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Gloria

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Sam Smith unconvincingly touted Love Goes as experimental, so when the same adjective was used to promote 2023 follow-up Gloria, there was reason for skepticism -- even in the wake of the second pre-album single, the undulating hit Kim Petras collaboration "Unholy." A voyeuristic tale of a family man leaving his unsuspecting wife behind for exploration at a gay club, "Unholy" is without doubt anomalous in Smith's songbook. It's also the singer's most distinctive dance-pop song since "Latch," if only on a personal level, its sinuous Arabic scale incorporated by established producers ILYA and Omar Fedi. The gamble of sorts paid off when Smith and Petras made history as the first publicly non-binary and transgender artists to top the Billboard Hot 100. Gloria otherwise presents a challenge only to those who expect piano ballads -- there are none -- and are averse to dance music with flashes of disco, reggaeton, and mid-'90s deep house. It's largely unobtrusive and serviceable, distinguished mostly by Smith's elastic voice and increased specificity and complexity to the reflective and romantic songs. Additionally, interludes with historic sound bites from trans activist Sylvia Rivera and the Lilli Vincenz documentary Gay and Proud speak directly to liberation. The more individual touches are to be found in the ballads, as the songs for the dancefloor, and a trap-tinged downtempo number with Jessie Reyez, are generalized in their evocations of heartache, flirtation, and sexual impulsiveness. "Love Me More" starts the album boldly with Smith open about their struggle with self-esteem. In "How to Cry," they're sliding out from under the thumb of a cold, controlling lover, isolated from family and friends. The choral "Gloria" is the album's most powerful moment, the sound of Smith shedding their burdens. "Gloria" would have been an ideal finale. Instead, because there was no other place to put it, a saccharine Ed Sheeran duet ends the album. "We love who we love," the hook, reassures as much as a shrug. Making up for that and the other ineffective material is "Six Shots," a pure R&B slow jam that sounds both classic and contemporary. Although it sticks out here almost as much as "Unholy" and the title song, it's unfortunately destined to be classified as a deep cut.

© Andy Kellman /TiVo

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1
Love Me More
00:03:23

Tor Erik Hermansen, Programmer, ComposerLyricist, MusicProduction - Mikkel S. Eriksen, Programmer, ComposerLyricist, RecordingEngineer, MusicProduction - StarGate, Producer - James Napier, ComposerLyricist - Jeremih, AdditionalVocalist - Kevin 'KD' Davis, MixingEngineer - Eric Bellinger, AdditionalVocalist - Ben Jones, Guitar - Jerry Wonda, Bass - Shameka Marie, AdditionalVocalist - Sam Smith, Producer, Vocalist, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Jimmy Napes, Producer, Programmer, MusicProduction - Jodi Milliner, Bass - Ty Dolla $ign, AdditionalVocalist - Reuben James, Organ - Gus Pirelli, RecordingEngineer - Randy Merrill, MasteringEngineer - Scott Carter, AdditionalVocalist - Thomas Warren, RecordingEngineer - Julian Blake Ray, AdditionalVocalist - Ant Clemons, AdditionalVocalist - Julian Tabb, AdditionalVocalist - Dylan Del-Olmo, AdditionalVocalist - Ashley Clemons, AdditionalVocalist - Vanessa "Nettie" Wood, AdditionalVocalist - Cedric Jackson II, AdditionalVocalist - Tayler Green, AdditionalVocalist - Darien Champagne, AdditionalVocalist - Solomon Fulton, AdditionalVocalist - Amber Clemons, AdditionalVocalist - Alexis Marche Addison, AdditionalVocalist - Jwan Anthony, AdditionalVocalist - Daniel Cagan, AdditionalVocalist - Jasmine “GoGo” Morrow, AdditionalVocalist

