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- ↑ "Kool & the Gang | Biography, Music & News". Billboard. Retrieved 2023-08-01.
- ↑ Hodari Coker, Cheo (December 27, 1996). "'Go Girl!': Ballads of Enlightened Love". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved 2 August 2023.
- ↑ "Kool & the Gang – "Chocolate Buttermilk"". Genius.com . Retrieved 2023-08-01.
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- ↑ "Kool The Gang Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
- ↑ "Kool The Gang Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
