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- ↑ "Tommy Overstreet singles". Allmusic . Retrieved March 18, 2011.
- ↑ "RPM Country Singles for March 11, 1972". RPM . Retrieved March 18, 2011.
- ↑ "Tommy Overstreet Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved July 29, 2021.
- ↑ "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 1972". Billboard. Retrieved July 29, 2021.
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