Reach Out I’ll Be There (stereo)
~ Recording by Four Tops
Appears on releases
| # | Title | Length | Track artist | Release title | Release artist | Release group type | Country/Date | Label | Catalog# |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Official | |||||||||
| 1.1 | Reach Out I'll Be There | 2:58 | Four Tops | Reach Out | Four Tops | Album |
| Motown | 660, MS-660 |
| 1.3 | Reach Out I’ll Be There | 3:03 | Four Tops | Greatest Hits | Four Tops | Album + Compilation |
| Motown | S-662 |
| 1.1 | Reach Out I'll Be There | 2:58 | Four Tops | Reach Out | Four Tops | Album |
| Tamla Motown (for non-US releases only) | STML 11056 |
| 1.9 | Reach Out I’ll Be There | 2:57 | Four Tops | Anthology 1964-1972 | Four Tops | Album + Compilation |
| Tamla Motown (for non-US releases only) | 1C 152-94 098/99 |
| 1.9 | Reach Out I’ll Be There | 3:01 | Four Tops | The Best of the Four Tops | Four Tops | Album + Compilation |
| Motown | M 764D |
| 1.22 | Reach Out I'll Be There | 3:00 | Four Tops | Cooley High: Original Soundtrack | Various Artists | Album + Soundtrack |
| Motown | M7-840R2 |
| 1.1 | Reach Out I'll Be There | 2:54 | The Four Tops | Black Gold: The Greatest Hits of Black Music | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Arcade (record label founded in 1970s by Herman Heinsbroek; use this as its universal imprint) | ADE G 93 |
| 1.1 | Reach Out I'll Be There | 2:58 | Four Tops | Reach Out | Four Tops | Album |
| Motown | M5-149V1 |
| 1.7 | Reach Out, I’ll Be There | ?:?? | Four Tops | Hits of the Screaming Sixties: 14 Original No One U.S. Hits | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Warwick Records | WW4 5124, WW4 5125 |
| 1.5 | Reach Out I’ll Be There | 2:58 | Four Tops | The Motown Sound: Big Hits ‐ The Early 60’s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Tamla Motown (for non-US releases only) | WK 72386 |
| 1.7 | Reach Out I’ll Be There | 3:01 | Four Tops | Compact Command Performances: 19 Greatest Hits | Four Tops | Album + Compilation |
| Motown | WD 72220, WD72220 |
| 1.7 | Reach Out I’ll Be There | ?:?? | Four Tops | Compact Command Performances: 19 Greatest Hits | Four Tops | Album + Compilation |
| Motown | ZD72220 |
| 1.15 | Reach Out I’ll Be There | 2:59 | Four Tops | 20 Greatest Songs in Motown History | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Motown | MCDO6137MD |
| 1.6 | Reach Out I’ll Be There | 3:01 | Four Tops | 25 #1 Hits From 25 Years | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Motown | 2-6132 |
| 1.2 | Reach Out I’ll Be There | 2:58 | Four Tops | The Greatest Songs Written by Holland Dozier Holland | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Motown | MCD06138MD |
| 1.12 | Reach Out, I’ll Be There | 2:56 | Four Tops | Anthology | Four Tops | Album + Compilation |
| Motown | MCD06188MD2 |
| 1.4 | Reach Out I'll Be There | 3:00 | Four Tops | Every Great Motown Song: The First 25 Years As Originally Recorded Volume I & II | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Motown | MCDO8034MD |
| 1.1 | Reach Out I’ll Be There | 2:59 | Four Tops | Reach Out | Four Tops | Album |
| Tamla Motown (for non-US releases only) | WD72067 |
| 1.6 | Reach Out I’ll Be There | 3:01 | Four Tops | T’N’T: Temptations ’n’ Four Tops | The Temptations / Four Tops | Album + Compilation | Silver Eagle Records | SED-10523 | |
| 1.5 | Reach Out I’ll Be There | 3:01 | Four Tops | 16 # 1 Hits From the Late 60’s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Motown | |
| 1.12 | Reach Out I’ll Be There | 3:01 | Four Tops | Classic Rock: 1966 (remastered) | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Time–Life Music, Warner Special Products | 2CLR-02, OPCD-2557 |
| 1.1 | Reach Out I’ll Be There | 3:01 | Four Tops | Great Songs and Performances That Inspired the Motown 25th Anniversary Television Special | The Four Tops | Album + Compilation |
| Motown | MCD09022MD |
| 1.3 | Reach Out I’ll Be There | 3:00 | Four Tops | Greatest Hits (Remastered) | Four Tops | Album + Compilation |
| Motown | 3746352092 |
