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In the Land of Hi-Fi with Julian
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935:Presenting Cannonball
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278:"Mercy, Mercy, Mercy"
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1472:Live albums
1363:Discography
1321:Discoveries
1205:Nippon Soul
1155:Live albums
1012:Blue Spring
871:discogs.com
470:John Guerin
464:on guitar,
392:Producer(s)
384:Joe Zawinul
221:Ray Charles
213:Roy McCurdy
211:(bass) and
176:Gail Fisher
174:(lyrics by
172:Joe Zawinul
127:Producer(s)
119:Joe Zawinul
64:Los Angeles
1592:1966 songs
1586:Categories
1089:Domination
852:2016-10-01
823:2016-10-01
799:2016-10-01
759:2018-01-14
626:References
466:Carol Kaye
1268:In Person
679:Billboard
579:Hot 100
577:Billboard
521:Billboard
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472:on drums.
330:June 1967
326:June 1967
261:Billboard
191:Billboard
77:Soul jazz
651:(2004).
589:Cash Box
567:Canada
540:Top 100
537:Cash Box
370:Columbia
323:Released
265:Cash Box
56:Recorded
48:Released
1491:Singles
1437:Marlena
1131:Pyramid
700:.com -
698:MusicVF
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525:Hot 100
504:Canada
440:(1967)
431:(1967)
422:(1967)
328: (
195:chart.
193:Hot 100
155:YouTube
1483:(1973)
1464:(1976)
1456:(1974)
1448:(1973)
1440:(1972)
1432:(1969)
1145:Lovers
1138:Phenix
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339:Studio
313:B-side
293:Single
246:I-IV-V
83:Length
1338:Songs
587:U.S.
575:U.S.
562:Rank
534:U.S.
518:U.S.
365:Label
349:Genre
241:blues
100:Label
72:Genre
1543:stub
1539:jazz
1061:Plus
879:2022
617:and
497:Peak
358:soul
28:Song
593:32
582:51
570:55
507:RPM
354:Pop
295:by
153:on
105:EMI
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