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- ↑ "Colonel Abrams: US House singer dies aged 67". BBC News . November 28, 2016. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 16.
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 22.
- ↑ "Colonel Abrams - Billboard singles on Allmusic". Billboard.com/Allmusic . Retrieved January 24, 2020.
- ↑ "How Soon We Forget - full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company . August 15, 1987. Retrieved January 24, 2020.
