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			Recorded = 1958,<ref name = "Cadence">{{cite news\|title=The Cadence Era: "Canadian Sunset" brightens Andy's disk career\|date=1967-11-11\|work=]\|page=AW-20}}</ref> 1962-1969<ref name= "complete">(2002) Album notes for ''The Complete Columbia Chart Singles Collection'' by Andy Williams . New York: Sony Music.</ref><ref name = "Sony">(2002) Album notes for ''Warm and Willing/Newest Hits'' by Andy Williams . New York: Sony Music.</ref>\|
	\| Cover =Andy Williams' Greatest Hits.jpg
	\| Released = 1970		Released = 1970\|
			Genre = Early ], ], Vocal pop, ], ], Film music, ]<ref name="allmusic">{{cite web\|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/andy-williams-greatest-hits-r26673\| title=Andy Williams' Greatest Hits - Andy Williams\|work=allmusic.com\|publisher=Rovi Corporation\|accessdate=17 August 2011}}</ref>\|
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			\| rev2 = '']''
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			'''''Andy Williams' Greatest Hits''''' is a ] by American pop singer ] that was released in early 1970 by ].<ref name= Billboard/> It was not, however, as its title might suggest, strictly a hit singles compilation, although some of his biggest songs since joining Columbia (such as the ] number ones "]" and "]") were included. A couple of selections ("]" and "]") were never released as singles by Williams, and his ], "]", failed to chart upon its much-belated release as a single in 1969.<ref name= complete/> His six ] singles that made the Top 10 on '']'' magazine's ] are passed over for the inclusion of his number 11 hit from that label, "]", and 17 of his Columbia recordings that made the Hot 100 up until 1970 are left out here in favor of "Charade", which spent its one week on the chart at number 100.<ref name = "hot">{{Harvnb\|Whitburn\|2009\|p=1059–1060}}.</ref>

			The most noticeable change that was made for the UK release of the album was the replacement of the cover sketch with the photo of Williams found in the gatefold section of the album jacket of the US release. The other major difference was the fact that Williams's recording of "]" was added to the track list for the UK version.

			The album made its first appearance on the ] chart in the issue dated March 7, 1970, and remained there for 20 weeks, peaking at number 42.<ref name = "album">{{Harvnb\|Whitburn\|2010\|p=844}}.</ref> In the UK it debuted on the album chart on April 11 of that year in the number two position out of 55 albums listed that week and eventually had five appearances at number one there out of a total of 108 weeks on the chart.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.chartstats.com/release.php?release=36877\|title= Andy Williams - Greatest Hits\|publisher=Chart Stats \|accessdate=19 August 2011}}</ref> The ] awarded the album Gold certification on September 13, 1971.<ref name="Andy WilliamsSSearch"></ref>

			The US version of the album was released on compact disc for the first time by ] in 1988.<ref name= allmusic/> A Columbia 3-CD box set including this version of the album along with the US versions of '']'' and his 1971 album '']'' was released on August 12, 1997.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/greatest-hits-greatest-hits-vol-2-love-story-r310399\|title=Greatest Hits/ Greatest Hits, Vol. 2/Love Story\|work=allmusic.com\|publisher=Rovi Corporation\|accessdate= 16 August 2011}}</ref>
	'''''Andy Williams' Greatest Hits''''' is a compilation album by ].

	==Track listing==		==Track listing==
	# "Born Free" (John Barry, Don Black) – 2:27
	# "Days Of Wine And Roses" (Henry Mancini, Johnny Mercer) – 2:48
	# "Moon River" (Mancini, Mercer) – 2:46
	# "Dear Heart" (Single version) (Ray Evans, Jay Livingston, Mancini) – 2:56
	# "The Hawaiian Wedding Song (Ke Kali Nei Au)" (Al Hoffman, Charles E. King, Dick Manning, Ralph Rainger) – 2:29
	# "More" (Marcello Ciorciolini, Norman Newell, Nino Oliviero, Orlolani, Riz Ortolani) – 2:31
	# "Almost There" (Jerry Keller, Gloria Shayne) – 2:59
	# "Charade" (Mancini, Mercer) – 2:34
	# "Happy Heart" (James Last, Jackie Rae) – 3:15
	# "Can't Get Used To Losing You" (Jerome Doc Pomus, Mortimer Shuman) – 2:24
	# "May Each Day" (Greed, Mort Greene, George Wyle) – 2:52

