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- ↑ "Heart Awards and Chart Positions". Allmusic.com.
- ↑ "Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. August 6, 1983. p. 8. Retrieved 2022-07-20.
- ↑ Heart - Hot 100
- ↑ "Heart". AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-02-22.
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