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Members

* Stuart Matthewman (guitar, saxophone) * Paul Spencer Denman (bass, drum machine) * Andrew Hale (piano, keyboards)

Discography

Albums

*''Sweetback'' (1996, Epic/Sony) *''Stage 2'' (2004, Epic/Sony)

Singles

*"Softly, Softly" (1996) *"You Will Rise" (1997, Epic/Sony) *"Au Natural" (1997, Epic/Sony) *"Lover" (2004, Epic/Sony) *"Things You'll Never Know" (2004, Epic/Sony)

Videos

*"You Will Rise" (1997) *"Lover" (2004) *"Things You'll Never Know" (2004)

References

External links

Sweetback
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