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- 1 2 3 Calm Before the Storm (CD). Paul Brandt. Reprise Records. 1998. 236259.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
- ↑ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 3228." RPM . Library and Archives Canada. June 9, 1997. Retrieved July 17, 2013.
- ↑ "Paul Brandt Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- ↑ "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1997". RPM . December 15, 1997. Retrieved July 17, 2013.
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