- The Gladiators (band)( The Gladiators )【 159 songs in total 】
- The Gladiators are a Jamaican roots reggae band, most popular during the 1970s. The core was Albert Griffiths (guitarist and singer), Clinton Fearon (bassist and singer) and Gallimore Sutherland rhythm guitar and singer. The two most famous albums are Trenchtown Mix Up (1976) and Proverbial Reggae (1978) with songs as 'Hearsay', 'Jah Works', 'Dreadlocks the Time is Now'. 'Mix Up', 'Music Makers from Jamaica', and 'Soul Rebel' – a song written by The Wailers. Gladiators also cooperated with the toaster U-Roy.
History
Albert Griffiths, singer and guitar player, was the founder of the reggae group The Gladiators. After some success with the singles 'You Are The Girl' (a b-side to The Ethiopians hit record 'Train to Skaville') in 1966, he recruited his childhood friends David Webber and Errol Grandison in 1968 to form the original Gladiators vocal group. The group's name was allegedly suggested by a fellow bus passenger during the time of their first recordings.
The group's first major success was with the single 'Hello Carol' in 1968, for producer Coxsone Dodd, which topped the Jamaican music charts. Shortly afterwards, in 1969, Webber was stricken with illness and was replaced by Clinton Fearon, one of Griffiths' proteges. Similarly Grandison left the group in 1973 for family commitments and was replaced by Dallimore Sutherland.
During the early 1970s the Gladiators cut numerous records for various producers such as, Lloyd Daley and Lee Perry, but it was their recordings for Dodd at Studio One that became the biggest hits. During this time at Studio One the Gladiators hits included 'Bongo Red', 'Jah Jah Go Before Us', 'Mr. Baldwin', and 'Roots Natty'. A collection of 5 albums from their 1966 - 1975 was made by the Roots Reggae Library.
The success of these recordings garnered the attention of Britain-based Virgin Records who gave the group their first major recording contract in 1976. Their debut full-length released on Virgin was the Tony Robinson produced Trenchtown Mix Up (1976), which included revisions of many of their early hits. They followed this effort with Proverbial Reggae (1978). At the time Gladiators was a band with Albert Griffiths on lead guitar and vocals, Clinton Fearon on bass guitar and vocals, Gallimore Sutherland on rhythm guitar and vocals, Sly Dunbar on drums, Lloyd Parks on bass, Uziah 'Sticky' Thompson on percussion, Ansel Collins on keyboards and Earl 'Wire' Lindo on synthesizer. Errol Thompson and Joe Gibbs were their engineer and mixer, and Robinson the record producer.
Dodd and Studio One also released Studio One Presenting the Gladiators, (1978) a compilation of some early Gladiators records released 1968 – 1974. The Gladiators next two albums on Virgins were Naturality (1978) and Sweet So Till (1979). The group's next album Gladiators was recorded at Coach House Studios in the UK with local producer Eddy Grant. It was the first Gladiators album on which no member of the group played any of the instruments, as a few members of the band Aswad were brought in. The album did worse than their previous work, and they were subsequently dropped from their contract with Virgin. Virgin would subsequently release two compilation albums Vital Selection in 1981 and Dreadlocks The Time Is Now in 1983.
At the time, roots reggae was declining. A new type of reggae – based on drum machine, sampler, synthesizers and organ – occurred in the 1980s; ragga. One of the reasons for ragga's swift propagation is that it is generally easier, and less expensive to produce, than reggae performed on traditional musical instruments. Nevertheless, the Gladiators released eleven studio albums in the 1980s. They soon found a home at US-based Nighthawk Records and released Symbol of Reality in late 1982 followed by Serious Thing in 1984. One year later the Gladiators would change labels again, this time moving to Heartbeat Records, where they would release albums throughout the latter half of the decade. In 1987 Fearon left the group after eighteen years, but Griffiths and Sutherland have continued to release albums on various labels since then.
With the advent of dancehall in the 1990s, the Gladiators only released three studio albums during that decade. Eventually, the Gladiators, Mighty Diamonds, Bunny Wailer, Heptones and Burning Spear got a renaissance. The dancehall artists had to change their profile and baptised their new showmanship as conscious dancehall.
In 2005, the Gladiators released Fathers and Sons which has been regarded as Albert Griffiths farewell after ill health forced him to retire from touring, with his sons, Alan and Anthony, joining the group.
In June 2013 the group announced that their next album would be a collaboration with deejay Droop Lion, nephew of original Gladiators member David Webber, performing new versions of some of the group's most popular tracks.
