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- 1 2 "You've come a long way Bobby.", Billboard , October 5, 1974. p. BG-20
- 1 2 "Top 20 Pop Spotlight", Billboard , June 22, 1968. p. 82
- ↑ Bobby Goldsboro - Chart History - The Hot 100, Billboard.com. Retrieved April 6, 2017.
- ↑ Bobby Goldsboro - Chart History - Adult Contemporary, Billboard.com. Accessed July 28, 2015
- ↑ "100 Top Pops", Record World , August 10, 1968. p. 27. Retrieved March 3, 2018.
- ↑ "Record World's Top Non-Rock", Record World , August 10, 1968. p. 45. Retrieved March 3, 2018.
- ↑ "The RPM 100", RPM Weekly, Volume 9, No. 23-24, August 19, 1968. p. 5. Accessed December 17, 2015.
- ↑ "Country Chart", RPM Weekly, Volume 10, No. 1, September 02, 1968. Accessed December 17, 2015.
- 1 2 "Go-Set National Top 40 With Ed Nimmervoll", Go-Set , 7 August 1968. poparchives.com. Accessed July 28, 2015
- ↑ Autumn of My Life - By: Bobby Goldsboro, MusicVF.com. Accessed July 28, 2015
- ↑ "Hot Country Singles", Billboard , August 17, 1968. p. 76
- ↑ Cash Box Top 100, Cash Box , August 10, 1968. p. 4. Accessed April 6, 2017.
- ↑ "Top C&W Singles", Record World , August 24, 1968. p. 56. Retrieved March 4, 2018.
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