℗ 2022 Universal Music Operations Limited

2
No God
00:03:17

Steve Morris, Violin - Tor Erik Hermansen, Programmer, ComposerLyricist, MusicProduction - Mikkel S. Eriksen, Programmer, ComposerLyricist, RecordingEngineer, MusicProduction - Louisa Fuller, Violin - John Metcalfe, Viola - Simon Hale, StringArranger - Richard George, Violin - Chris Worsey, Cello - Ian Burdge, Cello - Everton Nelson, Violin - Ian Humphries, Violin - Chris Laurence, DoubleBass - Steve Fitzmaurice, MixingEngineer - Perry Montague-Mason, Violin - StarGate, Producer - James Napier, ComposerLyricist - EARL HARVIN, DrumKit - Patrick Kiernan, Violin - Andy Parker, Viola - Warren Zielinski, Violin - Stacey Watton, DoubleBass - Marianne Haynes, Violin - Charlie Brown, Violin - Lucy Wilkins, Violin - Adrian Smith, Viola - Reiad Chibah, Viola - Gordon Davidson, Engineer - Ben Jones, Guitar - Alison Dods, Violin - Natalia Bonner, Violin - Vicky Matthews, Cello - Vula Malinga, BackgroundVocalist - Sam Smith, Producer, Vocalist, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Jimmy Napes, Producer, Programmer, MusicProduction - Lucy Whalley, OrchestraContractor - Tony Woollard, Cello - Jodi Milliner, Bass - Reuben James, Rhodes - Gus Pirelli, RecordingEngineer - Randy Merrill, MasteringEngineer - George Oulton, AdditionalEngineer - Patrick Linton, BackgroundVocalist - Charis Jenson, Violin - Natalia Milanesi, RecordingSecondEngineer - Freddie Light, AdditionalEngineer - Ed Farrell, RecordingSecondEngineer - Ladonna Young, BackgroundVocalist - Jenny Lewisohn, Viola - Miles Wheway, RecordingSecondEngineer

℗ 2023 Universal Music Operations Limited

3
Hurting Interlude
00:00:18

Steve Morris, Violin - Tor Erik Hermansen, ComposerLyricist - Mikkel S. Eriksen, ComposerLyricist - Louisa Fuller, Violin - John Metcalfe, Viola - Simon Hale, StringArranger - Richard George, Violin - Chris Worsey, Cello - Ian Burdge, Cello - Everton Nelson, Violin - Ian Humphries, Violin - Chris Laurence, DoubleBass - Steve Fitzmaurice, MixingEngineer - Perry Montague-Mason, Violin - James Napier, ComposerLyricist - Patrick Kiernan, Violin - Andy Parker, Viola - Warren Zielinski, Violin - Stacey Watton, DoubleBass - Marianne Haynes, Violin - Charlie Brown, Violin - Lucy Wilkins, Violin - Adrian Smith, Viola - Reiad Chibah, Viola - Gordon Davidson, Engineer - Alison Dods, Violin - Natalia Bonner, Violin - Vicky Matthews, Cello - Sam Smith, Programmer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Lucy Whalley, OrchestraContractor - Tony Woollard, Cello - Randy Merrill, MasteringEngineer - George Oulton, RecordingSecondEngineer - Charis Jenson, Violin - Natalia Milanesi, RecordingSecondEngineer - Freddie Light, RecordingSecondEngineer - Jenny Lewisohn, Viola - Miles Wheway, RecordingSecondEngineer

℗ 2023 Universal Music Operations Limited

4
Lose You
00:03:10

Steve Morris, Violin - Louisa Fuller, Violin - John Metcalfe, Viola - Henry Walter, ComposerLyricist - Serban Ghenea, MixingEngineer - Simon Hale, StringArranger - Richard George, Violin - Chris Worsey, Cello - Ian Burdge, Cello - Everton Nelson, Violin - Ian Humphries, Violin - Chris Laurence, DoubleBass - Perry Montague-Mason, Violin - James Napier, ComposerLyricist - Patrick Kiernan, Violin - Andy Parker, Viola - Warren Zielinski, Violin - Stacey Watton, DoubleBass - Marianne Haynes, Violin - Charlie Brown, Violin - Ilya Salmanzadeh, ComposerLyricist - Lucy Wilkins, Violin - Adrian Smith, Viola - Reiad Chibah, Viola - Gordon Davidson, Engineer - Cirkut, Producer, Programmer, MusicProduction - Alison Dods, Violin - Ilya, Producer, Programmer, MusicProduction - Natalia Bonner, Violin - Vicky Matthews, Cello - Vula Malinga, Vocalist - Sam Smith, Producer, Vocalist, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Jimmy Napes, Programmer, MusicProduction - Lucy Whalley, OrchestraContractor - Tony Woollard, Cello - Gus Pirelli, Engineer - Randy Merrill, MasteringEngineer - George Oulton, RecordingSecondEngineer - Patrick Linton, Vocalist - Charis Jenson, Violin - Ira Grylack, RecordingSecondEngineer - Omer Fedi, Producer, Programmer, ComposerLyricist, MusicProduction - Blake Slatkin, Producer, Programmer, ComposerLyricist, MusicProduction - Natalia Milanesi, RecordingSecondEngineer - Bryce Bordone, MixingSecondEngineer - Freddie Light, RecordingSecondEngineer - Ed Farrell, RecordingSecondEngineer - Ladonna Young, Vocalist - Jenny Lewisohn, Viola - Miles Wheway, RecordingSecondEngineer

