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- ↑ "Song: This Is Always written by Harry Warren, Mack Gordon | SecondHandSongs". secondhandsongs.com. Retrieved 2021-05-19.
- ↑ Burton, Jack (1950-12-23). "The Billboard Popularity Charts: The Honor Roll of Popular Songwriters". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. p. 32.
- ↑ "Radio Popularity: Songs with Greatest Radio Audiences". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 1946-11-30. p. 25.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Cover versions of This Is Always written by Harry Warren, Mack Gordon | SecondHandSongs". secondhandsongs.com. Retrieved 2021-05-25.
- ↑ "Jo Stafford - This Is Always / I'll Be With You In Apple Blossom Time". Discogs. Retrieved 2021-05-25.
- ↑ Etta Jones – Sugar (1990, Vinyl) , retrieved 2021-05-25