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- ↑ Leigh, Spencer (10 July 2014). "Mike Hawker: Songwriter who won an Ivor Novello for 'Walkin' Back To Happiness', and also wrote for Dusty Springfield - Obituary". The Independent . Retrieved 6 January 2015.
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- ↑ Billboard Magazine, Hits of the World, August 1961. 28 August 1961. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
- ↑ Billboard Magazine, Hits of the World, August 1961. 14 August 1961. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
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