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- ↑ "Every Time I Turn the Radio On/Talk to Me Ohio: Bill Anderson: Songs, Reviews, Credits". Allmusic . Retrieved 24 July 2020.
- 1 2 Anderson, Bill (January 1975). "Every Time I Turn the Radio On/Talk to Me Ohio (Album Information and Liner Notes)". MCA Records .
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
- ↑ "I Still Feel the Same About You" chart history". Billboard . Retrieved 24 July 2020.
- ↑ "Search results for "Bill Anderson" -- Country Singles". RPM . 17 July 2013. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
- ↑ "Bill Anderson -- "I Still Feel the Same About You" (1975, Vinyl)". Discogs . 1975. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
- ↑ "Bill Anderson Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved July 24, 2020.