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References
- ↑ "Mario Lanza – I'll Walk with God". Discogs .
- ↑ https://www.discogs.com/master/579982-Mario-Lanza-Because
- ↑ "Mario Lanza – Because".
- ↑ "Mario Lanza – O Sole Mio".
- ↑ "Mario Lanza – O Come All Ye Faithful".
- ↑ https://www.discogs.com/master/1877949-Mario-Lanza-You-Are-My-Love-Call-Me-A-Fool
- ↑ "Mario Lanza – be My Love".
- ↑ "Mario Lanza – Serenade (Sung in Italian)".
- ↑ "Mario Lanza – Lolita (Sung in Italian)".
- ↑ "Mario Lanza – be My Love".
- ↑ "Mario Lanza – Lanza Sings Christmas Carols". Discogs .
- ↑ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 161.