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- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Jimmy Cliff - Wonderful World, Beautiful People / Hard Road To Travel". Discogs . Retrieved 24 July 2013.
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- ↑ "The Official Charts Company - Hard Road to Travel". The Official Charts Company. 26 July 2013.
- ↑ "Rising Singer-Songwriter Rachel K Collier Unveils Video For Stripped Down 'Hard Road To Travel'". STEREOBOARD.COM. Retrieved 22 July 2013.