
611:Bunnell
435:In his
204:History
194:America
173:(1982)
164:(1980)
155:(1979)
138:America
110:Capitol
44:America
1169:(1995)
1161:(1985)
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996:Hearts
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308:Alibi
276:vinyl
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228:Alibi
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