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</style><table class="infobox vcard plainlist"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="color: #202122;background-color: #b0c4de; font-size: 125%;"><div class="">Mike Botts</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122;background-color: #b0c4de">Background information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap">Birth name</span></th><td class="infobox-data nickname">Michael Gene Botts</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><span style="display:none">(<span class="bday">1944-12-08</span>)</span>December 8, 1944<br><a href="Oakland%2C_California" title="Oakland, California">Oakland, California</a>, U.S.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Died</th><td class="infobox-data">December 9, 2005<span style="display:none">(2005-12-09)</span> (aged 61)<br><a href="Burbank%2C_California" title="Burbank, California">Burbank, California</a>, U.S.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Occupation</th><td class="infobox-data role">Drummer</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Formerly of</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="Bread_(band)" title="Bread (band)">Bread</a></td></tr></tbody></table>

<p><b>Michael Gene Botts</b> (December 8, 1944 – December 9, 2005) was an American drummer, best known for his work with 1970s <a href="Soft_rock" title="Soft rock">soft rock</a> band <a href="Bread_(band)" title="Bread (band)">Bread</a>, and as a session musician. During his career, he recorded with <a href="Linda_Ronstadt" title="Linda Ronstadt">Linda Ronstadt</a>, <a href="Karla_Bonoff" title="Karla Bonoff">Karla Bonoff</a>, <a href="Andrew_Gold" title="Andrew Gold">Andrew Gold</a>, <a href="Olivia_Newton-John" title="Olivia Newton-John">Olivia Newton-John</a>, <a href="Peter_Cetera" title="Peter Cetera">Peter Cetera</a>, <a href="Anne_Murray" title="Anne Murray">Anne Murray</a>, <a href="Warren_Zevon" title="Warren Zevon">Warren Zevon</a> and <a href="Dan_Fogelberg" title="Dan Fogelberg">Dan Fogelberg</a>, among many others. He also contributed to several soundtracks for films, and to albums released under the name of <a href="The_Simpsons" title="The Simpsons">The Simpsons</a>. Although known primarily as a drummer, Botts also contributed backing vocals to some Bread songs.

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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Career">Career</h2></div>

<p>Born in <a href="Oakland%2C_California" title="Oakland, California">Oakland, California</a>, Botts grew up in nearby <a href="Antioch%2C_California" title="Antioch, California">Antioch</a> before moving to <a href="Sacramento%2C_California" title="Sacramento, California">Sacramento</a>. While in college, he began playing with a band called The Travellers Three and working as a studio musician. Eventually, the group disbanded, but not before recording some songs with producer <a href="David_Gates" title="David Gates">David Gates</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-profile_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-profile-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

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<p>While working with <a href="Bill_Medley" title="Bill Medley">Bill Medley</a>, Botts was invited to join Gates's band, <a href="Bread_(band)" title="Bread (band)">Bread</a>, for its second album, <i><a href="On_the_Waters" title="On the Waters">On the Waters</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-latimes_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-latimes-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He accepted the offer and worked as a full-time member of Bread from 1970 to 1973, when the band went on hiatus. At that point, Botts began working with <a href="Linda_Ronstadt" title="Linda Ronstadt">Linda Ronstadt</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-latimes_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-latimes-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and recorded and toured with her for over two years. Botts reunited with the other members of Bread in 1976 for one final album and tour, before disbanding again in 1978.<sup id="cite_ref-profile_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-profile-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

</p><p>He then worked with <a href="Karla_Bonoff" title="Karla Bonoff">Karla Bonoff</a> and <a href="Andrew_Gold" title="Andrew Gold">Andrew Gold</a>, playing on Gold's 1977 hit "<a href="Lonely_Boy_(Andrew_Gold_song)" title="Lonely Boy (Andrew Gold song)">Lonely Boy</a>", and continued to work in the studio as a player, singer, writer, and producer. In 1989, he toured Japan with <a href="Richard_Carpenter_(musician)" title="Richard Carpenter (musician)">Richard Carpenter</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-profile_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-profile-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Two years later, he began touring and recording with <a href="Dan_Fogelberg" title="Dan Fogelberg">Dan Fogelberg</a> while continuing his session work, and also writing <a href="Jingle" title="Jingle">jingles</a> and music for children's albums.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1996, the members of Bread again reunited for a world tour that ran until the fall of 1997. Botts then recorded his only solo album, <i>Adults Only</i>, released in 2000.<sup id="cite_ref-profile_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-profile-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