℗ 2022 Universal Music Operations Limited

5
Perfect
00:03:51

Steve Morris, Violin - Tor Erik Hermansen, Programmer, ComposerLyricist, MusicProduction - Mikkel S. Eriksen, Programmer, ComposerLyricist, RecordingEngineer, MusicProduction - Nuno Bettencourt, Guitar - Louisa Fuller, Violin - John Metcalfe, Viola - Simon Hale, StringArranger - Richard George, Violin - Chris Worsey, Cello - Ian Burdge, Cello - Everton Nelson, Violin - Ian Humphries, Violin - Chris Laurence, DoubleBass - Steve Fitzmaurice, MixingEngineer - Perry Montague-Mason, Violin - StarGate, Producer - James Napier, ComposerLyricist - EARL HARVIN, DrumKit - Patrick Kiernan, Violin - Andy Parker, Viola - Warren Zielinski, Violin - Stacey Watton, DoubleBass - Marianne Haynes, Violin - Charlie Brown, Violin - Lucy Wilkins, Violin - Adrian Smith, Viola - Reiad Chibah, Viola - Gordon Davidson, Engineer - Ben Jones, Guitar - Alison Dods, Violin - Natalia Bonner, Violin - Vicky Matthews, Cello - Sam Smith, Producer, Vocalist, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Jimmy Napes, Producer, Programmer, MusicProduction - Lucy Whalley, OrchestraContractor - Tony Woollard, Cello - Jodi Milliner, Bass - Reuben James, Piano - Gus Pirelli, RecordingEngineer - Randy Merrill, MasteringEngineer - Thomas Warren, RecordingEngineer - Jessie Reyez, Vocalist, MainArtist - George Oulton, AdditionalEngineer - Charis Jenson, Violin - Natalia Milanesi, RecordingSecondEngineer - Freddie Light, AdditionalEngineer - Ed Farrell, RecordingSecondEngineer - Jenny Lewisohn, Viola - Miles Wheway, RecordingSecondEngineer

℗ 2023 Universal Music Operations Limited

6
Unholy
00:02:36

Steve Morris, Violin - Louisa Fuller, Violin - John Metcalfe, Viola - Henry Walter, ComposerLyricist - Serban Ghenea, MixingEngineer - Simon Hale, StringArranger - Richard George, Violin - Chris Worsey, Cello - Ian Burdge, Cello - Everton Nelson, Violin - Ian Humphries, Violin - Chris Laurence, DoubleBass - Perry Montague-Mason, Violin - James Napier, ComposerLyricist - Patrick Kiernan, Violin - Andy Parker, Viola - Warren Zielinski, Violin - Stacey Watton, DoubleBass - Marianne Haynes, Violin - Charlie Brown, Violin - Ilya Salmanzadeh, ComposerLyricist - Lucy Wilkins, Violin - Adrian Smith, Viola - Reiad Chibah, Viola - Gordon Davidson, Engineer - Cirkut, Producer, BackgroundVocalist - Alison Dods, Violin - Ilya, Producer, BackgroundVocalist - Natalia Bonner, Violin - Vicky Matthews, Cello - Sam Smith, Producer, Vocalist, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist, BackgroundVocalist - Jimmy Napes, Producer, BackgroundVocalist - Lucy Whalley, OrchestraContractor - Tony Woollard, Cello - Kim Petras, Vocalist, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Gus Pirelli, Engineer - Randy Merrill, MasteringEngineer - George Oulton, RecordingSecondEngineer - Charis Jenson, Violin - Ira Grylack, RecordingSecondEngineer - Omer Fedi, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Blake Slatkin, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Natalia Milanesi, RecordingSecondEngineer - Bryce Bordone, MixingSecondEngineer - Freddie Light, RecordingSecondEngineer - Ed Farrell, RecordingSecondEngineer - Jenny Lewisohn, Viola - Miles Wheway, RecordingSecondEngineer

