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Teddy Pendergrass Greatest Hits mp3, flac, wma DOWNLOAD LINKS (Clickable) Genre: Funk / Soul Album: Greatest Hits Country: Australia Released: 1984 Style: Soul, Disco MP3 version RAR size: 1720 mb FLAC version RAR size: 1891 mb WMA version RAR size: 1560 mb Rating: 4.8 Votes: 744 Other Formats: MP4 RA FLAC DMF MPC AC3 ASF Tracklist Hide Credits Turn Off The Lights A1 5:55 Written-By – K. Gamble / L.A. Huff* Love T.K.O. A2 3:41 Written-By – C. Womack*, G. Nobel* I Don't Love You Anymore A3 3:57 Written-By – K. Gamble / L.A. Huff* The More I Get, The More I Want A4 4:24 Written-By – G. McFadden*, J. Whitehead*, V. Carstarphen* Only You A5 3:34 Written-By – K. Gamble / L.A. Huff* Close The Door B1 3:34 Written-By – K. Gamble / L.A. Huff* When Somebody Loves You Back B2 4:56 Written-By – K. Gamble / L.A. Huff* You Can't Hide From Yourself B3 4:05 Written-By – K. Gamble / L.A. Huff* Come Go With Me B4 5:48 Written-By – K. Gamble / L.A. Huff* Companies, etc. Phonographic Copyright (p) – CBS Inc. Phonographic Copyright (p) – Assorted Music, Inc. Copyright (c) – CBS Inc. Mastered At – CBS Studios, New York Mastered At – Customatrix Pressed By – Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Pitman Manufactured By – CBS Records Manufactured By – CBS Inc. Distributed By – CBS Records Distributed By – CBS Inc. Notes Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Pitman pressing. Mastered at CBS Recording Studios, New York, NY on the CBS Discomputer™ System Other versions Title Category Artist Label Category Country Year (Format) Philadelphia Teddy Greatest Hits FZ 39252 International FZ 39252 US 1984 Pendergrass (LP, Comp) Records Philadelphia CDPIR Teddy Greatest Hits CDPIR International Netherlands 1987 32442 Pendergrass (CD, Comp) 32442 Records Greatest Hits Philadelphia Teddy 28DP1089 (CD, Comp, International 28DP1089 Japan 1987 Pendergrass Promo, RE) Records Philadelphia Teddy Greatest Hits FZT 39252 International FZT 39252 US 1984 Pendergrass (Cass, Comp) Records Philadelphia International 40 32442, Teddy Greatest Hits Records, 40 32442, 1984 40-32442 Pendergrass (Cass, Comp) Philadelphia 40-32442 International Records Related Music albums to Greatest Hits by Teddy Pendergrass Lou Rawls - When Love Walked In The Door (Hurt Walked Out The Other) Various - Philadelphia International: The Re-Edits The Three Degrees - The Best In The Third Degree Gamble & Huff - Love Is The Message: The Story Of Philadelphia Records - One Hour Radio Special (54:00 Version) The Three Degrees - The Three Degrees Live MFSB - All In The Family Lou Rawls - All Things In Time / Unmistakably Lou Billy Paul - Greatest Hits.

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