</p><p>Botts died in <a href="Burbank%2C_Los_Angeles_County%2C_California" class="mw-redirect" title="Burbank, Los Angeles County, California">Burbank</a>, <a href="California" title="California">California</a>, one day after his 61st birthday, having suffered from <a href="Colon_cancer" class="mw-redirect" title="Colon cancer">colon cancer</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-latimes_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-latimes-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Discography">Discography</h2></div>

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<ul><li>Joshua Fox – <i>Joshua Fox</i> (1968)</li>

<li><a href="Tommy_Flanders" title="Tommy Flanders">Tommy Flanders</a> – <i>Moonstone</i> (1969)</li>

<li>Glenda Griffith – <i>Glenda Griffith</i> (1969)</li>

<li><a href="Mary_McCaslin" title="Mary McCaslin">Mary McCaslin</a> – <i>Goodnight Everybody</i> (1969)</li>

<li><a href="Dick_Rosmini" title="Dick Rosmini">Dick Rosmini</a> – <i><a href="A_Genuine_Rosmini" title="A Genuine Rosmini">A Genuine Rosmini</a></i> (1969)</li>

<li><a href="Bread_(band)" title="Bread (band)">Bread</a> – <i><a href="On_the_Waters" title="On the Waters">On the Waters</a></i> (1970)</li>

<li><a href="Johnny_Darrell" title="Johnny Darrell">Johnny Darrell</a> – <i>California Stop-Over</i> (1970)</li>

<li><a href="Ananda_Shankar" title="Ananda Shankar">Ananda Shankar</a> – <i>Ananda Shankar</i> (1970)</li>

<li>Bread – <i><a href="Manna_(album)" title="Manna (album)">Manna</a></i> (1971)</li>

<li><a href="Cyrus_Faryar" title="Cyrus Faryar">Cyrus Faryar</a> – <i>Cyrus</i> (1971)</li>

<li>Bread – <i><a href="Baby_I'm-a_Want_You" title="Baby I'm-a Want You">Baby I'm-a Want You</a></i> (1972)</li>

<li>Bread – <i><a href="Guitar_Man_(Bread_album)" title="Guitar Man (Bread album)">Guitar Man</a></i> (1972)</li>

<li><a href="Malvina_Reynolds" title="Malvina Reynolds">Malvina Reynolds</a> – <i>Malvina</i> (1972)</li>

<li><a href="Linda_Ronstadt" title="Linda Ronstadt">Linda Ronstadt</a> – <i><a href="Linda_Ronstadt_(album)" title="Linda Ronstadt (album)">Linda Ronstadt</a></i> (1972)</li>

<li><a href="Stephen_Cohn" title="Stephen Cohn">Stephen Cohn</a> – <i>Stephen Cohn</i> (1973)</li>

<li>Cyrus Faryar – <i>Islands</i> (1973)</li>

<li><a href="David_Gates" title="David Gates">David Gates</a> – <i><a href="First_(David_Gates_album)" title="First (David Gates album)">First</a></i> (1973)</li>

<li>Richard Ruskin – <i>Richard Ruskin</i> (1973)</li>

<li><a href="Andrew_Gold" title="Andrew Gold">Andrew Gold</a> – <i>Andrew Gold</i> (1975)</li>

<li>Malvina Reynolds – <i>Held Over</i> (1975)</li>

<li>Rick Ruskin – <i>Microphone Fever</i> (1975)</li>

<li><a href="Hoyt_Axton" title="Hoyt Axton">Hoyt Axton</a> – <i>Fearless</i> (1976)</li>

<li>Andrew Gold – <i>What's Wrong with This Picture?</i> (1976)</li>

<li>Linda Ronstadt – <i><a href="Hasten_Down_the_Wind" title="Hasten Down the Wind">Hasten Down the Wind</a></i> (1976)</li>

<li><a href="JD_Souther" title="JD Souther">JD Souther</a> – <i><a href="Black_Rose_(JD_Souther_album)" title="Black Rose (JD Souther album)">Black Rose</a></i> (1976)</li>

<li><a href="Wendy_Waldman" title="Wendy Waldman">Wendy Waldman</a> – <i>Main Refrain</i> (1976)</li>

<li>Hoyt Axton – <i>Road Songs</i> (1977)</li>

<li><a href="Joan_Baez" title="Joan Baez">Joan Baez</a> – <i><a href="Blowin'_Away" title="Blowin' Away">Blowin' Away</a></i> (1977)</li>

<li><a href="Karla_Bonoff" title="Karla Bonoff">Karla Bonoff</a> – <i><a href="Karla_Bonoff_(album)" title="Karla Bonoff (album)">Karla Bonoff</a></i> (1977)</li>

