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- ↑ Liner notes, "Around the World with The Village Stompers"
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (1996). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits (6 ed.). New York: Billboard Books. ISBN 9780823076321.
- ↑ Hyatt, Wesley (1999). The Billboard Book of Number One Adult Contemporary Hits (1 ed.). New York: Billboard Books. ISBN 0-8230-7693-8.
