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- ↑ "Promises, Promises - Lynn Anderson". AllMusic . Retrieved July 1, 2019.
- ↑ Lynn Anderson No Another Time Chart History, Billboard .com. Retrieved June 30, 2019.
- ↑ "Hot Country Singles", Billboard , June 1, 1968. p. 42. Retrieved June 30, 2019.
- ↑ "Top C&W Singles", Record World , June 15, 1968. p. 56. Retrieved July 1, 2019.
- ↑ "Cash Box Country Top 50", Cash Box , June 22, 1968. p. 46. Retrieved July 1, 2019.
- ↑ "RPM Country Chart", RPM Weekly . Volume 9, No. 19. July 6, 1968. p. 15. Retrieved July 1, 2019.
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