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| "So True" | ||||
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| Single by The Black Seeds | ||||
| from the album On The Sun | ||||
| Released | 18 July 2005 | |||
| Genre | Reggae | |||
| Length | 3:54 | |||
| Label | Capitol/EMI | |||
| The Black Seeds singles chronology | ||||
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