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"I'm Gonna Make You Mine" is a song released in 1969 by Lou Christie. It was featured on his 1969 album I'm Gonna Make You Mine, arranged by Stan Vincent and produced by Vincent and Mike Duckman.
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- ↑ "Number One Project". Liverpool Echo . Archived from the original on 5 December 2008. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
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