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- 1 2 "RPM Country Tracks for June 2, 1973". RPM . Retrieved 3 October 2010.
- ↑ "RPM Top 50 AC - July 1, 1978" (PDF).
- ↑ "Juno Award nominations". Ottawa Journal , March 22, 1974.
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2005). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2005. Record Research, Inc. p. 162. ISBN 0-89820-165-9.
- ↑ "RPM Adult Contemporary for June 9, 1973". RPM . Retrieved 3 October 2010.
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