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      • 1. Ramblin'
      • 2. Today I sing the blues
      • 3. River's invitation
      • 4. Pitiful
      • 5. Crazy he calls me
      • 6. Bring it on home to me
      • 7. Tracks of my tears
      • 8. If you gotta make a fool of somebody
      • 9. Gentle on my mind
      • 10. So long
      • 11. I'll never be free
      • 12. Elusive butterfly

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