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- ↑ Ronance, Mark; Gray, Patrick. Teaching the Bible Through Popular Culture and the Arts. Society of Biblical Lit. p. 38.
- ↑ Price, Deborah Evans (November 9, 1996). "Single reviews": 68.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ↑ Jessen, Wade (January 11, 1997). "Country Corner". Billboard. p. 28.
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 341. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
- ↑ "Collin Raye Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- ↑ "Collin Rsye Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.