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752:Tim Renwick
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714:, keyboards
619:"Stop Baby"
487:Producer(s)
439:(favorable)
249:"Stop Baby"
35:Album cover
1636:Categories
1486:Let Me Fly
1420:Paul Young
1410:Adrian Lee
1043:References
870:Ö3 Austria
816:Ted Jensen
783:Production
727:Adrian Lee
718:Paul Young
641:Adrian Lee
151:chronology
1384:Luke Juby
1378:Tim Howar
1261:Billboard
1254:Billboard
971:Position
946:Billboard
929:UK Albums
851:position
754:– guitars
720:– vocals
710:– vocals
691:Personnel
639:Carrack,
484:Writer(s)
328:Reception
1568:Taken In
1479:The Road
1309:21 March
1284:21 March
1077:AllMusic
802:The Farm
498:"Get Up"
458:AllMusic
352:AllMusic
321:Baywatch
240:"Get Up"
129:Producer
118:Atlantic
74:The Farm
62:Recorded
54:Released
44: by
1611:Genesis
1599:Related
1546:Singles
1472:Rewired
1102:. p. 7.
1082:25 July
1027:60,000
1024:Silver
1012:/sales
1003:Region
735:– drums
301:, with
293:Genesis
198:Singles
184:(1995)
175:(1991)
166:(1988)
65:1990–91
985:
829:Charts
760:– bass
490:Length
346:Rating
343:Source
122:Virgin
96:Length
78:Surrey
70:Studio
1256:200)"
481:Title
200:from
113:Label
85:Genre
1536:Hits
1311:2021
1286:2021
1084:2011
952:107
858:ARIA
849:Peak
683:6:38
666:5:35
649:4:56
628:3:54
611:3:57
594:5:09
577:4:37
560:4:52
540:3:55
519:4:23
90:Rock
1019:BPI
979:95
948:200
943:US
938:11
933:OCC
923:19
911:30
899:22
887:69
875:22
863:55
671:10.
477:No.
295:'s
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