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Groupe Country US formé en 1963 à Lexington (Kentucky).Membres en 1973 : J.P. Pennington, Jimmy Stokley, Buzz Cornelisons, Marlon Hargis, Sonny Lemaire, Steve Goetzman, Les Taylor, Mark Gray, Paul Martin, Lee Carroll et Mark Jones.
Among rock
listeners, Exile is remembered as the one-hit wonder responsible for 1978's
number one smash "Kiss You All Over." However, in the early '80s, the
Kentucky-bred band reinvented itself as a country outfit -- and a hugely
successful one at that. Exile was actually formed all the way back in 1963 in
Berea, KY, by singer/guitarist J.P. Pennington, the son of onetime Coon Creek
Girl Lily May Ledford. At that time, they were a rock & roll combo known as the
Exiles, and got their first exposure by playing some Kentucky dates during
1965-1966 with the Dick Clark Caravan of Stars package tour, which featured pop
stars like
Brian Hyland,
Tommy Roe, and
Freddy Cannon. The group relocated to Lexington, KY, in 1968 and switched
musical styles several times, also recording singles for labels ranging from
Columbia to smaller local imprints. Their name was shortened to Exile in 1973,
at which point the group featured leader/guitarist Pennington, lead singer Jimmy
Stokley, keyboardist Buzz Cornelison, bassist Kenny Weir, and drummer Bob Jones.
That same year, they issued a self-titled album on Wooden Nickel, and their
strong regional popularity eventually led to a deal with Atco in 1977, when they
scored their first pop-chart entry with the minor hit "Try It On."
Exile subsequently switched to Warner Bros., with a lineup that now featured
Pennington, Stokley, Cornelison, second keyboardist Marlon Hargis, bassist Sonny
LeMaire, and drummer Steve Goetzman. Their 1978 label debut, Mixed Emotions,
produced an enormous hit in the disco-tinged pop number "Kiss You All Over,"
which topped the charts and also proved to be their only major success. After a
few follow-up singles flopped, Exile returned to the clubs of Kentucky and
completely revamped their sound, especially when lead singer Stokley departed in
1980. He was replaced by singer/guitarist Les Taylor, who helped spearhead the
group's transformation into a country band with a strong Southern rock flavor.
In the meantime, some of their songs were covered for hits by major country
artists like
Janie Fricke ("It Ain't Easy Being Easy") and
Alabama ("The Closer You Get," "Take Me Down"). Helped by this exposure, the
new Exile signed with Epic in 1983, and soon notched their first Top 40 hit on
the country charts with "High Cost of Leaving." By this time, Cornelison had
left the group.
Over the next few years, Exile tore off an astounding streak of chart-topping
country hits. 1984 brought "Woke Up in Love," "I Don't Wanna Be a Memory," and "Give
Me One More Chance"; 1985 duplicated that success with "Crazy for Your Love,"
"Hang on to Your Heart," and "She's a Miracle," with Lee Carroll now in place of
Hargis. Though the next three years didn't find the band topping the charts with
such regularity, they did score several more number ones: 1986's "I Could Get
Used to You" and "It'll Be Me," 1987's "She's Too Good to Be True," and 1988's
"I Can't Get Close Enough." Les Taylor subsequently left the group for a solo
career (replaced by Mark Jones) and had a couple of minor hits on Epic;
Pennington fared much the same on MCA when he also departed in 1990. The
remainder of Exile replaced him with Paul Martin and attempted to soldier on
with Arista. They actually did land a couple of Top Ten hits in 1990 with "Nobody's
Talking" and "Yet," both co-written by Sonny LeMaire and producer Randy Sharp.
However, their success was fleeting, and Arista dropped them after their second
album. The group disbanded in 1993, playing a farewell concert in Lexington with
numerous past members rejoining. By 1996, Pennington and Taylor had reunited to
tour the nostalgia circuit with a new Exile lineup.
