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The Best Of Kurtis Blow1980English

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About the song

Album: The Best Of Kurtis Blow
Released: June 14, 1980
Language: English
Duration: 7:46
Recorded at: Greene St. Recording, SoHo, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States

Credits

Written by: Robert Ford Jr.
Larry Smith
Russell Simmons
J.B. Moore
Kurtis Blow
Robert Ford Jr., Larry Smith, Russell Simmons, J.B. Moore, Kurtis Blow
Produced by: Larry Smith
J.B. Moore
Robert Ford Jr.
Larry Smith, J.B. Moore, Robert Ford Jr.
Mastered by: Howie Weinberg
Howie Weinberg
Arranged by: Larry Smith
J.B. Moore
Larry Smith, J.B. Moore
Label: Mercury Records
Mercury Records

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