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References
- ↑ Rollingstone
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 18.
- ↑ "Alabama Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- ↑ "Alabama Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
Works cited
- Morris, Edward, "Alabama," Contemporary Books Inc., Chicago, 1985 ( ISBN 0809253062)
- Roland, Tom, "The Billboard Book of Number One Country Hits" (Billboard Books, Watson-Guptill Publications, New York, 1991 ( ISBN 0-82-307553-2)
