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- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 217.
- ↑ Time Passes By (CD booklet). Kathy Mattea. Mercury Records. 1991. 846 975-2.CS1 maint: others (link)
- ↑ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 1538." RPM . Library and Archives Canada. June 8, 1991. Retrieved August 16, 2013.
- ↑ "Kathy Mattea Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- ↑ "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1991". RPM . December 21, 1991. Retrieved August 16, 2013.
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