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{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 358.
- ↑ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 1332." RPM . Library and Archives Canada. September 8, 1990. Retrieved August 23, 2013.
- ↑ "Tanya Tucker Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- ↑ "Best of 1990: Country Songs". Billboard . Prometheus Global Media. 1990. Retrieved August 23, 2013.
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