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158:One Nite Alone... Live!
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767:Love Symbol
711:Purple Rain
697:Controversy
599:Inverse.com
559:Diffuser.FM
459:Vanessa Mae
455:– saxophone
416:"Xpedition"
339:"Xcogitate"
328:"Xhalation"
263:NPG Records
90:Jazz fusion
1286:Categories
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865:Musicology
851:Xpectation
690:Dirty Mind
497:Medium.com
478:References
405:"Xosphere"
383:"Xogenous"
350:"Xemplify"
305:Xpectation
280:Xpectation
250:Xpectation
167:Xpectation
147:chronology
62:Early 2001
24:Xpectation
1151:Kamasutra
987:Originals
816:The Truth
516:Stereogum
432:Musicians
427:Personnel
278:In 2004,
1161:Mixtapes
907:MPLSound
739:Lovesexy
540:Archived
466:See also
461:– violin
372:"Xotica"
133:Producer
59:Recorded
51:Released
41: by
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858:N·E·W·S
676:For You
443:– drums
394:"Xpand"
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1126:Exodus
1071:Girl 6
1013:C-Note
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725:Parade
683:Prince
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658:Prince
320:Length
297:Prince
259:Prince
204:Rating
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1092:4Ever
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317:Title
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