It was my song, its all Ive got left. Their first hit was the 1987 release "Heart and Soul". The resulting album, Bridge of Spies (self-titled T'Pau for its American release), shot straight to number one in England. Guitarist Dean Howard has toured and recorded with Deep Purple vocalist Ian Gillan. Complemented by a disc of remixes, rarities and demos, its a body of work thats hard to characterize, but proves that legacies are harder to shatter than fragile chart careers. [3] It reached number 35 on the UK Albums Chart and remained in the top 100 for two weeks. The single artwork was designed by graphic designer Adrian Fry. The album, which was released in September 1998, was supported by a thirty-six date tour named "The Red Tour". In February 2015, T'Pau released their fifth studio album, Pleasure & Pain, and embarked on a tour. [3] To promote the album, a radio promo single, "With a Little Luck", was released. He is a composer, known for Table 19 (2017), Sisters (2015) and Black Mirror (2011). Four subsequent singles from the album entered at least the Top 20, though none broke in the U.S. charts. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic. Named after a Vulcan character from the Star Trek TV series, the pop-anthem band T'Pau formed in 1986 around vocalist Carol Decker (b. September 10, 1957), guitarist Ronnie Rogers (b. 98, their first chart action for more than two decades. With Carol Decker, Ronnie Rogers, T'Pau. Anybody can make a film in their bedroom. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. We appeared in the serious music press at first, but then they started to get increasingly snooty about TPau.. [7] [8] Decker began a relationship with restaurateur Richard Coates in 1996. 6 October 1961, Macclesfield) Percussionist/Drummer, Michael Chetwood (b. The cups were paper thin and so fragile when you held it in your hand. Carol Decker / Ronnie Rogers. Carol and Ronnie put together a new band and won a couple of support slots at Londons Marquee Club with a repertoire that included cover versions of Save Your Kisses for Me and Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. That year, the band undertook a 25-date UK tour and also released a new version of the band's 1986 hit "Heart and Soul" as "Heart and Soul '97". Paul Jackson. In 1998, Decker revived T'Pau with a new lineup and released the album Red. Heart and Soul is the debut single by British pop rock ensemble T'Pau, released in 1987 from their debut album Bridge of Spies. Tim Burgess / Carol Decker . Sorry, we are not accepting comments on this article. T'Pau: 04:06 . Its still a little poignant for me even today to discuss all the potential that was in front of us, says Carol Decker, who fronted TPau with her boyfriend, Ronnie Rogers. This article uses material from the article T'Pau (band) from the free encyclopedia Wikipedia and it is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. Decker still makes appearances on TV shows, including Hit Me, Baby, One More Time; Just the Two of Us; Never Mind the Buzzcocks and The Weakest Link. Other Top 20 hits followed: Valentine, I Will Be with You, Secret Garden and Whenever You Need Me but then it all went wrong. They recruited guitarist Taj Wyzgowski, bass player Paul Jackson, keyboard player Michael Chetwood and London-born drummer, Tim Burgess to form TPau. T'Pau: Only a Heartbeat: With Carol Decker, Ronnie Rogers, T'Pau. Be the first to comment on this artist! I wanted her to give a good performance but not eclipse me. | "[6], Red was released in September 1998 in the UK by Decker's own label Gnatfish. This makes the song, in its initial studio form, impossible to perform live without additional backup singers. It was a quiet piano song and he turned it into something else, with that big crashing chorus. We couldnt smell, we had no sense of taste and we had sore throats. That looks like it will be next year. Everything was too rushed. Tensions were also mounting with the continued attention on Carol as the face of the band. We could tell there was something about it too, even as a four-track demo., In 1986, the pair was invited to perform a three-song showcase at Nomis Rehearsal Studios, in front of Siren Records bosses, after the duos new manager, Chris Cook, had secured a hearing. [6] Prior to deciding on this name, they were called Talking America on early demos sent to record and publishing companies. Bridge of Spies produced a number of smaller hits which made it to at least the UK Top 40, including the singles "Valentine" (UK #9), "Sex Talk" (a new recording of early flop single, "Intimate Strangers") (UK #23), and "I Will Be With You" (UK #14).