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32:This article
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2859:1977 singles
2854:1964 singles
2801:Make It Mine
2717:James Taylor
2677:Eric Clapton
2655:Eric Clapton
2611:Eric Clapton
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2522:Phil Collins
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2510:Phil Collins
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2419:James Taylor
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2240:Tony Bennett
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2086:Sally Taylor
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2000:Highway Song
1940:It's Growing
1919:Her Town Too
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1803:Country Road
1757:Other Covers
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794:Leland Sklar
782:James Taylor
769:Record World
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421:"Mary Jane"
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41:Please help
36:verification
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2589:Roy Orbison
2529:Higher Love
2437:52nd Street
2357:Without You
2339:Ray Stevens
2218:Ray Charles
2208:Ray Charles
2101:Alex Taylor
2091:Kate Taylor
2081:Carly Simon
2052:Discography
1979:Sunny Skies
1957:Other songs
1849:Carly Simon
1845:Mockingbird
1632:Live albums
1531:Walking Man
1524:One Man Dog
1446:Discography
1422:Sea of Love
1326:Live albums
1204:Del Shannon
1041:"Handy Man"
821:Peter Asher
815:Leah Kunkel
760:Peter Asher
756:arrangement
733:Leah Kunkel
695:Del Shannon
684:Percy Faith
677:Theme from
647:Jimmy Jones
589:Peter Asher
583:Producer(s)
571:Jimmy Jones
465:Dutch cover
454:"Handy Man"
410:Del Shannon
399:Jimmy Jones
320:Del Shannon
310:"Handy Man"
293:Good Timin'
269:Jimmy Jones
256:Producer(s)
244:Jimmy Jones
143:Jimmy Jones
124:"Handy Man"
2849:1959 songs
2843:Categories
2827:Bruno Mars
2805:Jason Mraz
2794:John Mayer
2772:John Mayer
2750:John Mayer
2728:John Mayer
2666:Elton John
2633:Elton John
2476:Al Jarreau
2460:This Is It
2442:Billy Joel
2396:Paul Simon
2251:Jack Jones
2229:Jack Jones
2174:Perry Como
2028:Millworker
1926:Hard Times
1161:4 November
1134:2023-02-16
1106:2021-12-26
1078:2020-07-12
1050:2014-04-01
1039:Elias, J.
868:References
849:Boy George
764:production
515:June, 1977
511:June, 1977
69:newspapers
2746:Daughters
2415:Handy Man
1965:Night Owl
1884:Handy Man
1594:Hourglass
1395:Handy Man
1243:Handy Man
1072:Billboard
1017:21 August
915:Stereogum
745:Billboard
719:Billboard
671:Billboard
666:major key
662:minor key
643:Handy Man
618:Handy Man
529:Soft rock
428:Handy Man
329:Handy Man
284:Handy Man
99:July 2013
2494:Thriller
1933:Everyday
1847:" (with
1654:Amchitka
1299:Rock On!
1100:Cash Box
1045:Allmusic
960:(2004).
921:July 29,
856:See also
751:Cash Box
739:AllMusic
714:Cash Box
557:Columbia
508:Released
348:Released
169:Recorded
161:Released
2065:Working
1767:Singles
1538:Gorilla
1353:Runaway
811:– drums
721:Hot 100
673:Hot 100
631:(1977)
622:(1977)
613:(1977)
513: (
441:(1964)
432:(1964)
423:(1964)
353: (
297:(1960)
288:(1959)
230:(other)
83:scholar
2829:(2010)
2807:(2009)
2796:(2008)
2785:(2007)
2774:(2006)
2763:(2005)
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2741:(2003)
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2231:(1961)
2220:(1960)
2188:(1959)
2176:(1958)
1947:Change
1863:Mexico
1608:Covers
1337:(1973)
1318:(2017)
1310:(2006)
1302:(1991)
1294:(1981)
1286:(1968)
1278:(1966)
1270:(1966)
1262:(1965)
1254:(1965)
1246:(1964)
1238:(1963)
1230:(1963)
1222:(1961)
891:
829:congas
825:cabasa
699:Canada
688:Canada
535:Length
494:B-side
472:Single
363:Length
338:B-side
316:Single
198:Length
151:B-side
139:Single
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2815:2010s
2706:Sting
2698:2000s
2688:Sting
2622:Sting
2577:1990s
2545:Sting
2483:Truly
2452:1980s
2327:1970s
2196:1960s
2162:1950s
1345:Songs
1124:(PDF)
1096:(PDF)
1068:(PDF)
993:(PDF)
552:Label
524:Genre
380:Label
215:Label
178:Genre
90:JSTOR
76:books
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1838:Hymn
1559:Flag
1163:2016
1019:2018
923:2023
889:ISBN
355:1964
351:1964
223:(US)
190:soul
172:1959
62:news
2790:Say
1011:RPM
762:'s
707:RPM
682:by
655:BMI
474:by
385:Amy
318:by
227:MGM
220:Cub
141:by
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