http://www.exile.biz/
Talents : J.P. Pennington : Lead Vocals, Guitar -
Jimmy Stokley : Vocals, Buzz Cornelisons Vocals, Keyboard - Marlon
Hargis : Keyboard, Vocals - Sonny Lemaire : Bass Vocals - Steve
Goetzman : Drums - Les Taylor : Lead Vocals, Guitar -
Mark Gray :
Keyboard, Vocals - Paul Martin : Guitar, Vocals - Lee Carroll :
Keyboards - Mark Jones : Guitar, Vocals
Style musical : Country-Pop, Contemporary Country, Country Rock
Years in activity :
1910 | 20 | 30 | 40 | 50 | 60 | 70 | 80 | 90 | 2000 | 10 | 20 |
DISCOGRAPHY
Singles & Maxi
11/1967 | SP DATE 2-1580 (US) | . | EXILES - What Is The Reason / You're On My Mind |
04/1968 | SP DATE 2-1598 (US) | . | EXILES - Come Out Come Out Whoever You Are / I'd Love To Give My Love Away |
09/1969 | SP COLUMBIA 4-44972 (US) | . | EXILES - Church St. Soul Revival / John Weatherman |
08/1970 | SP COLUMBIA 4-45210 (US) | . | EXILES - John Weatherman / Church St. Soul Revival |
08/1970 | SP COLUMBIA 4-45210 (US) | . | EXILES - Put Your Hands Together / Your Day Is Comin' |
1973 | SP WOODEN NICKEL 65-0115 (US) | . | Devil's Rite / Mabel |
1973 | SP RCA VICTOR APBO-0006 (US) | . | Do What You Think You Should / Hold Tight, Sweet Woman |
1976 | SP ATCO 45-7072 (US) | . | Try It On / Show Me What You Got |
09/1976 | SP RAK 242 (UK) | Try It On / Show Me What You Got | |
1978 | SP RAK 273 (UK) | . | You Thrill Me / Don't Do It |
05/1978 | SP WARNER BROS. WBS 8589 (US) | . | Kiss You All Over / Don't Do It |
1978 | SP RAK 279 (UK) | . | Kiss You All Over / There's Been A Change |
1978 | SP RAK 1C 006-61 351 (GER) | Kiss You All Over / There's Been A Change | |
1978 | SP RAK 5C 006-61 351 (NL) | Kiss You All Over / There's Been A Change | |
10/1978 | SP WARNER BROS. WBS 8711 (US) | . | You Thrill Me / One Step At A Time |
1978 | SP RAK 1C 006-60 734 (US) | You Thrill Me / Don't Do It | |
1978 | SP RAK 1C 006-60 734 (GER) | You Thrill Me / Don't Do It | |
1978 | SP RAK 1C 006-60 734 (GER) | You Thrill Me / Don't Do It | |
1978 | SP RAK 5C 006-60 734 (NL) | You Thrill Me / Don't Do It | |
1978 | SP RAK 287 (UK) | Never Gonna Stop / One Step At A Time | |
04/1979 | SP WARNER BROS. WBS 8796 (US) | . | How Could This Go Wrong / Being In Love With You Is Easy |
1979 | SP RAK 293 (UK) | . | How Could This Go Wrong / Being In Love With You Is Easy |
1979 | SP RAK 1C 006-62 636 (GER) | How Could This Go Wrong / Being In Love With You Is Easy | |
1979 | MAXI RAK 1C 006-62 636 YZ (GER) | How Could This Go Wrong / Being In Love With You Is Easy | |
1979 | SP RAK 5C 006-62 636 (NL) | How Could This Go Wrong / Being In Love With You Is Easy | |
06/1979 | SP WARNER BROS. WBS 8848 (US) | . | Let's Do It Again / Part Of Me That Needs You Most |
1979 | SP RAK 1C 006-63 154 (GER) | Let's Do It Again / Part Of Me That Needs You Most | |
09/1979 | SP WARNER BROS. 49048 (US) | . | Too Proud To Cry / Destiny |
1979 | SP RAK 1 C 008-63 607 (GER) | Too Proud To Cry / Destiny | |
1979 | SP WARNER BROS. GWB-0373 (US) | . | Kiss You All Over / You Thrill Me |
05/1980 | SP WARNER BROS. WBS 49245 (US) | . | Too Proud To Cry / Destiny |
08/1980 | SP WARNER BROS. WBS 49548 (US) | . | Let's Do It All Over Again / You're Gone For Me |
08/1981 | SP WARNER BROS. WBS 49794 (US) | . | Heart And Soul / Your Love Is Everything |
1981 | SP RAK 333 (UK) | . | Heart And Soul / Your Love Is Everything |
1981 | SP RAK 1C 008-64 511 (GER) | Heart And Soul / Your Love Is Everything | |