			# "]" (], ]) – 2:27
	==Chart positions==
			#*<small>Nick DeCaro - arranger, producer<ref>(1967) '']'' by Andy Williams . New York: Columbia Records CS 9480.</ref> </small>
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			# "]" (], ]) – 2:48
			#*<small>Robert Mersey - arranger, conductor, producer<ref name = "days">(1963) '']'' by Andy Williams . New York: Columbia Records CS 8815.</ref></small>
			# "]" (], ]) – 2:46
			#*<small>Robert Mersey - arranger, conductor, producer<ref>(1962) '']'' by Andy Williams . New York: Columbia Records CS 8609.</ref></small>
			# "Dear Heart" (], ], ]) – 2:55
			#*<small>Robert Mersey - arranger, conductor, producer<ref name = "dear">(1965) '']'' by Andy Williams . New York: Columbia Records CS 9138.</ref></small>
			# "]" (], Charles E. King, ]) – 2:29
			#*<small>] - conductor<ref name = "sweetheart">(1959) '']'' by Andy Williams . New York: Cadence Records CLP-25029.</ref></small>
			#*<small>Carlyle Hall - arranger<ref name= sweetheart/></small>
			# "]" (], Nino Oliviero, ]) – 2:32
			#*<small>Robert Mersey - conductor, producer<ref name = "Academy">(1964) '']'' by Andy Williams . New York: Columbia Records CS 8971.</ref></small>
			#*<small>] - arranger<ref name= Academy/></small>
			# "Almost There" (], ]) – 2:59
			#*<small>Robert Mersey - arranger, conductor, producer<ref name= dear/></small>
			# "Charade" (], ]) – 2:35
			#*<small>Robert Mersey - arranger, conductor, producer<ref name= Academy/></small>
			# "]" (], ]) – 3:15
			#*<small>] - producer<ref name = "happy">(1969) '']'' by Andy Williams . New York: Columbia Records CS 9844.</ref></small>
			#*<small>Al Capps - arranger<ref name= happy/></small>
			# "]" (], ]) – 2:25
			#*<small>Robert Mersey - arranger, conductor, producer<ref name= days/></small>
			# "May Each Day" (Mort Green, ]) – 2:54
			#*<small>Robert Mersey - arranger, conductor, producer<ref name= days/></small>

			For the UK version of this collection, "]" (from the 1967 album '']'') was inserted between "Almost There" and "Charade", but the track listing for the UK version was otherwise identical to that of the North American release.<ref>(1970) ''Andy Williams' Greatest Hits'' by Andy Williams . London: CBS Records 63920.</ref>

			==Recording dates==

			*11/3/58 - "Hawaiian Wedding Song"<ref name= Cadence/>
			*1/4/62 - "Moon River"<ref name= complete/>
			*12/2/62 - "Can't Get Used to Losing You"<ref name= complete/>
			*1/16/63 - "Days of Wine and Roses",<ref name= complete/> "May Each Day"<ref name= Sony/>
			*11/1/63 - "Charade"<ref name= complete/>
			*2/28/64 - "Almost There"<ref name= complete/>
			*8/19/64 - "Dear Heart"<ref name= complete/>
			*9/18/67 - "Can't Take My Eyes off You"<ref name= complete/>
			*3/8/69 - "Happy Heart"<ref name= complete/>