℗ 2022 Universal Music Operations Limited

7
How To Cry
00:02:40

Henry Walter, ComposerLyricist - Serban Ghenea, MixingEngineer - James Napier, ComposerLyricist - Ilya Salmanzadeh, ComposerLyricist - Ben Jones, Guitar - Ilya, Producer - Sam Smith, Producer, Vocalist, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Jimmy Napes, Producer - Jodi Milliner, Bass - Gus Pirelli, RecordingEngineer - Randy Merrill, MasteringEngineer - Ira Grylack, RecordingSecondEngineer - Omer Fedi, Producer, Guitar, Bass, ComposerLyricist - Blake Slatkin, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Bryce Bordone, MixingSecondEngineer - Ed Farrell, RecordingSecondEngineer

℗ 2023 Universal Music Operations Limited

8
Six Shots
00:02:30

Steve Morris, Violin - Louisa Fuller, Violin - John Metcalfe, Viola - Simon Hale, StringArranger - Richard George, Violin - Chris Worsey, Cello - Ian Burdge, Cello - Everton Nelson, Violin - Ian Humphries, Violin - Chris Laurence, DoubleBass - Steve Fitzmaurice, MixingEngineer - Perry Montague-Mason, Violin - EARL HARVIN, DrumKit - Patrick Kiernan, Violin - Andy Parker, Viola - Warren Zielinski, Violin - Stacey Watton, DoubleBass - Nez, Producer, Programmer, ComposerLyricist - Marianne Haynes, Violin - Charlie Brown, Violin - Lucy Wilkins, Violin - Adrian Smith, Viola - Reiad Chibah, Viola - Gordon Davidson, Engineer - David Odlum, Producer - Ben Jones, Guitar - Alison Dods, Violin - Natalia Bonner, Violin - Vicky Matthews, Cello - Vula Malinga, BackgroundVocalist - Sam Smith, Producer, Vocalist, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Jimmy Napes, Producer - Lucy Whalley, OrchestraContractor - Tony Woollard, Cello - Jodi Milliner, Bass - Mike Hough, BackgroundVocalist - Nami, ComposerLyricist - Reuben James, Piano, Rhodes - Lance Powell, RecordingSecondEngineer - Ray Keys, ComposerLyricist - Gus Pirelli, RecordingEngineer - Randy Merrill, MasteringEngineer - George Oulton, AdditionalEngineer - Loshendrix, Producer, Programmer, ComposerLyricist - Charis Jenson, Violin - Ira Grylack, RecordingSecondEngineer - Natalia Milanesi, RecordingSecondEngineer - Freddie Light, AdditionalEngineer - Ed Farrell, RecordingSecondEngineer - Ladonna Young, BackgroundVocalist - Jenny Lewisohn, Viola - Miles Wheway, RecordingSecondEngineer

℗ 2023 Universal Music Operations Limited

9
Gimme
00:02:49

Tor Erik Hermansen, Programmer, ComposerLyricist, MusicProduction - Mikkel S. Eriksen, Programmer, ComposerLyricist, RecordingEngineer, MusicProduction - Steve Fitzmaurice, MixingEngineer - StarGate, Producer - James Napier, ComposerLyricist - Vula Malinga, BackgroundVocalist - Anju Blaxx, Producer - Koffee, Vocalist, MainArtist - Sam Smith, Producer, Vocalist, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Jimmy Napes, Producer, Programmer, MusicProduction - Gus Pirelli, RecordingEngineer - Randy Merrill, MasteringEngineer - Thomas Warren, RecordingEngineer - Jessie Reyez, Vocalist, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Patrick Linton, BackgroundVocalist - Mikayla Victoria Simpson, ComposerLyricist - Ed Farrell, RecordingSecondEngineer - Ladonna Young, BackgroundVocalist