1981 | SP RAK K 052-64 511 Z (GER) | Heart And Soul / Your Love Is Everything | |
12/1981 | SP WARNER BROS. WBS 49863 (US) | . | Till The Very End / What Kind Of Love Is This |
1981 | SP MCA 52596 (promo) (UK) | . | Dixie Girl / Dixie Girl |
07/1983 | SP EPIC 34-04041 (US) | . | High Cost Of Leaving / Liek A Fool's Supposed To Do |
11/1983 | SP EPIC 34-04247 (US) | . | First Things First / Wake Up In Love |
1983 | SP EPIC A4404 (UK) | . | Woke Up In Love / First Things First |
03/1984 | SP EPIC 34-04421 (US) | . | I Don't Want To Be A Memory / After All These Years |
07/1984 | SP EPIC 34-04567 (US) | Give Me One More Chance / Ain't That A Pity | |
11/1984 | SP EPIC 34-04722 (US) | . | Crazy For Your Love / Just In Case |
1984 | SP EPIC A5022 (UK) | . | Give Me One More Chance / Ain't That A Pity |
02/1985 | SP MCA / CURB MCA-52551 (US) | . | Stay With Me / Kiss You All Over |
03/1985 | SP EPIC 34-04864 (US) | . | She's A Miracle / I've Never Seen Anything |
06/1985 | SP MCA / CURB MCA-52596 (US) | . | Dixie Girl / Someone Like You |
07/1985 | SP EPIC 34-05580 (US) | . | Hang On To Your Heart / She Loves Her Lovin' |
11/1985 | SP EPIC 34-05723 (US) | . | I Could Get Used To You / Practive Makes Perfect |
03/1986 | SP EPIC 34-05860 (US) | . |
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07/1986 | SP EPIC 34-06229 (US) | . | It'll Be Me / Music |
04/1987 | SP EPIC 34-07135 (US) | . | She's Too Good To Be True / Promises, Promises |
08/1987 | SP EPIC 34-07597 (US) | . | I Can't Get Close Enough / As Long As I Have Your Memory |
01/1988 | SP EPIC 34-07710 (US) | . | Feel Like Foolin' Around / Show Down |
03/1988 | SP EPIC 34-07775 (US) | . | Just One Kiss / As Long As I Have Your Memory |
07/1988 | SP EPIC 34-08020 (US) | . | It's You Again / Girl Can't Help It |
1988 | SP EPIC 15-08453 (US) | . | Hang On To Your Heart / Woke Up In Love |
1988 | SP EPIC 15-08458 (US) | . | She's Good To Be True / Super Love |
11/1989 | SP ARISTA AS1-9911 (US) | . | Keep It In The Middle Of The Road / Yet |
03/1990 | SP ARISTA AS-2009 (US) | . | Nobody's Talking / Don't Hang Up |
08/1990 | SP ARISTA AS-2075 (US) | . | Show Me / Yet |
11/1990 | SP ARISTA AS-2139 (US) | . | There You Go / I'm Still Standing |
05/1991 | SP ARISTA AS-2228 (US) | . | Even Now / One Too Many Times |
1991 | SP ARISTA 12351-7 (US) | . | Nothing At All / What You See |
1992 | SP ARISTA 12405-7 (US) | . | Somebody's Telling Her Lies / Shot In The Dark |
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Albums
1973 | LP 12" WOODEN NICKEL BWL1-0120 (US) | EXILE - Devil's Bite / Ridin' Thumb / You're My Woman / Mabel, Just One Victory / Jesus Is Just All Right / Please Be There / Believe / Do What You Think You Should / Hold Tight Sweet Woman | ||||
1978 | LP 12" RCA VICTOR AFL1 3086 (US) | EXILE - Devil's Bite / Ridin' Thumb / You're My Woman / Mabel, Just One Victory / Jesus Is Just All Right / Please Be There / Believe / Do What You Think You Should / Hold Tight Sweet Woman | ||||
1978 | LP 12" RCA VICTOR AFL1 3087 (US) | STAGE PASS - Sing A Song / Whatever Mood You're In / Rock'n Roll Woman / Leave Me Standing / We Can Work It Out / Goin' Down / Bobber / New Ways Train Train / Don't It Feel Good | ||||
06/1978 | LP 12" WARNER BROS. / CURB BSK 3205 (US) | MIXED EMOTIONS - You Thrill Me / Never Gonna Stop / There's Been A Change / You And Me / Kiss You All Over / Ain't Got No Time / Don't Fo It / One Step At A Time / Stay With Me | ||||
