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.

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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

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Years in activity :

1910 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 2000 10

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) .
Super Love / Proud To Be Her Man
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







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 :
DISC 1 : Show Open *****Exile***** : Network Spot: Country Time Lemonade - Ruffles / Certs (Out Cue) Jingle Fades After... "...Thanks Certs." / Promises, Promises / Hang On To Your Heart / Woke Up In Love / She's A Miracle / Network Spot: Country Time Lemonade - Ruffles - Nestea (Out Cue) Jingle Fades After... "...Taste Of Fruit." / Segment 2 : Kiss You All Over / I Could Get Used To You / Super Duper Love / Gimme One More Chance / Network Spot : Country Time Lemonade - Certs - Nestea (Out Cue) Jingle Fades After... "...Taste Of Fruit."
DISC 2 : Segment 3 *****Dwight Yoakam***** : Hear Me Calling / Guitars & Cadillacs / Down The Road / Thousand Miles / Network Spot : Country Time Lemonade - Ruffles (Out Cue) Voice Out Cold With... "...For Details." / Segment 4 : Readin' & Writin' / Honky Tonk - Walking After Midnight (medley) / I'll Be Gone / Honky Tonk Man / Network Spot : Country Time Lemonade - Kraft-Barbeque (Out Cue) Jingle Ends Cold After... "...Bullseye Barbeque Sauce."
DISC 3 : Segment 5 : Heartaches By The Number / South Of Cincinatti / Little Sister - Ring Of Fire (medley) / Network Spot: Nestea / Ruffles (Out Cue) Voice Out Cold With... "...For Details." / SHOW CLOSE : Close / Credits

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

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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