[3]. I was shell-shocked. Ive had every single gig wiped out of my diary through to almost Christmas. Subscribe to one or all notification sources from this one place. "Some of the things that I was particularly upset about was the 80s classical concert. I was 26 and my dad was suggesting I try the cruise ships. Your email address will not be published. How I handled it was difficult because it can look like youre trying to latch on to something to get attention., I sloped off to LA for a while to stay with friends and wrote some songs for other people, Carol said in an interview with the Sunday Express. I was nervous about Amelia singing it because I didnt want her to do better than me. Around the same time, it emerged that she had also grown frustrated at a lack of airplay for her band's new material, as many radio stations were only interested in playing T'Pau's classic hits. "The money comes in with the big campaign and that I find frustrating. The 4CD box set The Virgin Anthology can be bought here. . Another greatest hits release appeared in 1997, and Decker reformed the band with a new line-up in 1998, for the release of a new studio album, Red. 10 in the UK, earning a silver disc. "The funniest moment came when Dylan told me that he and Scarlett had six years experience between them at college. You have to roll with the punches, and the big budgets are gone, but I mix those large retro shows with smaller sets and acoustic tours. So what do you do when it seems things cant get any worse? Quickly signed to Virgin's Siren subsidiary, the group released their debut single, "Heart and Soul," in early 1987 with little fanfare. Discover Red by T'Pau released in 1998. We flew back to London to appear on it and were never told we werent going back to the States, she says. After the split, Carol admits she lost her way and it would be almost a decade before she released a new TPau album, Red. They needed to stop for sandwiches every hour. A year later, in October 1987, we were at No 1. He said the gaps needed filling, so I started these syncopated sort of nonsense noises. "Fortunately, we got it wrapped up just in time. . Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic. We built it around ourselves, with the right intentions, but wed do it very differently today.. All Tracks by Ronnie Rogers (1) Covers of Ronnie Rogers Songs (1) 1 cover. Discover Sex Talk by T'Pau released in 2007. Ronnie and I had got the vocals finished in February and we thought wed start putting the music out as download-only singles. We need to find other ways to let people know its out. With Carol Decker, Ronnie Rogers, T'Pau. But her success caused much dissent and jealousy in her marriage and friendships, so created her own monster. To me, it was just another song it didnt sound like it had a chorus either. It was re-recorded for the single version and Carol explained to me why: We recorded the song in one passionate take and we were happy with it for the album. She and fellow founding member Ronnie Rogers had worked with other members of TPau to write a few new songs just before lockdown. Background. I didnt even present the idea to the band, says Carol. In the years after T'Pau's split in 1992, Decker continued to occasionally perform as a solo artist. You never really know why one song does it. Valentine, the bands third hit single, finally lived up to its potential by making the UK No.9. Carol has kept in touch with her 50,000 Twitter followers most days, offering plenty of laughter along the way. As the first T'Pau album since 1991's The Promise, Red features singer Carol Decker as the only member from the original line-up. 3, Drew's Famous Instrumental Country Collection, Vol. "Ive always had a great association with Shropshire, particularly Shrewsbury and Bridgnorth, which were both home, and weve played lots of gigs in the West Midlands, from Bilston to Birmingham. Ronnies mother gave us a china tea-set and if you lifted the cups up to the light you can see a womans face in the bottom. They storyboarded the video before filming. Ronnie Rogers was a guitarist with a band called The Katz. Data-Privacy Then one day I saw this documentary about Mary Shelley. The band formed in 1986, taking their name from a Vulcan elder of the same name in the sci-fi series Star Trek. Things started getting very difficult, says Carol. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic. This was in part why the bands third set, The Promise, was recorded with each member playing a greater part, and a new producer was hired. You know the expression polishing the turd? Carol said the closure of concert venues had wrecked her bands schedule for 2020 and they were unlikely to perform now until the end of the year at the very earliest. I remember holding this cup up to the light, and seeing this Japanese ladys face in the bottom. Impressum There always seemed to be someone who gave us enough support and encouragement to keep going, he says today. 