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Chaka
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Catno

BSK 3245 BSK 3245

Formats

1x Vinyl LP Album

Country

US

Release date

Jan 1, 1978

Styles

Disco

Media: VG+i
Sleeve: VG+

$24*

*Taxes included, shipping price excluded

A1

I'm Every Woman

4:05

A2

Love Has Fallen On Me

4:51

A3

Roll Me Through The Rushes

4:41

A4

Sleep On It

4:19

A5

Life Is A Dance

4:19

B1

We Got The Love

3:26

B2

Some Love

5:50

B3

A Woman In A Man's World

3:56

B4

The Message In The Middle Of The Bottom

4:15

B5

I Was Made To Love Him

3:23

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