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References
- ↑ Billboard. F. Anthony. 6 September 1952. p. 73.
- ↑ Gramophone Record Review Issues 39-50. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 1957. p. 654.
The aforementioned Slim Whitman comes up with a commercial number which he gives his own treatment, plus a choral background. Titles are Gone and An amateur in love, the latter being the better of the two. (London HL8420)
- ↑ "Slim Whitman - An Amateur In Love". Discogs. Retrieved 2023-03-11.
- ↑ "Slim Whitman - Gone / An Amateur In Love". Discogs. Retrieved 2023-03-11.