| 1.6 | Reach Out I'll Be There | 3:02 | Four Tops | Introduction to the Motown Elite 9000 Series | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Motown | MCD00900MD |
| 1.5 | Reach Out, I’ll Be There | 3:01 | The Four Tops | Motown Chartbusters | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Telstar Records (UK, mostly compilations) | TCD 2283 |
| 1.5 | Reach Out I’ll Be There | 2:55 | Four Tops | Motown Dance Party, Volume Two | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Motown | MCD09072MD |
| 1.12 | Reach Out I’ll Be There | 3:02 | Four Tops | The Most-Played Oldies on America’s Jukeboxes: Motown’s Greatest Artists | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Motown | MCD09097MS |
| 1.12 | Reach Out I’ll Be There | 3:01 | Four Tops | The Most‐Played Oldies on America’s Jukeboxes: Motown’s Greatest Artists | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Tamla Motown (for non-US releases only) | WD72601 |
| 1.3 | Reach Out I'll Be There | 2:59 | Four Tops | Greatest Hits | Four Tops | Album + Compilation | Tamla Motown (for non-US releases only) | WD72280 | |
| 1.5 | Reach Out I’ll Be There | 2:55 | Four Tops | Motown Dance Party, Volume Two | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Motown | SPCD 1046 |
| 1.1 | Reach Out I’ll Be There | 3:01 | Four Tops | Greatest Hits | Four Tops | Album + Compilation |
| Duchesse | CD 352028 |
| 2.3 | Reach Out I’ll Be There | 2:55 | Four Tops | Motown Dance Party | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Motown | 2XDE |
| 1.11 | Reach Out I’ll Be There | 3:00 | Four Tops | Motown Hits of Gold, Volume 1 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Motown | WD72401 |
| 1.6 | Reach Out I’ll Be There | 3:01 | Four Tops | Tour of Duty II | Various Artists | Album + Soundtrack |
| CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia) | 462508 2 |
| 1.17 | Reach Out I'll Be There | 2:57 | Four Tops | 25 Jaar Top 40 Hits, Deel 1: ’65–’68 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Edison (Dutch label aka Edison Stichting) | 6198901 |
| 1.10 | Reach Out I’ll Be There | 2:59 | Four Tops | Billboard Top Rock’n’Roll Hits: 1966 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Rhino (reissue label) | R2 70627 |
| 1.9 | Reach Out I’ll Be There | ?:?? | Four Tops | Cruisin’ Classics Vol. III 50’s & 60’s | Various Artists | Other + Compilation |
| CBS Special Products, Shell (oil company) | BT 21103 |
| 1.16 | Reach Out I’ll Be There | ?:?? | Four Tops | Soul Decade: The Sixties | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Atlantic (Warner Music imprint), BMG (the former Bertelsmann Music Group, defunct since 2004-08-05; for releases dated 2008 and later, see annotation), Tamla Motown (for non-US releases only) | ZK 74816 (2) |
| 1.6 | Reach Out I’ll Be There | 2:59 | Four Tops | That Loving Feeling, Volume III | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Dino Entertainment | DIN CD 11 |
| 2.9 | Reach Out I’ll Be There | 3:00 | Four Tops | 60 Number Ones of the Sixties | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Telstar Records (UK, mostly compilations) | TCD 2432 |
| 2.4 | Reach Out I’ll Be There | 3:01 | Four Tops | 101 Number One Hit Records | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Beautiful Music Company | MSD2-35187 |
| 1.12 | Reach Out I’ll Be There | 2:56 | Four Tops | Anthology | Four Tops | Album + Compilation |
| Motown | 3746308092 |
| 1.6 | Reach Out I’ll Be There | 3:00 | Four Tops | Body & Soul: Heart and Soul II | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Pro TV | 840 776-2 |
| 1.18 | Reach Out I’ll Be There | 2:58 | Four Tops | De Pre Historie 1966, Volume 1 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| BMG (the former Bertelsmann Music Group, defunct since 2004-08-05; for releases dated 2008 and later, see annotation), EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint), PolyGram, Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | 260.738 |
| 1.11 | Reach Out I’ll Be There | 2:56 | Four Tops | Hit History, Volume 12: 1966 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EVA (for use with NL/BE/FR releases only, see annotation) | PD 74782 |
