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533:"Come Back to Me" – 4:35
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27:Not to be confused with
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723:Will Gosling – engineer
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1329:"Big Country - Awards"
779:Canadian Albums Chart
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613:"All Fall Together"
573:"Bass Dance" – 1:39
551:"Rain Dance" – 4:19
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1528:John Wayne's Dream
1501:No Place Like Home
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523:"Steeltown" – 4:39
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