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专辑名称：Off The Radar
E}a.qM' 歌手姓名：Ally Kerr
4^4T#f2=e 唱片公司：Much Obliged
B4+c3M\ $V 发行日期：2008年4月xx日
ua &uR7 专辑流派：Indie/Pop
1/qD5 *`Y 推荐指数：4星
8 ph1xQ' pY&dw4V 专辑介绍：
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lU&2 K$` icing sugar on everything. It is not necessary for everything
9(vp`Z8B4 in life to have a cherry on top for it to be appetising.
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K]7[|qf& his fans. However, and maybe this is a reviewer thing, a bit
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.N\t3\9} 7X> @r"9< X`eX +9 曲目列表：
gf4 Hq&Rf 0D `9 1. Could HAve Been A Contender
/6\uBy"Xt 2. Be The One
cP@H8|c= 3. I Think I'm Bleeding
fmUrwI1 % 4. There's A World
^r7KEeVD 5. The Toothbrush Song
.i` -t" 6. Off The Radar
L/v w7XNrX 7. Old Friend
N#R8ez` 8. Is It Too Late To Work For NASA?
GU Mf}y 9. Mystery Star
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9O^~l2 ` 11. The Truth That I Have Earned
G2@'S&2@s 12. Footprints
