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- ↑ Anet Hovhanesian. "Oscar Winner 2010: Best Original Song — The Weary Kind." Archived 2013-12-02 at the Wayback Machine ScreenCrave.
- ↑ "British single certifications – Anika Noni Rose – Almost There". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved April 8, 2022.
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