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603:Deep Tracks
464:January 31,
303:Deep Tracks
277:mystique."
261:" in 1970.
251:New England
154:Producer(s)
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960:Paul Simon
884:Paul Simon
413:References
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275:Pied Piper
227:Paul Simon
207:Kodachrome
176:Paul Simon
167:Paul Simon
146:Paul Simon
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1409:The Blues
1376:Wristband
1216:Graceland
1199:Graceland
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768:Billboard
689:on stage"
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579:March 31,
395:Billboard
381:Billboard
355:position
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332:Los Incas
320:Personnel
255:Los Incas
163:Roy Halee
101:folk rock
74:July 1972
1468:Category
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1244:Homeless
948:Patterns
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699:Archived
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544:Cash Box
459:Allmusic
360:Canada (
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293:Urubamba
266:Cash Box
132:Columbia
96:Pop rock
79:Recorded
71:Released
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397:Hot 100
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