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- ↑ "Unearthed Earl Thomas Conley Tracks Set For Release In New 'Promised Land' Collection". Music Row. September 24, 2020. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
- 1 2 3 4 Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
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- ↑ "Reviews". Billboard. March 9, 2002. p. 26.