7 May 1961, Greenwich, London) Lead Guitarist, Ronnie Rogers (b. As Carol admits, if being an eclectic songwriter is a sin, then she and Ronnie are guilty as charged. After a farewell tour, T'Pau broke up, and Decker began a solo career soon after. She and Rogers toured the U.K. in 2013, the 25th anniversary of the group's formation, and continued to perform during 2014. Credit: Tim Roney/Getty Images/Getty Images Entertainment/Getty Images, English pop-oriented rock band, led by Carol Decker, that scored a global hit in 1987 with "Heart and Soul. T'Pau: 04:31 : Amazon: 2 : Bridge of Spies. "I have a dark sense of humour, quite gallows, and people might think some of the things I post are inappropriate. A third album The Promise followed in 1991, but the band split soon afterwards. We lived and wrote music together above the Pengwern boat club in Shrewsbury for seven years. I still love playing it. T'Pau: 03:58 . Doing those shows with an orchestra are amazing. Further promotional activities included a live session for Virgin Radio and an appearance on VH1, which Decker also filmed material for in New York. All Rights Reserved. They absolutely had to stop for lunch. We did a reunion tour in 2013 and it was always the highlight. Singer Carol Decker said of the authorship and composition of the selection: Ron had just bought a new keyboard with a built in sequencer, so he was just trying to get used to the gizmos in it and while messing around with the sequencer he started the bum bum buh buh bum bum bum of the bass riff. Carol, who met Prince Charles and Princess Diana during the late 1980s when her band became the biggest in Britain, said she was proud of her two children. Its in a lovely spot, in the middle of a quarry, so we could record until God knows when, and use the social club for gigs. [3], The song is notable for its usage of various vocal overdubs, causing Decker, essentially, to be duetting with herself on the original studio recording. They get really sniffy when we suggested something. It started OK, but tensions started to build with the others as time went on., Siren Records sent the newly formed six-piece stateside to a studio near Chicago to record their first album, Bridge Of Spies. The rap was the idea of Andy Piercy, our then producer. Red was not a commercial success, nor was a re-recorded version of "Giving Up the Ghost", which was released in 1999. We had this great producer, Roy Thomas Baker, who had worked with Queen and The Cars, and was used to working on a huge scale. It included one Top 20 hit, "Whenever You Need Me", but the band's commercial peak had now passed and they split up after its release. She successfully poached him for her own band, but just three weeks later, the band split. Carol Decker and Ronnie Rogers of TPau talk about career highs, overlooked songs, and the eclecticism at the heart of the band. When it gets past 8pm, Richard wrestles my phone out of my hand.. When it was good it was brilliant, but there was a lot going on, admitted Carol. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic. The next release, China in Your Hand, failed to chart in the US but became the 600th UK number one and was top of the chart on the week of the Kings Cross fire. A bloke came up to us and said: I was in a coma that song brought me out of it. Table 19: Oberhofer's Ultimate Wedding Mixtape, Put Your Hands Up, Vol. The knock-backs from the labels were never constructive, she says. . But I have to keep away from social media when I have had a few glasses of wine. Discover Heart and Soul: The Very Best of T'Pau [Renaissance] by T'Pau released in 1996. We have 18 shows in Germany with orchestra, choir and full band, mded by the singer and musician John Miles. Carol Decker / Ronnie Rogers. T'Pau: I Will Be with You: Directed by Brian Grant. Goodbye Summer: ATO Records 2013 Fall Music Sampler, Drew's Famous Instrumental Country Collection, Vol. In 1982 Carol attended a Katz gig where Ronnie threw his guitar into the audience, which hit Carol and cut her finger. He was grumpy because he was getting into his zone before the gig or shagging his girlfriend but he bought us lots of champagne afterwards, bless him. Bryan Adams bought us champagne TPau in 1988. Decker re-formed the band with a new line-up in 1998, and T'Pau have in recent years continued to work live regularly. Ronnie Rogers was a guitarist with a band called The Katz. In 1988 they released their second album Rage, which peaked at No. The actual China line this sounds terrible but I had this flimsy tea set from Ronnies mum, whod always give us crockery and duvets. Now former Midlands rock band TPau are going it alone by releasing music without the help of a record company. A compilation album, Heart and Soul The Very Best of T'Pau, was released in 1993 and reached the UK Top 40. We had to watch telly in sleeping bags. Im so impressed with my children. 