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1996 track listing

# "Keep Hope Alive" (There Is Hope Mix) # "Keep Hope Alive" (Trip Hope Mix) # "More" # "Now Is the Time" (The Olympic Mix) # "The Dubeliscious Groove" (Fly Spanish Version)

2001 track listing

# "Keep Hope Alive" (There Is Hope Mix) # "Keep Hope Alive" (Trip Hope Mix) # "More '99 Mix" # "Now Is the Time" (The Olympic Mix) (Live) # "Now Is the Time" (Secret Knowledge Overkill Mix) # "The Dubeliscious Groove" (Fly Spanish Version)

References

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