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- ↑ K-Ci & JoJo - X (CD liner notes) MCA Records 088 112 398-2
- ↑ "K-Ci & JoJo > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles". Allmusic . Rovi Corporation . Retrieved July 8, 2011.
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