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Boorer, Jez Ashurst electric guitar, acoustic guitar, Spencer Cozens keyboards (tracks 2, 4-7, 10), Dave Hattee drums, programming on "Love Song", Rafe McKenna - producer (tracks 1, 3, 8-9), mixing, engineer, Marco Sabiu - producer (track 1), programming (track 1), Simon Dawson, Feddy de Faye, Alan Jenkins, Roberto Pieroni engineers, Jeremy Gill, Simon Morris, Peter Sberi assistant engineers, This page was last edited on 4 June 2022, at 08:47. Learn how your comment data is processed. I put things up things that make me laugh on Twitter. He was right about Valentine. The band was earning a strong reputation as a live act and was soon on tour with Nik Kershaw. Carol Decker / Ronnie Rogers. That one has really, really hurt.. The inspiration for China in Your Hand came from Frankensteins creator, Mary Shelley. They would just listen to the cassettes and send them back with a standard letter. Tim Burgess / Carol Decker / Dean Howard / Paul Jackson / Ronnie Rogers. [4] The compilation's title was based on the band's successful debut single "Heart and Soul". Carol Decker / Ronnie Rogers. Eight years ago they left the bright lights of London Carol moved to Henley with her husband Richard who is an executive chef for the restaurant chain Bodeans, and their children Scarlett, 15, and Dylan, 11. 26 August 1954, Telford) Keyboardist, Paul Jackson (b. Track listing [ edit] Because of lockdown, we had to film at home using whatever props we could. [7][8] It was given a release in the United States on 9 November 1999 by Renaissance Records as a two-disc set, with the additional disc containing three tracks: the re-recorded "Heart and Soul '97", a live, unplugged version of the band's 1987 UK number one hit "China in Your Hand", and the demo version of the album track "Do the Right Dance". It was a bad call. I just looked at him and asked if we had been dropped He replied: Well, thats one way of looking at it. The record was not a commercial success, but T'Pau have continued to perform live on a semi-regular basis. Although wed been signed, I was still working as a telephone engineer. I was filled with abject horror at that idea, so was starting to panic., A band was swiftly pulled together for the set, which ended with Carol and Ronnie being signed on the spot. Decker still performs under the name T'Pau at solo shows and 1980s nostalgia concerts. In 2015, freshly reunited professionally with Ronnie, TPau released Pleasure And Pain, which received a strong critical response and solid sales, sparking a ferocious touring schedule that the band maintains to this day. It is a story within a story, be careful what you wish for in case you get it. Their 1987 album, Bridge of Spies (the album was called T'Pau in the U.S.)[T'Pau (band) at All Music Guide] was a best seller and won several British music industry awards. I would actually pick Only A Heartbeat from The Promise as my favourite TPau song ever.. In 2007, marking the 20th anniversary of T'Pau's initial success, Ron Rogers and Carol Decker released the new single, "Just Dream", exclusively as an internet download. T'Pau: 04:13 : Amazon: 2 : Valentine. See full bio Born: March 13, 1959 in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, UK More at IMDbPro Contact Info: View agent, publicist, legal on IMDbPro Known For Table 19 Soundtrack (2017) Written by MD Brown/AJ Sansone/RJCalilliVocals Ronnie RogersFrom the T'Pau CD Single I Will Be With You We had nothing left to give each other, Carol said. The LP, released in 1988, stalled at number four on the British chart, and its follow-up, The Promise, barely made the Top Ten in 1991. The band T'Pau formed in 1986 in Shropshire, taking their name from a Vulcan priestess by the same name in the Star Trek films. With Carol Decker, Ronnie Rogers, T'Pau. "Greatest Hits: Heart and Soul - T'Pau - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic", "T'Pau - Heart And Soul - The Very Best Of T'Pau at Discogs", "T'Pau | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Heart_and_Soul:_The_Very_Best_of_T%27Pau&oldid=1136242761, Stephen W. Tayler mixing (tracks 5, 79), This page was last edited on 29 January 2023, at 12:03. Nevertheless, this is a solid enough comeback album. In Groups: T'Pau. In fact, the classic 80s