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- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 138.
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 193.
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