I'll Be Your Friend

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CTL-W-0095 · Work

STRONG EVIDENCE evidence grade — master store (canonical CSV)

Combined Graph record U-00407 · provenance: canonical master store (CSV), record CTL-W-0095. Master record source: CTL seed 2026-10-16 — UNVERIFIED, verify before public citation.

Song title: 'I'll Be Your Friend' Recording artist: Robert Owens (solo single) Year: 1991 — the fetched biography states: 'His 1991 single "I'll Be Your Friend" finally gave Robert the overground success he so obviously deserved, climbing the charts to #1 all over the world'

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Song title: 'I'll Be Your Friend' Recording artist: Robert Owens (solo single) Year: 1991 — the fetched biography states: 'His 1991 single "I'll Be Your Friend" finally gave Robert the overground success he so obviously deserved, climbing the charts to #1 all over the world'

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Year: 1987
Work type: song

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Robert Owens — authored by
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https://thedjsessions.podbean.com/e/robert-owens-%E2%80%93-a-journey-through-house-music-legacy-and-authentic-creativity-on-the-virtual-sessions-on-the-dj-sessions-81225/ (verification source · master store)

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Song title: 'I'll Be Your Friend' Recording artist: Robert Owens (solo single) Year: 1991 — the fetched biography states: 'His 1991 single "I'll Be Your Friend" finally gave Robert the overground success he so obviously deserved, climbing the charts to #1 all over the world'

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