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- 1 2 Kentucky Bluebird (cassette insert). Keith Whitley. RCA Records. 1991. 3156-4-R.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 41. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
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- ↑ Rowe, Norman (4 August 1991). "It's better late than never for 'Brotherly Love' duet". Richmond Times-Dispatch . Retrieved 8 September 2010.[ dead link ]
- ↑ Stambler, Irwin; Grelun Landon; Lyndon Stambler (1997). Country Music: The Encyclopedia. Macmillan. p. 535. ISBN 0312264879.
- ↑ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 1670." RPM . Library and Archives Canada. November 9, 1991. Retrieved August 16, 2013.
- ↑ "Keith Whitley Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- ↑ "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1991". RPM . December 21, 1991. Retrieved August 16, 2013.
