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Anthology | ||||
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Greatest hits album by Ben E. King | ||||
Released | April 20, 1993 | |||
Genre | Soul | |||
Length | 1:09:47 (Disc 1) 1:10:15 (Disc 2) 2:20:02 | |||
Label | Rhino Records / Wea | |||
Ben E. King chronology | ||||
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Anthology was released in 1993 and remains the biggest single Ben E. King album to date. This two-disc collection spans 50 songs covering his entire career to this point.
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