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References
- ↑ "Kathy Troccoli Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
- ↑ "Kathy Troccoli Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard.
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 402. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
- ↑ "Tommy Shane Steiner Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
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