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| Send in the Clowns | ||||
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| Released | 1974 | |||
| Genre | Vocal jazz, soul, pop | |||
| Length | 33:28 | |||
| Label | Mainstream | |||
| Producer | Bob Shad | |||
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Send In the Clowns is an album by jazz singer Sarah Vaughan that was released by Mainstream Records in 1974. [1]
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