| 1.1 | Reach Out I’ll Be There | 3:02 | Four Tops | Rhythm & Blues: 1966 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Special Products, Time–Life Music | OPCD-2614, RHD-01 |
| 1.1 | Reach Out I’ll Be There | 2:58 | Four Tops | Solid Gold Soul 1966 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Special Products, Time–Life Music | OPCD-2614A, R838-01 |
| 1.16 | Reach Out I'll Be There | 3:00 | Four Tops | Soul Decade ; The Sixties | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| BMG (the former Bertelsmann Music Group, defunct since 2004-08-05; for releases dated 2008 and later, see annotation) | ZD 74816, ZD 74816(2) |
| 1.6 | Reach Out I’ll Be There | 2:59 | Four Tops | That Loving Feeling, Volume III | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Dino Entertainment | DINMC 11 |
| 1.6 | Reach Out I'll Be There | 2:58 | Four Tops | The Motown Legend | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Motown | ZL 72719 (2) |
| 1.6 | Reach Out I'll Be There | 2:58 | Four Tops | The Motown Legend | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Motown | ZD 72719 |
| 1.5 | Reach Out I’ll Be There | 3:01 | Four Tops | 16 #1 Hits From the Late 60’s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Motown | |
| 1.5 | Reach Out I’ll Be There | 3:01 | Four Tops | 16 #1 Hits From the Late 60’s (BMG Direct barcode on back) | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Motown | MCD09018MD |
| 3.1 | Reach Out I’ll Be There | 2:59 | Four Tops | 25 Years of Great Original Hits: The Motown Story | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Reader’s Digest | RDCD 231-236 |
| 1.12 | Reach Out, I’ll Be There | 2:56 | Four Tops | Anthology | Four Tops | Album + Compilation |
| Motown | 3746308092 |
| 1.15 | Reach Out I'll Be There | 3:00 | Four Tops | Rock Times, Volume 6: 1965-1966 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Zounds | 27000268 A |
| 2.8 | Reach Out I’ll Be There | 2:57 | Four Tops | The Rock ’n’ Roll Album | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Reader’s Digest | RDCD4-605 |
| 2.8 | Reach Out I’ll Be There | 2:57 | Four Tops | The Rock ’n’ Roll Album | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Reader’s Digest Music | RDCD4-605 |
| 1.4 | Reach Out I'll Be There | 3:00 | Four Tops | Every Great Motown Song: The First 25 Years, Volumes I & II | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.3 | Reach Out and I'll Be There | 2:58 | Four Tops | Love in the 60s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Dino Entertainment | |
| 1.6 | Reach Out I’ll Be There | 2:58 | Four Tops | The Singer & The Song | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Virgin TV | VTDCD 21 |
| 1.3 | Reach Out I'll Be There | 3:01 | Four Tops | Motown: The Ultimate Hits Collection | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Motown | 530 465-2 |
| 1.12 | Reach Out I’ll Be There | 3:00 | Four Tops | 1966 - Die Stars - Die Hits - Die Facts | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Polydor (British label, see annotation) | 35 911 7 |
| 1.7 | Reach Out I’ll Be There | 3:02 | Four Tops | Magic Motown | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Motown France, Polydor (British label, see annotation) | |
| 1.1 | Reach Out I’ll Be There | 3:02 | Four Tops | Motown Legends, Volume 2 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Motown | 314 520 283-2 |
| 1.16 | Reach Out, I'll Be There | 2:59 | Four Tops | The No. 1 Hits 1966 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| SR International | |
| 2.2 | Reach Out I’ll Be There | 2:58 | Four Tops | Fifty Number One’s of the 60’s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Global Television | RADCD08 |
| 2.11 | Reach Out I’ll Be There | 3:00 | Four Tops | Heartbeat: Forever Yours | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | SONY TV8 CD |
| 2.6 | Reach Out I’ll Be There | 2:58 | Four Tops | The Best Sixties Album in the World…Ever! | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Circa Records (imprint of Circa Records Ltd., UK), Virgin TV | 7243 8 41132 2 3, VTDCD 66 |
