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favored the Ferrer recording). Desmond also recorded several versions of songs that did not chart but became hits for other singers: for example, "
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1130:"The Zoo"
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500:Too Young
437:Alan Dale
379:BBC Radio
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276:Biography
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2554:Up Swing
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243:Columbia
175:Michigan
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2629:Members
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