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References
- ↑ Imagination Scandalous World Tour 83/84 Programme, 1983, retrieved 24 February 2021– via flickr.com
- ↑ Search for "Imagination" performed at Everyhit.com Archived October 12, 2008, at the Wayback Machine database.
- ↑ R&B Billboard chart on Allmusic.com.
- ↑ Dance Billboard chart on Allmusic.com.
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