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- ↑ "andrew-f.com". Archived from the original on October 22, 2008. Retrieved December 16, 2008.
- ↑ "Bio".
- ↑ Top 100 Albums in Canada [usurped] , jam.canoe.ca
- ↑ Canadian Hot 100 peak position, acharts.us