| 1.8 | Reach Out I’ll Be There | 3:00 | Four Tops | The No.1 Classic Soul Album | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| PolyGram | 525656 |
| 1.17 | Reach Out I'll Be There | 3:01 | Four Tops | Magic Soul | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Polydor (British label, see annotation) | 535602-2 |
| 1.1 | Reach Out I'll Be There | 2:59 | Four Tops | Early Classics: Four Tops | Four Tops | Album + Compilation |
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| 2.11 | Reach Out I’ll Be There | 3:00 | Four Tops | HEARTBEAT - Forever Yours | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | 481398 2 |
| 1.9 | Reach Out, I’ll Be There (original version) | 3:00 | Four Tops | Living in America: American Superstars | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Polydor (British label, see annotation) | 007 04 22 |
| 2.13 | Reach Out, I’ll Be There | 2:58 | Four Tops | No Greater Love | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Global Television | RADCD34 |
| 3.3 | Reach Out I’ll Be There | 3:03 | Four Tops | Rhythm of the Night: The Greatest Dance & Soul Hits From Motown | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Insight (Polygram sublabel), Motown, PolyGram | 530 746-2 |
| 1.17 | Reach Out I’ll Be There | 3:01 | Four Tops | The No. 1 Classic Soul Album | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| PolyGram TV (a division of PolyGram Record Operations Ltd.) | S356022 |
| 1.6 | Reach Out I’ll Be There | 2:58 | Four Tops | Simply the Best: Classic Soul | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Strategic Marketing United Kingdom | 9548-35204-2 |
| 2.12 | Reach Out I'll Be There | 2:59 | Four Tops | Absolute Hits of the 60's | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EVA Records (Denmark) | 8449232 |
| 2.2 | Reach Out I’ll Be There | 2:56 | Four Tops | Ready Steady Go! The Number One Sixties Album | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| PolyGram TV (a division of PolyGram Record Operations Ltd.) | 553 934-2 |
| 3.4 | Reach Out I’ll Be There | 3:01 | Four Tops | The Complete Motown Anthology | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| MEI Digital | |
| 2.4 | Reach Out I’ll Be There | 2:59 | Four Tops | The No. 1 Motown Album | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal Music (plain logo: “Universal Music”) | 530 764-2 |
| 2.11 | Reach Out, I’ll Be There | 2:59 | Four Tops | Magic Soul | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Polydor (British label, see annotation) | 553 091- 2 py918 |
| 1.1 | Reach Out I’ll Be There | 2:57 | Four Tops | Motown Memories | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Marks & Spencer | MS4966 |
| 1.5 | Reach Out I’ll Be There | 3:00 | Four Tops | Ready Steady Go! The Sixties Sound of Motown | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| PolyGram TV (a division of PolyGram Record Operations Ltd.) | 530 865-2 |
| 1.10 | Reach Out (I’ll Be There) | 3:02 | Four Tops | Shake Me Wake Me | Four Tops | Album + Compilation |
| Raven Records (Australian mainly reissue) | RVCD-23 |
| 1.6 | Reach Out I’ll Be There | 2:58 | Four Tops | Dancing in the Street | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal Music TV (UK, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited) | 549 510-2, 549 511-2 |
| 2.9 | Reach Out I’ll Be There | 2:59 | The Four Tops | The Ultimate Grammy Box: From the Recording Academy’s Collection of Award Winning Music | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment) | C4K 69783 |
| 1.4 | Reach Out I’ll Be There | 3:03 | Four Tops | 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Four Tops | Four Tops | Album + Compilation |
| Motown | 314 542 214-2 |
| 1.8 | Reach Out I’ll Be There | 3:00 | Four Tops | Legendary Pop & Rock Groups | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Radio Star Records | |
| 2.9 | Reach Out I’ll Be There | 3:00 | The Four Tops | The History of Pop 1964-1966 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Reader’s Digest | |
