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- ↑ "Rita Pavone – Que Me Importa Del Mundo / Corazon / San Francisco De Asís / Escribe (1964, Vinyl)". Discogs.
- ↑ "Hits of the World" (PDF). Billboard. 21 December 1963.
- 1 2 "Rita Pavone - Cuore". Ultratop.be.
- ↑ "Brazil's Best Sellers" (PDF). Cashbox Magazine. January 11, 1964.
- ↑ Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
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