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- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 78.
- ↑ "RPM Top 100 Singles - January 29, 1977" (PDF).
- ↑ "The Dazz Band". SoulTracks.com. SoulTracks, LLC. 6 May 2007. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
- ↑ "Samples of Dazz". WhoSampled.com. WhoSampled.com, LLC. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
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