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- 1 2 3 "Original versions of I'm a Fool written by Tommy Smith [US2]". SecondHandSongs. Retrieved 2023-03-11.
- ↑ Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 3 November 1956. p. 48.
- ↑ "Slim Whitman - Serenade / I'm A Fool". Discogs. Retrieved 2023-03-11.
- ↑ "Billboard". Nielsen Business Media, Inc. March 31, 1956 – via Google Books.
- ↑ "Slim Whitman - I'm A Fool / My Heart Is Broken In Three". Discogs. Retrieved 2023-03-11.
- ↑ "Slim Whitman - I'm A Fool / North Wind". Discogs. Retrieved 2023-03-11.
- ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2023-03-11.
- ↑ "Slim Whitman Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 2023-03-11.