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- 1 2 Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 315. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
- ↑ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 2841." RPM . Library and Archives Canada. December 18, 1995. Retrieved July 20, 2013.
- ↑ "Lee Roy Parnell Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
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