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References
- ↑ "Gary Low - Grandes Éxitos". Discogs. 1984.
- ↑ "Gary Low – You Are a Danger" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
- ↑ "Gary Low – You Are a Danger" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
- ↑ "Gary Low – You Are a Danger". Swiss Singles Chart.
- ↑ Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 978-8-480-48639-2.
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