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- 1 2 "Reviews: Lyle Lovett". The Orlando Sentinel. March 8, 1987. p. 6. Retrieved April 26, 2021.
- ↑ "Lyle Lovett singles". Allmusic . Retrieved November 27, 2011.
- ↑ "Texas cowboy Lyle Lovett rides high in the country". The Tennessean. January 18, 1987. p. 51. Retrieved April 26, 2021.
- ↑ "Lyle Lovett Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
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