℗ 2023 Universal Music Operations Limited

10
Dorothy's Interlude
00:00:08

Harold Arlen, ComposerLyricist - Steve Fitzmaurice, MixingEngineer - Yip Harburg, ComposerLyricist - Sam Smith, Programmer, MainArtist - Randy Merrill, MasteringEngineer

℗ 2023 Universal Music Operations Limited

11
I'm Not Here To Make Friends
00:03:49

Steve Morris, Violin - Tor Erik Hermansen, ComposerLyricist - Mikkel S. Eriksen, ComposerLyricist, RecordingEngineer - Louisa Fuller, Violin - John Metcalfe, Viola - Simon Hale, StringArranger - Richard George, Violin - Chris Worsey, Cello - Ian Burdge, Cello - Everton Nelson, Violin - Ian Humphries, Violin - Chris Laurence, DoubleBass - Harold Arlen, ComposerLyricist - Calvin Harris, Producer, Programmer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist, MusicProduction - Steve Fitzmaurice, MixingEngineer - Perry Montague-Mason, Violin - StarGate, Producer - Patrick Kiernan, Violin - Andy Parker, Viola - Warren Zielinski, Violin - Stacey Watton, DoubleBass - Marianne Haynes, Violin - Charlie Brown, Violin - Lucy Wilkins, Violin - Adrian Smith, Viola - Reiad Chibah, Viola - Gordon Davidson, Engineer - Yip Harburg, ComposerLyricist - Ben Jones, Guitar - Alison Dods, Violin - Natalia Bonner, Violin - Vicky Matthews, Cello - Sam Smith, Producer, Vocalist, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Lucy Whalley, OrchestraContractor - Tony Woollard, Cello - Gus Pirelli, RecordingEngineer - Randy Merrill, MasteringEngineer - Thomas Warren, RecordingEngineer - Jessie Reyez, Vocalist, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - George Oulton, AdditionalEngineer - Charis Jenson, Violin - Natalia Milanesi, RecordingSecondEngineer - Freddie Light, AdditionalEngineer - Ed Farrell, RecordingSecondEngineer - Jenny Lewisohn, Viola - Miles Wheway, RecordingSecondEngineer

℗ 2023 Universal Music Operations Limited

12
Gloria
00:01:50

Robin Bailey, BackgroundVocalist - London Voices, Choir - Gordon Davidson, Engineer - David Odlum, Producer, MixingEngineer - Ben Parry, MusicDirector - George Cook, BackgroundVocalist - Foy Vance, ComposerLyricist - Edmund Hastings, BackgroundVocalist - Edward Grint, BackgroundVocalist - Sam Smith, Producer, Vocalist, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Jimmy Napes, Producer - James Davey, BackgroundVocalist - Philip Brown, BackgroundVocalist - Philippa Murray, BackgroundVocalist - Lance Powell, RecordingSecondEngineer - Henry Moss, BackgroundVocalist - Jacqueline Barron, BackgroundVocalist - Gus Pirelli, RecordingEngineer - Randy Merrill, MasteringEngineer - Steve Trowell, BackgroundVocalist - Jenni Harper, BackgroundVocalist - Lucy Goddard, ChorusMaster - Lotte Betts-Dean, BackgroundVocalist - George Oulton, AdditionalEngineer - Jonathan Wood, BackgroundVocalist - Elizabeth Poole, BackgroundVocalist - Natalie Clifton Griffith, BackgroundVocalist - Ksynia Loeffler, BackgroundVocalist - Vanessa Heine, BackgroundVocalist - Alison Ponsford-Hill, BackgroundVocalist - Freddie Light, AdditionalEngineer - Sara Davey, BackgroundVocalist - Victoria Meteyard, BackgroundVocalist - Edward Ballard, BackgroundVocalist - Judi Brown, BackgroundVocalist - Ruth Kiang, BackgroundVocalist - James Botcher, BackgroundVocalist - Caroline Fitzgerald, BackgroundVocalist - Christina Gill, BackgroundVocalist - Catriona Holsgrove, BackgroundVocalist - Andrew Tipple, BackgroundVocalist

