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References
- ↑ "Rusty Draper, "Are You Satisfied?" Chart Position" . Retrieved March 19, 2018.
- ↑ "Rusty Draper, "Are You Satisfied?" Single Release" . Retrieved March 19, 2018.
- ↑ "Sheb Wooley, "Are You Satisfied?" Chart Position" . Retrieved March 19, 2018.
- ↑ "Ann Cole, "Are You Satisfied?" Chart Position" . Retrieved March 19, 2018.
- ↑ "Toni Arden, "Are You Satisfied?" Chart Position" . Retrieved March 19, 2018.
- ↑ "Janie Fricke, "Are You Satisfied?" Chart Position" . Retrieved March 19, 2018.
- ↑ "Connie Francis, "Are You Satisfied?" Single Release" . Retrieved March 19, 2018.
- ↑ "Jimmy Wakely and Gloria Wood, "Are You Satisfied?" Single Release" . Retrieved March 19, 2018.
- ↑ "Clint Eastwood, Cowboy Favorites" . Retrieved March 19, 2018.
- ↑ "Jimmy Walker, "The Legend of Skull Lake" Single Release" . Retrieved March 19, 2018.
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