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- ↑ Laura Archibald (director) (2012). "Sylvia Fricker/Tyson interview". Greenwich Village: Music That Defined a Generation. New York, NY: Kino Lorber. OCLC 842426241.
- ↑ "CHUM Hit Parade - April 13, 1964".
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 255.
- ↑ Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1965
- ↑ "RPM Play Sheet - August 23, 1965" (PDF).
- ↑ Betts, Graham (2004). Complete UK Hit Singles 1952-2004 (1st ed.). London: Collins. p. 674. ISBN 0-00-717931-6.
- ↑ Crispian St. Peters, "You Were on My Mind" US chart position Retrieved June 18, 2015
- ↑ "RPM Top 100 Singles - August 5, 1967" (PDF).