<li>Bread – <i><a href="Lost_Without_Your_Love" title="Lost Without Your Love">Lost Without Your Love</a></i> (1977)</li>

<li><a href="Chi_Coltrane" title="Chi Coltrane">Chi Coltrane</a> – <i>Road to Tomorrow</i> (1977)</li>

<li><a href="Peter_McCann" title="Peter McCann">Peter McCann</a> – <i><a href="Peter_McCann_(album)" title="Peter McCann (album)">Peter McCann</a></i> (1977)</li>

<li><a href="Eric_Carmen" title="Eric Carmen">Eric Carmen</a> – <i><a href="Change_of_Heart_(Eric_Carmen_album)" title="Change of Heart (Eric Carmen album)">Change of Heart</a></i> (1978)</li>

<li><a href="Kerry_Chater" title="Kerry Chater">Kerry Chater</a> – <i>Love on a Shoestring</i> (1978)</li>

<li>David Gates – <i><a href="Goodbye_Girl_(David_Gates_album)" title="Goodbye Girl (David Gates album)">Goodbye Girl</a></i> (1978)</li>

<li><a href="Jimmy_Griffin" title="Jimmy Griffin">Jimmy Griffin</a> – <i>James Griffin</i> (1978)</li>

<li><a href="Michael_Martin_Murphey" title="Michael Martin Murphey">Michael Murphey</a> – <a href="Lone_Wolf_(Michael_Martin_Murphey_album)" title="Lone Wolf (Michael Martin Murphey album)"><i>Lone Wolf</i></a> (1978)</li>

<li><a href="Olivia_Newton-John" title="Olivia Newton-John">Olivia Newton-John</a> – <i><a href="Totally_Hot" title="Totally Hot">Totally Hot</a></i> (1978)</li>

<li><a href="Shawn_Phillips" title="Shawn Phillips">Shawn Phillips</a> – <i>Transcendence</i> (1978)</li>

<li>Barry Volk – <i>Do What You Like</i> (1978)</li>

<li>Hoyt Axton – <i>A Rusty Old Halo</i> (1979)</li>

<li>David Gates – <i><a href="Falling_in_Love_Again_(David_Gates_album)" title="Falling in Love Again (David Gates album)">Falling in Love Again</a></i> (1979)</li>

<li>Andrew Gold – <i>Whirlwind</i> (1979)</li>

<li>Peter McCann – <i>One on One</i> (1979)</li>

<li>Michael Murphey – <i><a href="Peaks%2C_Valleys%2C_Honky_Tonks_%26_Alleys" title="Peaks, Valleys, Honky Tonks & Alleys">Peaks, Valleys, Honky Tonks & Alleys</a></i> (1979)</li>

<li><a href="Dan_Peek" title="Dan Peek">Dan Peek</a> – <i>All Things Are Possible</i> (1979)</li>

<li>JD Souther – <i><a href="You're_Only_Lonely" title="You're Only Lonely">You're Only Lonely</a></i> (1979)</li>

<li><a href="John_Stewart_(musician)" title="John Stewart (musician)">John Stewart</a> – <i><a href="Bombs_Away_Dream_Babies" title="Bombs Away Dream Babies">Bombs Away Dream Babies</a></i> (1979)</li>

<li><i><a href="Coast_to_Coast_(1980_film)" title="Coast to Coast (1980 film)">Coast to Coast</a></i> – Original Soundtrack (1980)</li>

<li><a href="John_Farrar" title="John Farrar">John Farrar</a> – <i>John Farrar</i> (1980)</li>

<li><a href="Johnny_Lee_(singer)" title="Johnny Lee (singer)">Johnny Lee</a> – <i>Lookin' for Love</i> (1980)</li>

<li><a href="Mary_MacGregor" title="Mary MacGregor">Mary MacGregor</a> – <i><a href="Mary_MacGregor_(album)" class="mw-redirect" title="Mary MacGregor (album)">Mary MacGregor</a></i> (1980)</li>

<li><a href="The_Ozark_Mountain_Daredevils" title="The Ozark Mountain Daredevils">The Ozark Mountain Daredevils</a> – <i><a href="Ozark_Mountain_Daredevils_(1980_album)" title="Ozark Mountain Daredevils (1980 album)">Ozark Mountain Daredevils</a></i> (1980)</li>

<li><i><a href="Urban_Cowboy" title="Urban Cowboy">Urban Cowboy</a></i> – Original Soundtrack (1980)</li>

