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- 1 2 Can't Say How Much I Love You (UK 7-inch single liner notes). Demis Roussos. Philips Records. 1976. 6042 114.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ↑ Can't Say How Much I Love You (French 7-inch single liner notes). Demis Roussos. Philips Records. 1976. 6042 121.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ↑ Happy to Be... (LP, Vinyl). Righeira. Philips Records. 1976. 9120 088.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ↑ "Demis Roussos – Can't Say How Much I Love You" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
- ↑ "Charts singles Top 50 en France: 16 Mai 1976". 2017.
- ↑ "Demis Roussos: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 11 April 2023.