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- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 281.
- ↑ "Eddy Raven flies high in country". The Tennessean . March 11, 1990. p. 35. Retrieved April 14, 2019.
- ↑ "Reviews" (PDF). Billboard. December 16, 1989. p. 73.
- ↑ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 9213." RPM . Library and Archives Canada. March 10, 1990. Retrieved August 23, 2013.
- ↑ "Eddy Raven Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- ↑ "Best of 1990: Country Songs". Billboard . Prometheus Global Media. 1990. Retrieved August 23, 2013.
