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- ↑ "Heart and Soul debuted in Billboard Jazz Songs Chart" . Retrieved 2010-07-08.
- ↑ "Heart and Soul: Number One of Billboard Jazz Songs Chart" . Retrieved 2010-10-07.
- ↑ "Heart and Soul, Billboard Jazz songs" . Retrieved 2010-09-30.
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