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- ↑ "Chicago Chart History (Radio Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved November 16, 2020.
- ↑ "Chicago Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved November 16, 2020.
- ↑ "1997 The Year in Music". Billboard. Vol. 109, no. 52. December 27, 1997. p. YE-82. Retrieved September 12, 2021.