05/1979 | LP 12" WARNER BROS. / CURB BS 3323 (US) | ALL THERE IS - How Could This Go Wrong / All There Is / Too Proud To Cry / Part Of Me That Needs You Most / Destiny / Being In Love With You Is Easy / Let's Do It Again / Come On Over | ||||
06/1980 | LP 12" WARNER BROS. / CURB BSK 3437 (US) | DON'T LEAVE ME THIS WAY - You're Good For Me / Nobody's Hero / Don't Leave Me This Way / Take Me Down / Smooth Sailin' (Rock In The Road) / Jailbait / There's A Love / Closer You Get / It Takes Love To Make Love / Let's Do It All Over Again | ||||
08/1981 | LP 12" WARNER BROS. / CURB BSK 3588 (US) | HEART AND SOUL - Heart And Soul / Take This Heart / Till The Very End / Can't Love You Anymore / One More Night For Love / Baby It's Me / Werewolf Of Love / Dixie Girl / Someone Like You / What Kind Of Love Is This / Still So In Love With You | ||||
10/1983 | LP 12" EPIC FE 39154 (US) | EXILE - Take Me To The River / Woke Up In Love / Red Dancing Shoes / We've Still Got Love / I Just Came To Back To Break My Heart Again / This Could Be The Start Of Something Good / After All These Years (I'm Still Chasing You) / High Cost Of Living / I Don't Want To Be A Memory / Here I Go Again | ||||
08/1984 | LP 12" EPIC FE 39424 (US) | KENTUCKY HEARTS - She's A Miracle / I've Never Seen Anything / You Make It Easy / Comin' Apart At The Seams / Just In Case / Give Me One More Chance / Somethin' You Got / If I Didn't Love You / Ain't That A Pity / Crazy For Your Love | ||||
03/1985 | LP 12" MCA 5581 (US) | THE BEST OF EXILE - Stay With Me / Take Me Down / You Thrill Me / Dixie Girl / One More Night For Love / Kiss You All Over / Closer You Get / Smooth Sailin' (Rock In The Road) / Someone Like You / Heart And Soul | ||||
08/1985 | LP 12" EPIC FE 40000 (US) | HANG ON TO YOUR HEART - Promises Promises / I Could Get Used To You / Hang On To Your Heart / She Likes Her Lovin' / Music, I Got Love (Super Duper Love) / It'll Be Me / Practice Makes Perfect / She's Too Good To Be True / Proud To Be Her Man | ||||
02/1986 | LP 12" MCA MCA-1456 (US) | MORE OF THE BEST - Part Of Me That Needs You Most / Don't Leave Me This Way / Take This Heart / It Takes Love To Make Love / There's Been A Change / What Kind Of Love Is This / One Step At A Time / Never Gonna Stop / You're Good For Me / Can't Love You Anymore | ||||
06/1986 | LP 12" EPIC FE 40491 (US) | GREATEST HITS - Woke Up In Love / I Don't Want To Be A Memory / Give Me One More Chance / She's A Miracle / Hang On To Your Heart / The Girl Can't Help It / I Could Get Used To You / Crazy For Your Love / Super Love / Kiss You All Over | ||||
09/1987 | LP 12" EPIC FE 40901 (US) | SHELTER FROM THE NIGHT - Just One Kiss / Shelter From The Night / My Heart's In Good Hands / Showdown / Fly On The Wall / Feel Like Foolin' Around / I Can't Get Close Enough / She's Already Gone / It's You Again / As Long As I Have Your Memory | ||||
1987 | 3 LP 12" ABC Radio Networks ? (US) |
Music Of America - Dwight Yoakam & Exile - June 19-21, 1987 :
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1987 | LP 12" EPIC EPC 451007-1 (NL) | I LOVE COUNTRY - Super Love / I Could Get Used To You / Hang On To Your Heart / It 'll Be Me / Proud To Be Her Man / Woke Up In Love / I Don't Want To Be A Memory / Red Dancing Shoes / Here I Go Again / Give Me One More Chance / She's A Miracle / Crazy For Your Love / Comin' Apart At The Seams / You Make It Easy / Take Me To The River / Kiss You All Over | ||||