			=='']'' & UK singles chart positions==
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			\| align="center"\| 11
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			\|-
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			\| align="center"\| 3/2/63
			\| align="center"\| 2 (4 weeks)
			\| align="center"\| 1 (4 weeks)
			\| align="center"\| 7
			\| align="center"\| 3/23/63
			\| align="center"\| 2 (1 week)
			\|-
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			\| align="center"\| 3/16/63
			\| align="center"\| 26
			\| align="center"\| 9
			\| align="center"\|–
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			\| align="center"\|–
			\|-
			\| "Charade"
			\| align="center"\| 1/18/64
			\| align="center"\| 100
			\| align="center"\|–
			\| align="center"\|–
			\| align="center"\|–
			\| align="center"\|–
			\|-
			\| "Almost There"
			\| align="center"\| 11/14/64
			\| align="center"\| 67
			\| align="center"\| 12
			\| align="center"\|–
			\| align="center"\| 9/18/65
			\| align="center"\| 2 (3 weeks)
			\|-
			\| "Dear Heart"
			\| align="center"\| 11/28/64
			\| align="center"\| 24
			\| align="center"\| 2 (1 week)
			\| align="center"\|–
			\| align="center"\|–
			\| align="center"\|–
			\|-
			\| "May Each Day"
			\| align="center"\|–
			\| align="center"\|–
			\| align="center"\|–
			\| align="center"\|–
			\| align="center"\| 2/26/66
			\| align="center"\| 19
			\|-
			\| "]"
			\| align="center"\|–
			\| align="center"\|–
			\| align="center"\|–
			\| align="center"\|–
			\| align="center"\| 3/16/68
			\| align="center"\| 5
			\|-
			\| "]"
			\| align="center"\| 4/5/69
			\| align="center"\| 22
			\| align="center"\| 1 (2 weeks)
			\| align="center"\|–
			\| align="center"\| 5/10/69
			\| align="center"\| 19
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			Williams's 1962 recording of "]" was issued as a single on June 29, 1969, but did not reach the '']'' or UK charts.<ref name= complete/>

			=='']'' & UK album chart positions==
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	\|align="~~left~~"\|~~1970~~		\|align="center"\|3/7/70
	\|~~rowspan="2"~~ align="~~left~~"\|1		\|align="center"\|20
			\|align="center"\|42
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	\|align="left"\|1971
			\|align="center"\|4/11/70
			\|align="center"\|108
			\|align="center"\|1 (5 weeks)
	\|}		\|}

	{{S-start}}		{{S-start}}
	{{S-bef\|before = '']'' by ]<br/>''Led Zeppelin III'' by Led Zeppelin}}		{{S-bef\|before = '']'' by ]<br/>''Led Zeppelin III'' by Led Zeppelin}}
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	== Personnel ==		== Personnel ==

			*] - conductor ("Hawaiian Wedding Song")
	*Andy Williams – vocals
			*Al Capps - arranger ("Happy Heart")
			*Nick DeCaro - arranger/producer ("Born Free", "Can't Take My Eyes off You")
			*] - producer ("Happy Heart")
			*] - arranger ("More")
			*Eddie Karam - conductor ("Can't Take My Eyes off You")
			*Robert Mersey - arranger, conductor, producer (see track listing)
			*] - vocalist

			==Notes==
			{{reflist\|2}}

	==References==		==References==
	{{~~Reflist~~}}		{{refbegin}}
			*{{citation
			\| last = Whitburn
			\| first = Joel
			\| title = Joel Whitburn Presents Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles, 1942-2004
			\| year = 2004
			\| publisher = Record Research Inc.
			\| isbn = 0898201608
			}}
			*{{citation
			\| last = Whitburn
			\| first = Joel
			\| title = Joel Whitburn Presents Billboard Top Adult Songs, 1961-2006
			\| year = 2007
			\| publisher = Record Research Inc.
			\| isbn = 0898201691
			}}
			*{{citation
			\| last = Whitburn
			\| first = Joel
			\| title = Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 1955-2008
			\| year = 2009
			\| publisher = Record Research Inc.
			\| isbn = 0898201802
			}}
			*{{citation
			\| last = Whitburn
			\| first = Joel
			\| title = Joel Whitburn Presents Top Pop Albums, Seventh Edition
			\| year = 2010
			\| publisher = Record Research Inc.
			\| isbn = 0898201837
			}}
			{{refend}}

