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2110:(in German)
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1963:February 1,
1938:February 1,
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647:Discography
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622:(1975–1978)
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541:(1970–1979)
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477:smooth jazz
379:the Jaggerz
375:Donnie Iris
271:Allen Wentz
224:Ohio Valley
204:Rob Parissi
180:Wild Cherry
162:Donnie Iris
158:Allen Wentz
138:Larry Mader
135:Larry Brown
125:Rob Parissi
32:Wild Cherry
2411:Categories
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2300:Mark Avsec
2108:charts.de.
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1809:August 23,
1744:August 23,
1707:Legacy.com
1465:References
1189:: Platinum
831:Super Hits
726:: Platinum
567:Mark Avsec
463:Dedication
327:Mark Avsec
288:Commodores
232:Pittsburgh
170:Mark Avsec
150:Ron Beitle
147:Bucky Lusk
132:Louie Osso
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2042:April 22,
2036:Billboard
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2009:Billboard
1988:April 22,
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1877:April 22,
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1778:0006-2510
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1442:Billboard
1019:(reissue)
629:– guitar
520:hard rock
505:funk rock
383:Ah! Leah!
304:Billboard
296:Billboard
184:funk rock
105:Brown Bag
89:1970–1979
70:Funk rock
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2189:July 10,
1839:Archived
1803:Archived
1798:AllMusic
1738:Archived
1733:India TV
1652:blues.gr
1626:AllMusic
1429:See also
637:Timeline
399:Bon Jovi
310:for Top
280:Epic/CBS
2387:Singles
2209:Sources
864:R&B
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425:Sanford
320:R&B
312:R&B
300:R&B
236:Weirton
194:History
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1470:Notes
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