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"Can't You See" is a song written by Toy Caldwell of The Marshall Tucker Band. The song was originally recorded by the band on their 1973 debut album, The Marshall Tucker Band, and released as the album's first single. Record World called it "a strong rhythm item that continually builds and builds." A live version was released in 1977 and peaked at number 75 on the Billboard Hot 100. Cover versions of "Can't You See" have charted for Waylon Jennings and the Zac Brown Band with Kid Rock (2010).
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"Please Talk to My Heart" is a single by American country music artist Johnny "Country" Mathis. It was released in 1963, and peaked at number 14 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart. The song was written by Jimmy Lee Fautheree and Johnny Mathis.
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- ↑ Wood, Roger; Cano, Ray (May 27, 2015). "SugarHill Recording Studios". Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
- ↑ "Freddy Fender singles". Allmusic . Retrieved 16 March 2011.
- ↑ "RPM Country Singles for December 11, 1976". RPM . Retrieved 16 March 2011.
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