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On the Edge | ||||
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Released | October 1980 | |||
Genre | Hard rock | |||
Length | 30:54 | |||
Label | Chrysalis | |||
Producer | Keith Olsen | |||
The Babys chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [1] |
Billboard | (unrated) [2] |
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