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- ↑ Nite, Norm (1982). Rock On: The Video Revolution (1979-1984). Harper & Row. p. 184. ISBN 9780061816444 . Retrieved September 8, 2020– via Google Books.
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- ↑ "Stay Awake (R&B)". Billboard . Retrieved September 8, 2020.