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- ↑ Discogs R & J Stone - We Do It
- ↑ Google Books R&J Stone singles
- ↑ Discogs R & J Stone - We Do It
- ↑ Discogs R & J Stone And Cee Jay PeaeS - We Do It / We've Gone And Done It Now
- ↑ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 296. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ↑ "The Irish Charts - All there is to know".
- ↑ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 428. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ↑ "National Top 100 Singles for 1976". Kent Music Report. December 27, 1976. Retrieved January 11, 2022– via Imgur.