℗ 2022 Universal Music Operations Limited

13
Who We Love
00:02:42

Steve Morris, Violin - Steve Mac, Producer, ComposerLyricist, Keyboard - Louisa Fuller, Violin - John Metcalfe, Viola - Chris Laws, RecordingEngineer, DrumKit - Simon Hale, StringArranger - Richard George, Violin - Chris Worsey, Cello - Ian Burdge, Cello - Everton Nelson, Violin - Ian Humphries, Violin - Chris Laurence, DoubleBass - Steve Fitzmaurice, MixingEngineer - Perry Montague-Mason, Violin - James Napier, ComposerLyricist - Patrick Kiernan, Violin - Andy Parker, Viola - Warren Zielinski, Violin - Stacey Watton, DoubleBass - Marianne Haynes, Violin - Charlie Brown, Violin - Lucy Wilkins, Violin - Adrian Smith, Viola - Reiad Chibah, Viola - Gordon Davidson, Engineer - Ed Sheeran, Vocalist, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Johnny McDaid, Guitar, Bass, ComposerLyricist - Alison Dods, Violin - Natalia Bonner, Violin - Vicky Matthews, Cello - Sam Smith, Vocalist, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Lucy Whalley, OrchestraContractor - Tony Woollard, Cello - Dan Pursey, RecordingEngineer - Gus Pirelli, RecordingEngineer - Randy Merrill, MasteringEngineer - Fred Gibson, ComposerLyricist - George Oulton, AdditionalEngineer - Charis Jenson, Violin - Natalia Milanesi, RecordingSecondEngineer - Freddie Light, AdditionalEngineer - Jenny Lewisohn, Viola - Miles Wheway, RecordingSecondEngineer

℗ 2023 Universal Music Operations Limited

Album review

Sam Smith unconvincingly touted Love Goes as experimental, so when the same adjective was used to promote 2023 follow-up Gloria, there was reason for skepticism -- even in the wake of the second pre-album single, the undulating hit Kim Petras collaboration "Unholy." A voyeuristic tale of a family man leaving his unsuspecting wife behind for exploration at a gay club, "Unholy" is without doubt anomalous in Smith's songbook. It's also the singer's most distinctive dance-pop song since "Latch," if only on a personal level, its sinuous Arabic scale incorporated by established producers ILYA and Omar Fedi. The gamble of sorts paid off when Smith and Petras made history as the first publicly non-binary and transgender artists to top the Billboard Hot 100. Gloria otherwise presents a challenge only to those who expect piano ballads -- there are none -- and are averse to dance music with flashes of disco, reggaeton, and mid-'90s deep house. It's largely unobtrusive and serviceable, distinguished mostly by Smith's elastic voice and increased specificity and complexity to the reflective and romantic songs. Additionally, interludes with historic sound bites from trans activist Sylvia Rivera and the Lilli Vincenz documentary Gay and Proud speak directly to liberation. The more individual touches are to be found in the ballads, as the songs for the dancefloor, and a trap-tinged downtempo number with Jessie Reyez, are generalized in their evocations of heartache, flirtation, and sexual impulsiveness. "Love Me More" starts the album boldly with Smith open about their struggle with self-esteem. In "How to Cry," they're sliding out from under the thumb of a cold, controlling lover, isolated from family and friends. The choral "Gloria" is the album's most powerful moment, the sound of Smith shedding their burdens. "Gloria" would have been an ideal finale. Instead, because there was no other place to put it, a saccharine Ed Sheeran duet ends the album. "We love who we love," the hook, reassures as much as a shrug. Making up for that and the other ineffective material is "Six Shots," a pure R&B slow jam that sounds both classic and contemporary. Although it sticks out here almost as much as "Unholy" and the title song, it's unfortunately destined to be classified as a deep cut.

© Andy Kellman /TiVo

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