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- 1 2 Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 183. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
- ↑ "Gay ballad is joined by 'savage'". Billboard. Vol. 88, no. 46. November 13, 1976. p. 54.
- ↑ Adams, Greg. Allmusic review of Hart's album Breakeroo!
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944–2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 154.
- ↑ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 – ISBN 0-89820-089-X
- ↑ "Item Display – RPM – Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. February 12, 1977. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
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