4 The Cause
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description: 4 the Cause were an R&B group from Oak Park, Illinois, United States, who were later based in Germany. The band consisted of the family members Shonna Edwards, Bennie Edwards, Reshonda Landfair and Ja
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album: Let Me Be
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album: Ain't No Sunshine
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album: Everytime You Go Away
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album: Bell

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Everytime You Go Away
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date published: 1999

Best Of
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date published: 2002-11-07

Bell
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date published: 2022