09/1989 | CD ARISTA ARCD-8624 (US) | STILL STANDING - Keep In The Middle Of The Road / Bad Blood / Nobody's Talking / I'm Still Standing / There You Go / Don't Hang Up / Show Me / Yet / For You / Only A Woman | ||||
03/1990 | CD CURB 77295 (US) | KEEPING IT COUNTRY - You're Good For Me / Nobody's Hero / Don't Leave Me This Way / Take Me Down / Smooth Sailin' (Rock In The Road) / Jailbait / There's A Love / Closer You Get / It Takes Love To Make Love / Let's Do It All Over Again | ||||
05/1990 | CD CURB 77296 (US) | THE BEST OF EXILE - Stay With Me / Take This Heart / You Thrill Me / Dixie Girl / One More Night For Love / Kiss You All Over / Closer You Get / Never Gonna Stop / Someone Like You / Heart And Soul | ||||
06/1991 | CD ARISTA ARCD-8675 (US) | JUSTICE - Even Now / One Too Many Times / One More Reason / Dreams Die Hard / What You See / Forever / Shot In The Dark / Somebody's Telling Her Lies / All In Good Time / Nothing At All / Invisible Man / If There's Any Justice | ||||
07/1991 | CD CURB 77503 (US) | THE COMPLETE COLLECTION - Kiss You All Over / Closer You Get / Take Me Down / You Thrill Me / Smooth Sailin' (Rock In The Road) / Stay With Me / You're Good For Me / Dixie Girl / Don't Leave Me This Way / Nobody's Hero / Jailbait / Heart And Soul / Take This Heart / One More Night For Love | ||||
03/1993 | CD EPIC EK-53313 (US) | SUPER HITS - Take Me To The River / Woke Up In Love / It'll Be Me / Just One Kiss / I Can't Get Close Enough / I Got Love (Super Duper Love) / Feel Like Foolin' Around / It's You Again / My Heart's In Good Hands / Kiss You All Over | ||||
05/1995 | CD INTERSOUND 9149-2 (US) | LATEST AND GREATEST - How Bad Can It Be / In The Blink Of An Eye / Heart Of Steel / L-O-V-E Spells Trouble / Yet, Nobody's Talking / Keep In The Middle Of The Road / I Can't Get Close Enough / Give Me One More Chance / Woke Up In Love / Kiss You All Over / Super Love (dance mix) | ||||
12/1995 | CD SONY A-22092 (US) | SOMETHING GOOD - Woke Up In Love / High Cost Of Leaving / Music / She's A Miracle / I Don't Want To Be A Memory / Comin' Apart At The Seams / I Could Get Used To You / This Could Be The Start Of Something Good / Something You Got / I Got Love (Super Duper Love) | ||||
05/1997 | CD K-TEL 4013-2 (US) | BACK TO BACK - Give Me One More Chance / She's A Miracle / It'll Be Me / I Can't Get Close Enough / Just One Kiss / + O'KANES : Oh Darlin' (Why Don't You Care For Me No More) / Can't Stop My Heart From Loving You / Daddies Need To Grow Up Too / One True Love / Blue Love | ||||
03/1999 | CD ARISTA 07822-18887-2 (US) | SUPER HITS - Nobody's Talking / Keep It In The Middle Of The Road / Even Now / Yet / There You Go / Shot In The Dark / (For You For Me) Forever / Somebody's Telling Her Lies / Dreams Die Hard | ||||
11/1999 | CD COLLECTABLES 6094 (US) | KENTUCKY HEARTS / SHELTER FROM THE NIGHT - She's A Miracle / I've Never Seen Anything / You Make It Easy / Comin' Apart At The Seams / Just In Case / Give Me One More Chance / Somethin' You Got / If I Didn't Love You / Ain't That A Pity / Crazy For Your Love / Just One Kiss / Shelter From The Night / My Heart's In Good Hands / Showdown / Fly On The Wall / Feel Like Foolin' Around / I Can't Get Close Enough / She's Already Gone / It's You Again / As Long As I Have Your Memory | ||||
