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, a fictional

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. It was released on the

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label in 1970. All tracks were produced by

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, with the exception of four songs ("Mr. Factory", "Dance", "Comes The Sun" and "One Big Family"), which were written and produced by Neil Brian Goldberg; they were mistakenly credited to Barry, as Goldberg was a staff writer working under Barry's supervision at the time. The album's first

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", peaked at No. 57 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart.Whitburn, Joel (2009).''Top Pop Singles 1955-2008'' (12th ed.). Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. p.47 The album's second single, "A Summer Prayer For Peace", was only released overseas and topped the charts in South Africa. The album peaked at No. 137 on the ''Billboard'' Top LPs chart.Whitburn, Joel (1996).''Top Pop Albums 1955-1996'' (4 ed.). Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation. p.40

Track listing

Charts

References

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