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640:Carlos Vega
610:Miguel Peña
535:"Sugarloaf"
491:"Coco Loco"
477:"Route 101"
421:"Margarita"
186:Herb Alpert
134:Herb Alpert
126:Herb Alpert
42:Herb Alpert
1399:Categories
1240:Summertime
1098:Lou Pagani
770:References
715:Production
405:"Fandango"
136:chronology
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1006:Billboard
847:Billboard
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788:Billboard
680:(3, 5, 8)
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339:Billboard
146:Magic Man
1288:Fandango
1144:Volume 2
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232:Fandango
177:Fandango
154:Fandango
121:Producer
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52:May 1982
49:Released
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521:"Angel"
372:Hot 100
228:Memorex
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