- Demis Roussos( Artemios 'Demis' Ventouris-Roussos )【 180 songs in total 】
- Artemios 'Demis' Ventouris-Roussos (/ˈruːsoʊs/; Greek: Αρτέμιος 'Ντέμης' Βεντούρης-Ρούσσος, Greek pronunciation: [arˌtemios ˌdemis venˌduris ˈrusos], 15 June 1946 – 25 January 2015) was a Greek singer and performer who had international hit records as a solo performer in the 1970s after having been a member of Aphrodite's Child, a progressive rock group that also included Vangelis.
Roussos sold over 60 million albums worldwide and became 'an unlikely kaftan-wearing sex symbol'.
Early musical career
After settling in Greece, Roussos participated in a series of musical groups beginning with The Idols when he was 17, where he met Evangelos Papathanassiou (later known as Vangelis) and Loukas Sideras, his future bandmates in Aphrodite's Child. After this he joined the Athens band, We Five, another cover band which had limited success in Greece.
Roussos came to a wider audience in 1967 when he joined progressive rock band Aphrodite's Child, with Vangelis and Loukas Sideras, initially as a singer but later also playing bass guitar, achieving commercial success in France and other parts of Europe from 1968 to 1972. They set off for London to break into the international music scene but were turned back at Dover due to visa problems. They retreated to Paris where they decided to stay, signing a record deal there with Philips Records. Their first recording sessions were delayed by the general strike of May 1968 but later the same year the song 'Rain and Tears' was issued across Europe. The song appeared on the album End of the World in October. Composed by Vangelis and the French lyricist Boris Bergman, the song featured Roussos’s unusual high tenor. The song was only a minor hit in Britain but was successful in many other countries. Roussos's operatic vocal style helped propel the band to international success, notably on their final album 666, based on passages from the Book of Revelation, which became a progressive rock cult classic.
After Aphrodite's Child disbanded, Roussos continued to record sporadically with his former bandmate Vangelis. In 1970 the two released the film score album Sex Power (the album has also been credited to Aphrodite's Child) and also recorded the 1977 album Magic together. Their most successful collaboration was 'Race to the End' (also sung in Spanish as 'Tu Libertad'), a vocal adaptation of the musical theme from the Oscar-winning film Chariots of Fire, while Roussos also guested on the soundtrack to Blade Runner (1982), with a song entitled 'Tales of the Future'.
Discography
Main article: Demis Roussos discography
Among Demis Roussos's most famous songs are 'We Shall Dance' (released as a single in 1971), 'My Reason' (1972), 'Goodbye, My Love, Goodbye', 'Velvet Mornings', 'My Friend the Wind', 'Lovely Lady of Arcadia' (1973), 'Someday Somewhere' (1974), 'My Only Fascination' (1974), 'From Souvenirs to Souvenirs' (1975)
Studio albums
1971: On the Greek Side of My Mind (a.k.a. Fire and Ice)
1973: Forever and Ever
1974: My Only Fascination
1974: Auf Wiedersehn (in German)
1975: Souvenirs
1976: Happy to Be...
1976: Die Nacht und der Wein (in German)
1977: Kyrila – Insel der Träume (in German)
1977: The Demis Roussos Magic
1977: Ainsi soit-il (in French)
1977: Demis Roussos
1979: Universum
1980: Man of the World
1982: Demis
1982: Attitudes
1984: Reflection
1985: Senza tempo
1986: Greater Love
1987: The Story of Demis Roussos
1987: Come All Ye Faithful (Christmas album)
1988: Le Grec (in French)
1988: Time
1989: Voice and Vision
1991: Photo Fixe
1993: Insight (a.k.a. Morning has Broken or Adagio)
1995: Demis Roussos in Holland
1995: Immortel
1996: Serenade
1997: Mon île (in French)
2000: Auf meinen Wegen (in German)
2009: Demis
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Song
Lyricist
Composer
Date
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A Flower's All You Need(Provided)
2015
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2
A Whiter Shade of Pale
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3
Adagio
1993
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4
As Time Goes By
1984
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5
Babylon(Provided)
2015
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6
Bailare, Bailaras
1977
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7
Because
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8
Before The Storm
1977
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9
Before
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10
Bridge Over Troubled Water(Provided)
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11
Come Waltz With Me
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12
Comincero' Da Te
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13
Credo (I Need You)
1980
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14
Day Of The Fool
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15
Die Nächte Von Athen
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16
En El Nombre De La Amistad (Song For The Free:Spanish)
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17
End Of The World
2015
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18
Fallin
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19
Far Away
2015
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20
Fino Alla Notte
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21
Fire And Ice(Provided)
2015
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22
Fiume Selvaggio
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23
Follow Me (Live)
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24
Follow Me
2015
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25
Follow Me
1985
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26
Forever and Ever (Live)
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27
Forever and Ever (Rerecorded)
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28
Forever And Ever
2015
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29
From Souvenirs To Souvenirs
2015
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30
From Souvenirs to Souvenirs
1985
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31
From Souvenirs to Souvenirs
1978
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32
From Souvenirs to Souvenirs
1975
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33
From Souvenirs To Souvenirs
1973
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34
Goddbye My Love, Goodbye
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35
Good Days Have Gone
2015
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36
Goodbye My Love (Live)
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37
Goodbye My Love Goodbye (1973)
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38
Goodbye My Love Goodbye (Live)
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39
Goodbye My Love, Goodbye
Klaus Munro, Mario Panas
1973
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40
Goodybe My Love Goodbye
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41
Happy to Be on an Island in the Sun (Remastered)
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42
Happy To Be On An Island In The Sun(Provided)
2015
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43
Hic Et Nunc(Provided)
2015
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44
House Of The Rising Sun(Provided)
2015
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45
I Almost Lost My Mind
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46
I Dig You(Provided)
2015
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47
I Just Live
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48
I Know I'll Do It Again(Provided)
2015
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49
I Want to Live (feat. Aphrodite's Child)
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50
I Want to Live (Remastered)
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51
I Want To Live
2015
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52
I wiil love you forever
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53
I'll Be Your Friend
1975
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54
I'm A Kid
1973
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55
If You Remember Me
2015
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56
Island Of Love
2015
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57
It's Five O'clock (Remastered)
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58
It's Five O'Clock
2015
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59
It's Five O'clock
1985
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60
It's Five O'clock
1973
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61
Komm In Meine Arme
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62
Kyrila
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63
La Course Infinie
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64
Lament
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65
