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- ↑ "Michael Ball | Artist". Official Charts. Retrieved 2012-01-09.
- ↑ "Michael Ball's LOVE CHANGES EVERYTHING Album Gets January Release". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
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- ↑ Polkow, Dennis. "Review: Aspects of Love/Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre", NewCity Stage, 14 March 2013
- ↑ Cavendish, Dominic. "Aspects of Love, Menier Chocolate Factory, London, review", The Telegraph, 16 July 2010
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