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- ↑ Black Music & Jazz Review - Volume 3 -1980 Page 43 "Gregg Diamond's "Papillon" makes a pleasant mid-tempo change from Khan's otherwise relentless assault on side two. Conclusions: It took me some while to completely warm to her debut solo album so I'll persevere but the more I hear the ..
- ↑ Billboard 9 April 2011 - Page 47 "Khan went solo and scared to success with songs including “I'm Every Woman," “Papillon," "What Cha' Gonna Do for Me?" "