power ballad was to mark a commercial peak, and the groups US career was already starting to unravel. In 2011 she felt insulted when Gary Barlow, then a judge on X-Factor, made a derogatory comment about China In Your Hand and Carol took to Twitter to vent her spleen. Decker still performs under the name T'Pau at solo shows and 1980s nostalgia concerts, and in 2013 she reunited with original bandmember and co-songwriter Ronnie Rogers for a 25th anniversary UK tour. 1988 saw the release of their second album Rage which produced the hit single "Secret Garden". If youre not Beyonce with millions of followers it is hard. We had five arena shows lined up with the London Philharmonic. I wont plead poverty but financially its as good as the deal you sign and we didnt sign a very good deal. 2, Time for Dreaming: 45 of the World's Greatest Love Songs, The Best 80s Album in the WorldEver! Im very conscious of the fact that his career is massive and mine isnt any more. More at IMDbPro Contact info Agent info Resume Add to list Awards 1 win & 3 nominations Known for Laura Bell Bundy: Drop on By Music Video 8 August 1961, Telford) Bassist, Taj Wyzgowski (b. "The band has been going for more than 30. English pop-oriented rock band, led by Carol Decker, that scored a global hit in 1987 with "Heart and Soul." Id dicked around, fluffed my A-levels, bumbled my way into art school, and ended up singing in a friends band. The breakdown of the band also coincided with the breakdown of her relationship with Rogers. She and fellow founding member Ronnie Rogers had worked with other members of T'Pau to write a few new songs just before lockdown. That meant she would be unable to make a living without her normal fees for performing. Heart and Soul: The Very Best of T'Pau is a compilation album by British pop group T'Pau, which was released by Virgin Records in 1993. She said: Three of my friends have suffered from the coronavirus. I toured it up and down the UK, and then I went across Europe with Status Quo and I left her behind when she was six months old. I guess subconsciously thats how I got the title.. T'Pau: 03:34 : Spotify Amazon: 2 : Only the Lonely. No one really notices or minds as I cover the essential dynamics of the song. I was very depressed for several years but I brought myself back from the brink. They have had a string of Top 40 hits in the UK, and several hits in the United States and Europe. I sometimes get frustrated that people focus so much on China In Your Hand but its great to be remembered in such a fickle business. The compilation's title was based on the band's successful debut single "Heart and Soul". They have had a string of Top 40 hits in the UK, and several hits in the United States and Europe. Two had just got back from a trip to Malaysia when they became infected and I had lunch with one. Later in November and December 1998, T'Pau supported Status Quo on the German and UK leg of their Tour "It's Good to Tour". I knew following up Bridge Of Spies was going to be hard, but I am proud of Rage and, certainly initially, wasnt particularly worried by it not doing as well. With each rejection, it was getting a bit much. We came from bands and embraced that culture, but we were signed as a duo to the label. You have to rely on your social media. Initially a flop in the UK, it first became a hit in the U.S. The audience reaction is irreplaceable but putting it bluntly, thats how I earn my money. The bands first appearance on the classic BBC TV show Top Of The Pops would, Carol believes, lead to stateside promoters turning away from the group. So we had a lot of fun but we had our never-work-with-your-family moments.. Sites: Wikipedia, web.archive.org, secondhandsongs.com, repertoire.bmi.com Aliases: Randall Rogers Variations: Viewing All | Ronnie Rogers R. Rogers, R.Rogers, Rodgers, Rogers, Rogers Ronnie, Ron Rogers Artist [a357974] Its part of the fabric of the 80s and you have to respect that.. Ronnie Rogers - producer (tracks 3, 9) Simon Dawson, Feddy de Faye, Alan Jenkins, Roberto Pieroni . I had made some money but not tons. In the summer of 2003 Carol appeared in the all-star, all-female hit show, Mums The Word in Londons West End. In November 1987, when TPaus China In Your Hand became the 600th single to peak at No.1 in Britain, it seemed the bands passport to world domination was stamped and little would stand in their way. I did a few last year. T'Pau: China in Your Hand: Directed by Brian Grant. During the series, Amelia Lily took to the stage to perform the song and at the end of it Gary came out and said, It was nice to hear that song sung in tune. which prompted Carol to comment, He implied that Id sung it out of tune. We had all of the