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- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 172.
- ↑ Warner, Jay (2006). American Singing Groups: A History from 1940 to Today . Hal Leonard. ISBN 0-634-09978-7 p. 486
- ↑ Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1972
- ↑ "RPM Top 100 Singles - May 6, 1972" (PDF).
- ↑ "Samples of In the Rain by The Dramatics on WhoSampled". WhoSampled. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
