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| Harmony Encores | ||||
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| Released | 1952 | |||
| Recorded | May–June, 1952 | |||
| Genre | Traditional pop | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Archie Bleyer | |||
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Harmony Encores is an album recorded by The Chordettes and released in 1952 by Columbia Records as catalog number CL-6218.
This album was reissued, together with The Chordettes Sing Your Requests, as a compact disc in 2002.
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