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| Out of This World | ||||
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| Released | 1983 | |||
| Recorded | July/August 1983 | |||
| Studio | Battery Studios (London) Rock City Studios (Surrey) | |||
| Genre | Jazz-funk, Crossover | |||
| Length | 40:08 | |||
| Label | Polydor | |||
| Producer | Nigel Wright | |||
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All tracks written by William "Bill" Sharpe and Roger Odell.
Side 1:
Side 2:
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