<li><a href="Peter_Cetera" title="Peter Cetera">Peter Cetera</a> – <i><a href="Peter_Cetera_(album)" title="Peter Cetera (album)">Peter Cetera</a></i> (1981)</li>

<li><a href="Alvin_and_the_Chipmunks" title="Alvin and the Chipmunks">The Chipmunks</a> – <i><a href="Urban_Chipmunk" title="Urban Chipmunk">Urban Chipmunk</a></i> (1981)</li>

<li><a href="Rita_Coolidge" title="Rita Coolidge">Rita Coolidge</a> – <i><a href="Heartbreak_Radio" title="Heartbreak Radio">Heartbreak Radio</a></i> (1981)</li>

<li><a href="Albert_Hammond" title="Albert Hammond">Albert Hammond</a> – <i>Your World and My World</i> (1981)</li>

<li><a href="Dan_Hill" title="Dan Hill">Dan Hill</a> – <i>Partial Surrender</i> (1981)</li>

<li><a href="Quarterflash" title="Quarterflash">Quarterflash</a> – <i><a href="Quarterflash_(album)" title="Quarterflash (album)">Quarterflash</a></i> (1981)</li>

<li>Hoyt Axton – <i>Pistol Packin' Mama</i> (1982)</li>

<li><a href="Nicolette_Larson" title="Nicolette Larson">Nicolette Larson</a> – <i><a href="All_Dressed_Up_and_No_Place_to_Go" title="All Dressed Up and No Place to Go">All Dressed Up and No Place to Go</a></i> (1982)</li>

<li><a href="Moon_Martin" title="Moon Martin">Moon Martin</a> – <i>Mystery Ticket</i> (1982)</li>

<li>Michael Martin Murphey – <i><a href="Michael_Martin_Murphey_(album)" title="Michael Martin Murphey (album)">Michael Martin Murphey</a></i> (1982)</li>

<li><a href="Glenn_Shorrock" title="Glenn Shorrock">Glenn Shorrock</a> – <i>Villain of the Peace</i> (1982)</li>

<li><a href="Warren_Zevon" title="Warren Zevon">Warren Zevon</a> – <i><a href="The_Envoy_(Warren_Zevon_album)" title="The Envoy (Warren Zevon album)">The Envoy</a></i> (1982)</li>

<li><a href="Eddie_Money" title="Eddie Money">Eddie Money</a> – <i><a href="Where's_the_Party%3F" title="Where's the Party?">Where's the Party?</a></i> (1983)</li>

<li><a href="Sharon_O'Neill" title="Sharon O'Neill">Sharon O'Neill</a> – <i>Foreign Affairs</i> (1983)</li>

<li>Brock Walsh – <i>Dateline: Tokyo</i> (1983)</li>

<li><i><a href="Footloose_(1984_soundtrack)" title="Footloose (1984 soundtrack)">Footloose</a></i> – Original Soundtrack (1984)</li>

<li><a href="Mickey_Gilley" title="Mickey Gilley">Mickey Gilley</a> – <i><a href="Too_Good_to_Stop_Now_(Mickey_Gilley_album)" title="Too Good to Stop Now (Mickey Gilley album)">Too Good to Stop Now</a></i> (1984)</li>

<li><a href="Air_Supply" title="Air Supply">Air Supply</a> – <i><a href="Hearts_in_Motion" title="Hearts in Motion">Hearts in Motion</a></i> (1986)</li>

<li><a href="Eikichi_Yazawa" title="Eikichi Yazawa">Eikichi Yazawa</a> – <i>Flash in Japan</i> (1987)</li>

<li><a href="The_Simpsons" title="The Simpsons">The Simpsons</a> – <i><a href="The_Simpsons_Sing_the_Blues" title="The Simpsons Sing the Blues">The Simpsons Sing the Blues</a></i> (1990)</li>

<li><a href="Dan_Fogelberg" title="Dan Fogelberg">Dan Fogelberg</a> – <i><a href="Dan_Fogelberg_Live%3A_Greetings_from_the_West" title="Dan Fogelberg Live: Greetings from the West">Dan Fogelberg Live: Greetings from the West</a></i> (1991)</li>

<li><a href="Parachute_Express" title="Parachute Express">Parachute Express</a> – <i>Circle of Friends</i> (1991)</li>

<li>Parachute Express – <i>Sunny Side Up</i> (1991)</li>

<li>Parachute Express – <i>Happy to Be Here</i> (1991)</li>

<li>Rox Diamond – <i>Rox Diamond</i> (1992)</li>

<li>Dan Fogelberg – <i><a href="River_of_Souls" title="River of Souls">River of Souls</a></i> (1993)</li>

