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1388:Live albums
1297:Masterpiece
1074:Ernie Isley
999:January 14,
888:Wynn, Ron.
645:Nathan East
626:Jeff Lorber
177:Masterpiece
1837:Categories
1737:Contagious
1639:Live It Up
1604:Work to Do
1273:Inside You
1265:Grand Slam
1209:Live It Up
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166:chronology
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1345:Body Kiss
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71:1986–1987
1773:See also
1590:Lay-Away
1431:Timeless
1241:Showdown
901:June 22,
895:AllMusic
548:"I Wish"
480:Side two
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270:AllMusic
144:Producer
94:Westlake
68:Recorded
60:Released
50: by
1562:Freedom
1442:Singles
1337:Eternal
1026:Discogs
656:– bass
647:– bass
236:R&B
232:O'Kelly
224:Rudolph
199:(1989)
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109:R&B
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1124:(1959)
1121:Shout!
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742:Charts
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264:Rating
261:Source
228:Ronald
115:Length
82:Conway
76:Studio
1412:Live!
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