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- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 99.
- ↑ "Billboard". 1995-11-18.
- ↑ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 2903." RPM . Library and Archives Canada. March 4, 1996. Retrieved July 20, 2013.
- ↑ "Linda Davis Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
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