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- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 214. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
- ↑ Chadbourne, Eugene. "Who's Gonna Fill Their Shoes review". Allmusic. Retrieved 23 January 2011.
- ↑ Allen, Bob (1996). George Jones: The Life and Times of a Honky Tonk Legend. St Martin's Press. pp. 352–353. ISBN 978-0312956981.
- ↑ "George Jones Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
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