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{{cite journal}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - 1 2 Glen Campbell with Tom Carter (1994). "Discography". In Rhinestone Cowboy An Autobiography, pp. 248, 251, 252. Villard Books, New York. ISBN 0-679-41999-3
- ↑ Album chart positions for The FolkSwingers AllMusic. Retrieved 3-6-09.