<li>Alvin and the Chipmunks – <i><a href="A_Very_Merry_Chipmunk" title="A Very Merry Chipmunk">A Very Merry Chipmunk</a></i> (1994)</li>

<li><a href="Kermit_the_Frog" title="Kermit the Frog">Kermit & Friends</a> – <i><a href="Kermit_Unpigged" title="Kermit Unpigged">Kermit Unpigged</a></i> (1994)</li>

<li><a href="Maureen_McCormick" title="Maureen McCormick">Maureen McCormick</a> – <i><a href="When_You_Get_a_Little_Lonely" title="When You Get a Little Lonely">When You Get a Little Lonely</a></i> (1995)</li>

<li><a href="Nelson_(band)" class="mw-redirect" title="Nelson (band)">Nelson</a> – <i><a href="Because_They_Can" title="Because They Can">Because They Can</a></i> (1995)</li>

<li><a href="Eliza_Gilkyson" title="Eliza Gilkyson">Eliza Gilkyson</a> – <i>Redemption Road</i> (1997)</li>

<li>The Simpsons – <i><a href="The_Yellow_Album" title="The Yellow Album">The Yellow Album</a></i> (1998)</li>

<li><i><a href="Batman_Beyond" title="Batman Beyond">Batman Beyond</a></i> – TV Soundtrack (1999)</li>

<li>Mike Botts – <i>Adults Only</i> (2000)</li>

<li>Dan Fogelberg – <i>Live: Something Old New Borrowed & Some Blues</i> (2000)</li></ul>

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</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://mikebotts.com/html/profile.htm">"Mike Botts profile"</a>. Mike Botts official website<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">June 27,</span> 2015</span>.</cite></span>

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</style><div id="Bread197" class="fn org" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="Bread_(band)" title="Bread (band)">Bread</a></div></th></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div>

<ul><li><b><a href="David_Gates" title="David Gates">David Gates</a></b></li>

<li><b><a href="Jimmy_Griffin" title="Jimmy Griffin">Jimmy Griffin</a></b></li>

<li><b><a href="Robb_Royer" title="Robb Royer">Robb Royer</a></b></li>

<li><b><a href="Larry_Knechtel" title="Larry Knechtel">Larry Knechtel</a></b></li></ul>

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<ul><li><i><a href="Bread_(album)" title="Bread (album)">Bread</a></i></li>

<li><i><a href="On_the_Waters" title="On the Waters">On the Waters</a></i></li>

<li><i><a href="Manna_(album)" title="Manna (album)">Manna</a></i></li>

<li><i><a href="Guitar_Man_(Bread_album)" title="Guitar Man (Bread album)">Guitar Man</a></i></li>

<li><i><a href="Lost_Without_Your_Love" title="Lost Without Your Love">Lost Without Your Love</a></i></li></ul>

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<ul><li><i><a href="The_Best_of_Bread" title="The Best of Bread">The Best of Bread</a></i></li>

<li><i><a href="The_Best_of_Bread%2C_Volume_2" title="The Best of Bread, Volume 2">The Best of Bread, Volume 2</a></i></li>

<li><i><a href="The_Sound_of_Bread" title="The Sound of Bread">The Sound of Bread</a></i></li>

<li><i><a href="The_Sound_of_Bread" title="The Sound of Bread">Anthology of Bread</a></i></li></ul>

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<li>"<a href="It_Don't_Matter_to_Me" title="It Don't Matter to Me">It Don't Matter to Me</a>"</li>

<li>"<a href="Everything_I_Own" title="Everything I Own">Everything I Own</a>"</li>

<li>"<a href="Diary_(Bread_song)" title="Diary (Bread song)">Diary</a>"</li>

<li>"<a href="The_Guitar_Man" title="The Guitar Man">The Guitar Man</a>"</li>

<li>"<a href="Sweet_Surrender_(David_Gates_song)" title="Sweet Surrender (David Gates song)">Sweet Surrender</a>"</li>

<li>"<a href="Aubrey_(song)" title="Aubrey (song)">Aubrey</a>"</li>

<li>"<a href="Lost_Without_Your_Love_(song)" title="Lost Without Your Love (song)">Lost Without Your Love</a>"</li>

<li>"<a href="Hooked_on_You_(song)" title="Hooked on You (song)">Hooked on You</a>"</li></ul>

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<ul><li>"<a href="Hold_Tight_(Bread_song)" title="Hold Tight (Bread song)">Hold Tight</a>"</li></ul>

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