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Andy Williams' Greatest Hits is a compilation album by American pop singer Andy Williams that was released in early 1970 by Columbia Records. It was not, however, as its title might suggest, strictly a hit singles compilation, although some of his biggest songs since joining Columbia (such as the Easy Listening number ones "Can't Get Used to Losing You" and "Happy Heart") were included. A couple of selections ("Born Free" and "More") were never released as singles by Williams, and his signature song, "Moon River", failed to chart upon its much-belated release as a single in 1969. His six Cadence singles that made the Top 10 on Billboard magazine's Hot 100 are passed over for the inclusion of his number 11 hit from that label, "Hawaiian Wedding Song", and 17 of his Columbia recordings that made the Hot 100 up until 1970 are left out here in favor of "Charade", which spent its one week on the chart at number 100.

The most noticeable change that was made for the UK release of the album was the replacement of the cover sketch with the photo of Williams found in the gatefold section of the album jacket of the US release. The other major difference was the fact that Williams's recording of "Can't Take My Eyes off You" was added to the track list for the UK version.

The album made its first appearance on the Billboard Top LP's chart in the issue dated March 7, 1970, and remained there for 20 weeks, peaking at number 42. In the UK it debuted on the album chart on April 11 of that year in the number two position out of 55 albums listed that week and eventually had five appearances at number one there out of a total of 108 weeks on the chart. The Recording Industry Association of America awarded the album Gold certification on September 13, 1971.

The US version of the album was released on compact disc for the first time by Columbia Records in 1988. A Columbia 3-CD box set including this version of the album along with the US versions of Andy Williams' Greatest Hits Vol. 2 and his 1971 album Love Story was released on August 12, 1997.

Track listing

"Born Free" (John Barry, Don Black) – 2:27
- Nick DeCaro - arranger, producer
"Days of Wine and Roses" (Henry Mancini, Johnny Mercer) – 2:48
- Robert Mersey - arranger, conductor, producer
"Moon River" (Henry Mancini, Johnny Mercer) – 2:46
- Robert Mersey - arranger, conductor, producer
"Dear Heart" (Ray Evans, Jay Livingston, Henry Mancini) – 2:55
- Robert Mersey - arranger, conductor, producer
"Hawaiian Wedding Song" (Al Hoffman, Charles E. King, Dick Manning) – 2:29
- Archie Bleyer - conductor
- Carlyle Hall - arranger
"More" (Norman Newell, Nino Oliviero, Riz Ortolani) – 2:32
- Robert Mersey - conductor, producer
- Dave Grusin - arranger
"Almost There" (Jerry Keller, Gloria Shayne) – 2:59
- Robert Mersey - arranger, conductor, producer
"Charade" (Henry Mancini, Johnny Mercer) – 2:35
- Robert Mersey - arranger, conductor, producer
"Happy Heart" (James Last, Jackie Rae) – 3:15
- Jerry Fuller - producer
- Al Capps - arranger
"Can't Get Used to Losing You" (Jerome "Doc" Pomus, Mort Shuman) – 2:25
- Robert Mersey - arranger, conductor, producer
"May Each Day" (Mort Green, George Wyle) – 2:54
- Robert Mersey - arranger, conductor, producer

For the UK version of this collection, "Can't Take My Eyes off You" (from the 1967 album Love, Andy) was inserted between "Almost There" and "Charade", but the track listing for the UK version was otherwise identical to that of the North American release.