Lamento (Spanish)
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66
Lay it down
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67
Les Nuits D'Emilyne
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68
Let It Be Me (Remastered)
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69
Let It Be Me
1978
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70
Let It Be Me
1973
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71
Let It Happen
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72
Life In The City
1978
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73
Lost In A Dream
1973
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74
Lost In Dream
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75
Lost In Love (feat. Florence Warner)(Provided)
2015
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76
Lost in Love (Remastered)
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77
Lost in Love
1985
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78
Lost in Love
1978
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79
Love Me Tender
2015
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80
Lovely Lady of Arcadia (Live)
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81
Lovely Lady Of Arcadia
2015
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82
Lovely Sunny Days
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83
Loving Arms
2015
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84
Loving Arms
1978
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85
Mamy Blue
2015
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86
Man Of The World
2015
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87
Margarita
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88
Maria
1979
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89
Marie Jolie
2015
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90
Miss You Nights
2015
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91
Morir Al Lado de Mi Amor
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92
Mourir Aupres De Mon Amour
1985
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93
My Blue Ship's A Sailing(Provided)
2015
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94
My Emotions
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95
My face In The Rain
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96
My Friend the Wind (Single Version)
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97
My Friend the Wind
2003
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98
My Friend the Wind
1985
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99
My Friend the Wind
1978
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100
My Friend the Wind
1973
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101
My Friend The Wind
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102
My Only Fascination
2015
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103
My Only Fascination
1985
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104
My Only Fascination
1978
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105
My Only Fascination
1973
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106
My Reason (Remastered)
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107
My Reason
2015
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108
My Reason
2003
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109
My Reason
1985
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110
My Reason
1978
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111
My Reason
1973
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112
Nascera (Highway Home)
1980
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113
Nature Boy(Provided)
2015
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114
O My Friends You've Been Untrue To Me(Provided)
2015
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115
Oh Come All Ye Faithfull
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116
On #crit Sur Les Murs(Provided)
2015
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117
On My Own(Provided)
2015
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118
Oxygen
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119
Paloma Blanca
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120
Planet Earth Is Blue
2015
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121
Pretender
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122
Prier
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123
Quand Je T'Aime(Provided)
2015
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124
Race To The End
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125
Rain and Tears (Live)
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126
Rain And Tears
2012-11
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127
Rain And Tears
2015
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128
Rain and Tears
1985
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129
Rain and Tears
1978
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130
Rain and Tears
1973
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131
Rebecca
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132
Romantica
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133
Say You Love Me
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134
Schönes Mädchen aus Arcadia
2003
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135
Seasons Of Love
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136
September (I'm On My Way)
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137
Shadows
1978
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138
Shadows
1973
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139
She Came Up From The North(Provided)
2015
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140
Si J'étais Magicien
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141
Sing An Ode To Love
1975
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142
Smile
1978
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143
Smoke Gets In Your Eyes
1984
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144
Someday Somewhere
2015
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145
Someday Somewhere
1985
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146
Someday Somewhere
1978
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147
Someday Somewhere
1973
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148
Sometimes When We Touch
2015
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149
Song For The Free
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150
Song For You
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151
Spring, Summer, Winter And Fall
2015
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152
Such A Funny Night
2015
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153
Summer in Her Eyes
1985
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154
Summerwine (Duet With Nancy Boyd)
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155
Take My Hand
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156
That Once In A Lifetime
1978
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157
The Four Horsemen(Provided)
2015
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158
The Grass Is No Green
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159
The Other Woman
1978
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160
The Promise
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161
The Shepherd And The Moon
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162
Time and Tide
1977
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163
Time
1985
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164
Trying to Catch the Wind
1975
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165
Tu Libertad (Race To The End:Spanish)
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166
Ulysses
2015
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167
Una Furtiva Lagrima(Provided)
2015
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168
V. G. I.
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169
Velvet Mornings
2015
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170
Velvet Mornings
1985
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171
We Shall Dance
2015
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172
We Shall Dance
2003
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173
We Shall Dance
1985
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174
We Shall Dance
1978
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175
We Shall Dance
1973
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176
When Forever Has Gone
2015
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177
When I Am A Kid
2015
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178
White Wings (Asa Branca) (Live)
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179
Winter Rains
1975
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180
You Always Stand In My Way