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"This Is Your Song" is a song written by Paul Anka, originally recorded as the B-side of his non-album single, "While We're Still Young", and produced by Arif Mardin in 1972, during Anka's short period on Buddah Records. That single fell just short of the top ten on the Canadian pop chart. But Anka offered the song to his protege, pop singer/songwriter Don Goodwin in 1973. Goodwin grew up in Aspen, Colorado, and was discovered by Paul Anka in Las Vegas.
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- ↑ "Paul Anka, "My Home Town" Single Release". Discogs . 1960. Retrieved February 24, 2019.
- ↑ "Paul Anka, "My Home Town" Chart Position" . Retrieved February 24, 2019.
- ↑ "CHUM Top 20 Singles - June 20, 1960".
- ↑ "Paul Anka, "Something Happened" Chart Position" . Retrieved February 24, 2019.
- ↑ "Billboard Top 100 - 1960". Archived from the original on January 2, 2014. Retrieved February 24, 2019.
- ↑ "Juan Gabriel, Mis Canciones, Mis Amigos". AllMusic . Retrieved February 24, 2019.
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