| The Passions | ||||
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| Studio album by Les Baxter featuring Bas Sheva | ||||
| Released | 1954 | |||
| Genre | Easy listening, exotica | |||
| Label | Capitol | |||
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The Passions is an album by Les Baxter featuring vocals by Bas Sheva. It was released in 1954 on the Capitol label (catalog nos. LAL-486). [1] [2] From February through December 1954, it was included in Billboard's chart of the top five Best Selling Specialized High-Fidelity Albums. [3] [4] [5] [6]
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