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- ↑ "Nyinspelat album med Thorleifs" (in Swedish). Danslogen. 11 October 2014. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
- ↑ "Thorleifs aktuell med ny skiva" (in Swedish). Dansbandssidan. 26 September 2014. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
- ↑ "Golden Sax Swing". Swedishcharts. 2014. Retrieved 31 October 2014.