symptoms except for the high temperature. | I was watching a documentary on the whole Mary Shelley and Byron and Keats gang and was enthralled by how, at 19, she outsold both noted poets, revealed Carol. It was horrible as we were tied into touring a dying album with everyone hating each other. Ronnie believes if the band members had been better friends they might have been able to secure a new deal, but the fractures in the working structure proved too severe to fix. Scarlett is doing animation production at university in Bournemouth so she created a shooting schedule before we started. It was a bit out on a limb from everything else too, but, picking a song on its merit, it was the obvious one to choose. Radio stations in the States now struggled to categorize the group, who refused to slot neatly into segregated playlist policies. "Those have been pulled and the arenas are hard to book in advance so we dont know if theyll go ahead. I started to sing a melody over it, the wafty vocal and came up with more than an ocean keeps us apart. The lyrics were about when I went on holiday with my parents and Ronnie couldnt come. [2] Prior to deciding on this name, they were called Talking America on early demos sent to record and publishing companies. By then, I felt so assured and assumed that people got us and we were going to be able to do what we thought was right. I love that side of it but I miss having record company money for promotion. [7] It also reached the number 1 in several other European countries but made little impact in the United States. "You dont earn any money from the records, you have to go on the road to earn a living. Ronnie recalls that one of their US singles was pitched to Keith Richards of The Rolling Stones for a solo contribution. In the years after T'Pau's split in 1992, Decker continued to occasionally perform as a solo artist. They dont understand the concept of working until its done and then getting drunk. On its release in October 1988, there was a discernible cooling of the bands commercial fortunes, with lead single, Secret Garden, failing to break the UK Top 10. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Stings Ten Summoners Tales Now Available In Expanded Digital Edition, Paul McCartney And Wings Red Rose Speedway For Record Store Day Edition, David Bowie, The 1975, And The Cure Among Exclusive 2023 Record Store Day Releases, Dandy In The Underworld: The Very Best Of Marc Bolan, Mama Cass Was Sheer Class: Remembering Cass Elliot, Please Mr. Postman: The Carpenters Redeliver The Marvelettes Hit, Glen Campbell, Shaggy, And Lil Wayne: Currently Trending Songs, Weighty In The Eighties: When Prog Rock Went Pop, Redemption Song: The Story Behind Bob Marleys Timeless Anthem. They actually say they can't, and then the younger stations play the younger artists, the hip stations. In an interview, she stated, "It's a little harder to get on the radio because all the '80s stations play the '80s stuff and they won't play your new stuff. We burst out laughing. Carol Decker / Ronnie Rogers. Dean Howard, Carol Decker and Ronnie Rogers on stage at the Montreux rock festival, 1988. 24 November 1959, Bolton) Lead Guitarist on, "Bridge of Spies" (1988, U.S./German release only), "Only A Heartbeat" (1991, U.S./Japan release only), "With a Little Luck" (1998, Promo release only). The pair blocked the suggestion, which they now describe as a big mistake. I Love Mum: The Best Mother's Day Album in the World Ever! As the only original member, Decker originally considered touring under her own name, but was advised that using the T'Pau name would generate more recognition. I was beside myself with joy when we flew out, recalls Carol. Carols daughter Scarlett had directed TPaus 2018 single Run and was happy to take on her latest project with help from her younger brother Dylan. So I started it: It was a theme she had / On a scheme he had / Told in a foreign land. The message, basically, is be careful what you wish for. Ronnie Rogers Real Name: Randall Jay Rogers Profile: American country singer and songwriter, born in Nashville, Tennessee. But she and Ronnie had also split by then and the collection was essentially a solo project. Once wed filmed it, wed ping it back and forth to Ronnie, who lives in Wales.. "[11] Heather Phares of AllMusic stated, "The group's smooth pop sounds remain intact on songs like 'With a Little Luck,' 'Now That You're Gone,' 'Giving Up the Ghost,' and 'Let It All Fall.'[10]. T'Pau: 04:00 . Their debut album, Bridge Of Spies, was released in September of 1987 and the first single from it was Heart and Soul which reached number four in both the UK and the US. 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