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"True to Your Heart" is the "end-credits song" of Disney's 1998 animated film Mulan, and one of two singles released off the soundtrack. It was written by Matthew Wilder and David Zippel and performed by American boy band 98 Degrees and singer-songwriter Stevie Wonder. The song was also included on the band's second album, 98 Degrees and Rising.
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- ↑ Regenstreif, Mike. "Shelley Posen The Old Songs' Home.(Sound Recording Review - by Sing Out)" (Web article). Highbeam Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2008-01-10.
- ↑ "No More Fish, No Fishermen (lyrics from author's website)". Archived from the original on 2008-01-17. Retrieved 2008-01-20.
- ↑ Bedford, Jacey; Warren, Rich; Francey, David; Boyes, Georgina; Harris, Roy; Kidman, David. "Finest Kind (Canada)". Jacey Bedford Tour Management. Archived from the original (Web review) on May 17, 2008. Retrieved 2008-01-10.
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