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- ↑ "Country Tracks chart for September 29, 1984". RPM. Retrieved 30 September 2010.
- ↑ "Jim Glaser Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- ↑ Billboard. "Jim Glaser - You're Gettin' To Me Again". billboard.com. Retrieved 2012-04-12.
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