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- ↑ History of "Ciao Baby" at poparchives.com.au. Retrieved 14 January 2021
- ↑ Listings for "Ciao Baby" by The Toys,The Montanas, and Lynne Randell at 45cat.com. Retrieved 14 January 2021
- ↑ The Montanas - "Ciao Baby", UK March 1967 release, details at 45cat.com. Retrieved 14 January 2021
- ↑ "Birmingham: The breeding ground for beat musicians", retrospective in Record Mirror, 15 March 1971 pp12-13, facsimile in PDF format at worldradiohistory.com, Retrieved 29 January 2021.
- ↑ See Charts in the article The Montanas. For discussion of the status of British charts before 1969, see Early Charts in the article UK Singles Chart
- ↑ Radio London Fab Forty for 12 March 1967 (John Peel's climber) and 19 March 1967 (co-charting #31 with The Toys) at radiolondon.co.uk. Retrieved 14 January 2021
- ↑ Charts compiled by Gavin Ryan in Music Chart Books for Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth 1953-2013 (five volumes 2004-2007), Moonlight Publishing, Golden Square, no ISBNs.
- ↑ The Montanas - "Ciao Baby", UK April 1969 release, details at 45cat.com. Retrieved 14 January 2021
- ↑ Lynne Randell - "Ciao Baby" (Epic), USA March 1967, details at 45cat.com. Retrieved 14 January 2021
- ↑ Lynne Randell - "Ciao Baby" (CBS), Australia April 1967, details at 45cat.com. Retrieved 14 January 2021
- ↑ Craig Scott - "Ciao Baby", New Zealand 1971, details at 45cat.com. Retrieved 14 January 2021
- ↑ Charts compiled by Dean Scapolo in New Zealand Music Charts 1966 to 1996: Singles (1997), Wellington, IPL Books, pp 225-6 ISBN 0-908876-00-9