Recording dates

11/3/58 - "Hawaiian Wedding Song"
1/4/62 - "Moon River"
12/2/62 - "Can't Get Used to Losing You"
1/16/63 - "Days of Wine and Roses", "May Each Day"
11/1/63 - "Charade"
2/28/64 - "Almost There"
8/19/64 - "Dear Heart"
9/18/67 - "Can't Take My Eyes off You"
3/8/69 - "Happy Heart"

Billboard & UK singles chart positions

Song	US chart debut	Hot 100	Easy Listening	Hot R&B Sides	UK chart debut	UK singles chart
"Hawaiian Wedding Song"	12/29/58	11	–	27	–	–
"Can't Get Used to Losing You"	3/2/63	2 (4 weeks)	1 (4 weeks)	7	3/23/63	2 (1 week)
"Days of Wine and Roses"	3/16/63	26	9	–	–	–
"Charade"	1/18/64	100	–	–	–	–
"Almost There"	11/14/64	67	12	–	9/18/65	2 (3 weeks)
"Dear Heart"	11/28/64	24	2 (1 week)	–	–	–
"May Each Day"	–	–	–	–	2/26/66	19
"Can't Take My Eyes off You"	–	–	–	–	3/16/68	5
"Happy Heart"	4/5/69	22	1 (2 weeks)	–	5/10/69	19

Williams's 1962 recording of "Moon River" was issued as a single on June 29, 1969, but did not reach the Billboard or UK charts.

Billboard & UK album chart positions

Chart	Debut date	Weeks charted	Peak position
Billboard Top LP's	3/7/70	20	42
UK Albums Chart	4/11/70	108	1 (5 weeks)

Preceded byNew Morning by Bob Dylan
Led Zeppelin III by Led Zeppelin

UK Albums Chart number-one album
5 December 1970 - 12 December 1970
19 December 1970 - 16 January 1971

Succeeded byLed Zeppelin III by Led Zeppelin
Bridge Over Troubled Water
by Simon & Garfunkel

Personnel

Archie Bleyer - conductor ("Hawaiian Wedding Song")
Al Capps - arranger ("Happy Heart")
Nick DeCaro - arranger/producer ("Born Free", "Can't Take My Eyes off You")
Jerry Fuller - producer ("Happy Heart")
Dave Grusin - arranger ("More")
Eddie Karam - conductor ("Can't Take My Eyes off You")
Robert Mersey - arranger, conductor, producer (see track listing)
Andy Williams - vocalist

Notes

^ "The Cadence Era: "Canadian Sunset" brightens Andy's disk career". Billboard. 1967-11-11. p. AW-20.
^ (2002) Album notes for The Complete Columbia Chart Singles Collection by Andy Williams . New York: Sony Music.
^ (2002) Album notes for Warm and Willing/Newest Hits by Andy Williams . New York: Sony Music.
^ "Andy Williams' Greatest Hits - Andy Williams". allmusic.com. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 17 August 2011. Cite error: The named reference "allmusic" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
^ "Billboard's Top Album Picks". Billboard. 1970-02-14. p. 62.
^ Whitburn 2009, p. 1059–1060.
^ Whitburn 2010, p. 844.
"Andy Williams - Greatest Hits". Chart Stats. Retrieved 19 August 2011.
RIAA Gold and Platinum Search for albums by Andy Williams
"Greatest Hits/ Greatest Hits, Vol. 2/Love Story". allmusic.com. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 16 August 2011.
(1967) Born Free by Andy Williams . New York: Columbia Records CS 9480.
^ (1963) Days of Wine and Roses and Other TV Requests by Andy Williams . New York: Columbia Records CS 8815.
(1962) Moon River and Other Great Movie Themes by Andy Williams . New York: Columbia Records CS 8609.
^ (1965) Andy Williams' Dear Heart by Andy Williams . New York: Columbia Records CS 9138.
^ (1959) To You Sweetheart, Aloha by Andy Williams . New York: Cadence Records CLP-25029.
^ (1964) The Academy Award-Winning "Call Me Irresponsible" and Other Hit Songs from the Movies by Andy Williams . New York: Columbia Records CS 8971.
^ (1969) Happy Heart by Andy Williams . New York: Columbia Records CS 9844.
(1970) Andy Williams' Greatest Hits by Andy Williams . London: CBS Records 63920.
Whitburn 2007, p. 295.
Whitburn 2004, p. 624.
"Andy Williams". Chart Stats. Retrieved 16 August 2011.
"Number 1 Albums – 1970s". The Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 9 February 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2011.