11/1999 | CD COLLECTABLES 6095 (US) | HANG ON TO YOUR HEART / EXILE - Promises Promises / I Could Get Used To You / Hang On To Your Heart / She Likes Her Lovin' / Music, I Got Love (Super Duper Love) / It'll Be Me / Practice Makes Perfect / She's Too Good To Be True / Proud To Be Her Man / Take Me To The River / Woke Up In Love / Red Dancing Shoes / We've Still Got Love / I Just Came To Back To Break My Heart Again / This Could Be The Start Of Something Good / After All These Years (I'm Still Chasing You) / High Cost Of Living / I Don't Want To Be A Memory / Here I Go Again | ||||
06/2002 | CD MASTERS 1261 (NL) | ALL THE NO. 1'S - Woke Up In Love / I Don't Want To Be A Memory / Give Me One More Chance / Crazy For Your Love / She's A Miracle / Hang On To Your Heart / I Could Get Used To You / It'll Be Me / She's Too Good To Be True / I Can't Get Close Enough / Kiss You All Over | ||||
05/2004 | CD SMITH MUSIC GROUP 5027 (US) | LIVE AT BILLY BOB'S TEXAS - I Can't Get Close Enough / Give Me One More Chance / It'll Be Me / Woke Up In Love / She's Too Good To Be True / Keep It In The Middle Of The Road / Crazy For Your Love / I Don't Want To Be A Memory / She's A Miracle / Hang On To Your Heart / I Could Get Used To You / Medley : Take Me Down - Closer I Get - It Ain't Easy Being Easy / Kiss You All Over / Super Love | ||||
09/2005 | CD KING SPECIAL 585 (US) | BEST OF THE BEST - Give Me One More Chance / Hang On To Your Heart / It'll Be Me / I Don't Want To Be A Memory / I Can't Get Close Enough / Woke Up In Love / She's A Miracle / She's Too Good To Be True / I Could Get Used To You / Crazy For Your Love | ||||
2005 | CD INTERSOUND 6300 (US) | SUPER LOVE - Super Love / Kiss You All Over / Give Me One More Chance / Woke Up In Love / Keep It In The Middle Of The Road / I Can't Get Close Enough / How Bad Can It Be / In The Blink Of An Eye / Heart Of Steel / Nobody's Talking | ||||
02/2006 | CD MADACY 51874 (US) |
GOLDEN LEGENDS - Give Me One More Chance / Crazy For Your Love / She's A Miracle / Woke Up In Love / She's Too Good To Be True / Just One Kiss / I Could Get Used To You / I Can't Get Close Enough / Hang Onto Your Heart / I Don't Want To Be A Memory / It'll Be Me / Super Love / Middle Of The Road / Kiss You All Over |
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03/2007 | CD BMG 706596 (US) | ALL AMERICAN COUNTRY - High Cost Of Leaving / Crazy For Your Love / I Could Get Used To You / Hang On To Your Heart / She's Too Good To Be True / Nobody's Talking / Even Now / I'm Still Standing / Yet / Dreams Die Hard | ||||
04/2007 | CD KRB MUSIC 8128 (US) | NUMBER ONE HITS - Woke Up In Love / I Could Get Used To You / Kiss You All Over / Hang Onto Your Heart / I Don't Want To Be A Memory / She's A Miracle / It'll Be Me / She's Too Good To Be True / Crazy For Your Love / Give Me One More Chance | ||||
04/2011 | CD AMERICAN LEGENDS ALE 210024 (US) | AMERICAN LEGENDS- Kiss You All Over / It'll Be Me / I Could Get Used To You / She's A Miracle / I Can't Get Close Enough / She's Too Good To Be / Hang Onto Your Heart / Crazy For Your Love / I Don't Want To Be A Memory / Give Me One More Chance | ||||
04/2013 | CD EONE CPD-CD-7811 (US) | DISCOVERY VAULTS - Super Love / Kiss You All Over / Give Me One More Chance / Woke Up In Love / Keep It In The Middle Of The Road / I Can't Get Close Enough / How Bad Can It Be / In The Blink Of An Eye / Heart Of Steel / Nobody's Talking |
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