
Operator
Midnight Star

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1Weeks at no. 1
4Weeks on chart
10Songwriter(s):
B.Watson, R.Calloway, B.Lipscomb
Producer(s):
R.Calloway
Imprint/Promotion Label:
Solar/EEG
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Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
Week of January 12, 1985
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