References

Whitburn, Joel (2004), Joel Whitburn Presents Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles, 1942-2004, Record Research Inc., ISBN 0898201608
Whitburn, Joel (2007), Joel Whitburn Presents Billboard Top Adult Songs, 1961-2006, Record Research Inc., ISBN 0898201691
Whitburn, Joel (2009), Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 1955-2008, Record Research Inc., ISBN 0898201802
Whitburn, Joel (2010), Joel Whitburn Presents Top Pop Albums, Seventh Edition, Record Research Inc., ISBN 0898201837

v t e UK Christmas number-one albums
1956–1960	The King and I – Various artists (1956) The King and I – Various artists (1957) South Pacific – Various artists (1958) South Pacific – Various artists (1959) South Pacific – Various artists (1960)
1961–1970	Another Black and White Minstrel Show – George Mitchell Minstrels (1961) The Black and White Minstrel Show – George Mitchell Minstrels (1962) With the Beatles – the Beatles (1963) Beatles for Sale – the Beatles (1964) Rubber Soul – the Beatles (1965) The Sound of Music – Various artists (1966) Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band – the Beatles (1967) The Beatles – the Beatles (1968) Abbey Road – the Beatles (1969) Andy Williams' Greatest Hits – Andy Williams (1970)
1971–1980	Electric Warrior – T. Rex (1971) 20 All Time Hits of the 50s – Various artists (1972) Goodbye Yellow Brick Road – Elton John (1973) Elton John's Greatest Hits – Elton John (1974) A Night at the Opera – Queen (1975) Glen Campbell's Twenty Golden Greats – Glen Campbell (1976) Disco Fever – Various artists (1977) Grease – Various artists (1978) Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 – Rod Stewart (1979) Super Trouper – ABBA (1980)
1981–1990	The Visitors – ABBA (1981) The John Lennon Collection – John Lennon (1982) Now That's What I Call Music – Various artists (1983) Hits 1 – Various artists (1984) Now – The Christmas Album – Various artists (1985) Now That's What I Call Music 8 – Various artists (1986) Now That's What I Call Music 10 – Various artists (1987) Private Collection: 1979–1988 – Cliff Richard (1988) ...But Seriously – Phil Collins (1989) The Immaculate Collection – Madonna (1990)
1991–2000	Greatest Hits II – Queen (1991) Greatest Hits: 1965–1992 – Cher (1992) Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell – Meat Loaf (1993) Carry On up the Charts – the Beautiful South (1994) Robson & Jerome – Robson & Jerome (1995) Spice – Spice Girls (1996) Let's Talk About Love – Celine Dion (1997) Ladies & Gentlemen: The Best of George Michael – George Michael (1998) Come On Over – Shania Twain (1999) 1 – the Beatles (2000)
2001–2010	Swing When You're Winning – Robbie Williams (2001) Escapology – Robbie Williams (2002) Life for Rent – Dido (2003) Greatest Hits – Robbie Williams (2004) Curtain Call: The Hits – Eminem (2005) Beautiful World – Take That (2006) Spirit – Leona Lewis (2007) The Circus – Take That (2008) I Dreamed a Dream – Susan Boyle (2009) Progress – Take That (2010)
2011–2020	Christmas – Michael Bublé (2011) Our Version of Events – Emeli Sandé (2012) Swings Both Ways – Robbie Williams (2013) X – Ed Sheeran (2014) 25 – Adele (2015) Together – Michael Ball and Alfie Boe (2016) Revival – Eminem (2017) The Greatest Showman – Various artists (2018) You're in My Heart – Rod Stewart (2019) McCartney III – Paul McCartney (2020)
2021–	30 – Adele (2021) Midnights – Taylor Swift (2022) Hackney Diamonds – The Rolling Stones (2023) Short n' Sweet - Sabrina Carpenter (2024)

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