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| "Shake a Hand" | ||||
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| Song by Faye Adams | ||||
| B-side | "I've Got to Leave You" | |||
| Recorded | 1953 | |||
| Genre | R&B/gospel | |||
| Label | Herald Records | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Joe Morris | |||
| Faye Adams singles chronology | ||||
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