Members
Albert Griffiths
Gallimore Sutherland
Alan Griffiths
Anthony Griffiths
Clinton Rufus
Vernon Sutherland
Glen Williams
Mark Gooden
Past members
Clinton Fearon
Errol Grandison
David Webber
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Lyricist
Composer
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A Day We Go - 1990 Digital Remaster
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2
A Prayer to Jah
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3
A Prayer To Thee
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4
A True Rastaman
1992
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5
Babe and Suckling
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6
Backyard Meditation
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7
Bellyfull - 1990 Digital Remaster
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8
Bellyfull
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9
Big fish (live)
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10
Big Fish
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11
Big or Small
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12
Bongo red (live)
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13
Bongo Red / Red Version
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14
Broker(Provided)
2014
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15
Bumping and Boring
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16
Can You Imagine How I Feel (2002 Digital Remaster)
1978
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17
Can You Imagine How I Feel
1978
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18
Can't Stop Righteousness
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19
Chatty Chatty Mouth - 1990 Digital Remaster
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20
Chatty Chatty Mouth
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21
Chatty Mouth
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22
Cheater
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23
Country Living
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24
Determination
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25
Dreadlocks the Time Is Now (2002 Digital Remaster)
1978
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26
Dreadlocks The Time Is Now - 1990 Digital Remaster
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27
Dreadlocks the Time Is Now
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28
Duppy Conqueror
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29
Eli Eli - 1990 Digital Remaster
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30
Eli Eli
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31
Exodus
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32
Finger Grinder(Provided)
2014
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33
Fling It Gimme
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34
Follow the Rainbow
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35
Frying Pan
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36
Fussing and Fighting
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37
Get Ready - 1990 Digital Remaster
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38
Get Ready
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39
God Bless
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40
Greatest Love
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41
Guts
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42
Happy Man
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43
Hearsay - 1990 Digital Remaster
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44
Hearsay
2005-05
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45
Heart on Fire
1992
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46
Hello carol (live)(Provided)
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47
Hello Carol - 1990 Digital Remaster
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48
Hello Carrol (Live)(Provided)
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49
Hello Carrol(Provided)
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50
Holiday Ride - 2002 Remastered Version
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51
Invasion(Provided)
2014
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52
It's Now or Never
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53
Jah Almighty
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54
Jah Glory (Live)
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55
Jah Glory
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56
Jah Go Before Us
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57
Jah Jah Go Before Us
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58
Jah Works (2002 Digital Remaster)
1978
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59
Jah works (live)
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60
Jah Works - 1990 Digital Remaster
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61
Jah Works
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62
Know Yourself Mankind
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63
Lemmings(Provided)
2014
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64
Let Jah Be Praised (2002 Digital Remaster)
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65
Let Jah Be Praised
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66
Let's Face It
1992
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67
Liability(Provided)
2014
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68
Look Is Deceiving (live)
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69
Look Is Deceiving
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70
Look Is Deceiving
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71
Look Is Deceiving
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72
Looks Is Deceiving - 1990 Digital Remaster
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73
Looks Is Deceiving
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74
Love and Meditation
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75
Love Got the Power
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76
Marcus Garvey Time
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77
Marvel Not (2002 Digital Remaster)
1978
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78
Merrily (2002 Digital Remaster)
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79
Mister Goose
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80
Mix Up - 1990 Digital Remaster
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81
Mix Up
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82
Music Makers From Jamaica (2002 Digital Remaster)
1978
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83
Music Makers From Jamaica
1978
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84
My Thoughts
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85
Naturality (Live)
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86
Naturality - 1990 Digital Remaster
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87
Naturality
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88
New World Order
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89
No Rice and Peas
1992
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90
No Wrong Idea
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91
No Wrong Ideas
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92
Not Afraid to Fight
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93
Not in My Life Before
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94
Nyahbingi Marching On
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95
On the Other Side
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96
Phangs of Hell
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97
Pocket Money - 1990 Digital Remaster
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98
Praises to the Most High
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99
Prayer to Jah
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100
Press Along (2002 Digital Remaster)
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101
Rainy Night in Georgia
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102
Re-Arrange
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103
Rearrange
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104
Red, Green and Gold
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105
Rice and Peas
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106
Rich Man Poor Man
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107
Riddle Me Dis
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108
Righteous Man
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109
Roots Natty (Live)
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110
Roots Natty Roots
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111
Roots Natty
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112
Rude Boy Ska - 1990 Digital Remaster
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113
Serious Thing
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114
Ship Without A Captain
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115
Sirens
2014
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116
Sister Ruby
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117
Skeletons(Provided)
2014
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118
Slim Thing
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119
Small Axe - Live
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120
Small Axe(Provided)
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121
Soul Rebel
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122
Soul Rebel
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123
Soul Rebel
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124
Soul Rebel
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125
Stick a Bush (2002 Digital Remaster)
1978
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126
Stick a Bush (live)
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127
Stick A Bush - 1990 Digital Remaster
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128
Stick a Bush
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129
Stop Before You Go (2002 Digital Remaster)
1978
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130
Stop Before You Go
1978
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131
Streets of Freedom
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132
Streets of Gold
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133
Strength to Survive
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134
Struggle - 1990 Digital Remaster
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135
Struggle
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136
Sweet So Till - 1990 Digital Remaster
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137
Sweet Tooth(Provided)
2014
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138
Symbol of Reality (dub)
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139
Symbol of Reality
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140
Talking Blues (Live)
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141
That Nuh Right
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142
The Best Things In Life
1978
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143
The Race
Albert Washington Griffiths
2000-05
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144
The Warriors
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145
The Winner
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146
Thief in the Night
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147
Thorns & Pickle
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148
Time
2009-03
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149
Walk Foot Man
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150
Wasted Youth(Provided)
2014
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151
Watch and Pray
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152
Waves(Provided)
2014
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153
We Want to Be On the Right
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154
We'll Find the Blessing (2002 Digital Remaster)
1978
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155
We'll Find The Blessing
1978
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156
Write to Me (Live)
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157
Write To Me - 1990 Digital Remaster
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158
Write to Me
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159
You Can Say That I'm Lying