| 1.14 | Reach Out I’ll Be There | 2:58 | Four Tops | All You Need Is Love | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Global Television | RADCD163 |
| 2.2 | Reach Out I’ll Be There | 3:03 | Four Tops | Motown: The Classic Years (BMG club edition) | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| UTV Records, BMG Direct (BMG’s direct marketing company/club editions) | 012 159 466-2, D236325 |
| 2.19 | Reach Out I’ll Be There | 2:56 | Four Tops | 60 Number Ones of the Sixties | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | |
| 1.9 | Reach Out I’ll Be There | 2:57 | Four Tops | The Singles+ | Four Tops | Album + Compilation |
| BR Music (NL-based reissue label) | BS 8121-2 |
| 2.3 | Reach Out (I’ll Be There) | 2:58 | Four Tops | Classic Rock: The Immortals | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Reader’s Digest | 0350908-1/2/3 |
| 2.18 | Reach Out I’ll Be There | 2:59 | Four Tops | Golden Groups of the Sixties | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Reader’s Digest | RDCD2911, RDCD2912, RDCD2913, RDCD2914, RDCD2915, RDCD2916 |
| 2.4 | Reach Out I’ll Be There | 3:01 | Four Tops | Respect - The Soundtrack to the Soul Generation (Made in Germany) | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures) | 524 863 2 |
| Promotion | |||||||||
| 3.16 | Reach Out I’ll Be There | 2:56 | Four Tops | Classic Songs of the Motown Era, Volume 1 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!) | |
| (unknown) | |||||||||
| 1.5 | Reach Out I’ll Be There | 2:55 | Four Tops | Motown Dance Party, Volume Two | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Motown | MCD06231MD |
Relationships
| producer: | Lamont Dozier Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter) |
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| instruments: | The Funk Brothers (in 1966) |
| background vocals: | The Andantes (in 1966) Marlene Barrow (in 1966) Renaldo Benson (in 1966) Louvain Demps (in 1966) Abdul “Duke” Fakir (in 1966) Jackie Hicks (in 1966) Lawrence Payton (in 1966) |
| lead vocals: | Levi Stubbs (in 1966) |
| phonographic copyright (℗) by: | Motown Record Company (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1966) |
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| recorded at: | Hitsville (Motown Records) in Detroit, Michigan, United States (in 1966) |
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| compiled in: | Reach Out, I'll Be There (single version (mono)) |
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| mash-ups: | Deadhor5e & The Cherry Tops (Deadmau5 vs. KT Tunstall vs. The Four Tops) by TigerVegan |
| part of: | Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 78) (order: 78) Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 206) (order: 206) |
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| recording of: | Reach Out, I’ll Be There (in 1966) |
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Related works
Reach Out, I’ll Be There
| lyricist: | Eddie Holland (Motown songwriter, lyricist of Holland–Dozier–Holland songwriting team) |
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| composer: | Lamont Dozier Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter) |
| publisher: | EMI Songs EMI Songs Australia Pty. Ltd. Jobete Music (UK) Ltd. Jobete Music Co., Inc. Stone Agate Music Division イーエムアイ音楽出版 フジパシフィック事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan, Fujipacific Division) (until 2021-06-30) ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., Fujipacific Division) (from 2021-07-01 to present) |
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| referred to in medleys: | More Stars (12″ mix) (12″ mix, duration: ~11:56 on vinyl, ~11:38 on cd) The Best Disco in Town (single version) |
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| later translated versions: | Es mejor Es mejor dejarlo como está Estarei ao seu lado Gira, Gira J’attendrai (Mais si un jour tu te retrouves toute seule…) Vine Vou Subir Bem Mais Alto Que Você |
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