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- ↑ "Part 5A: Published Music". Catalog of Copyright Entries: Third series (Vol 10 ed.). Washington D.C.: Copyright Office, Library of Congress. 1957. p. 705.
- ↑ LIFE - 23 Dec 1957 - Page 3 LONG PLAY BEST SELLING ALBUMS NAT 'KING' COLE Here is the man whose warm, ... Twelve favorites including: Annabelle, Dreams Can Tell a Lie, Never let Me Go, To the Ends of the Earth, Too Young to Go ..."
- ↑ John Swenson The Rolling Stone jazz & blues album guide 1999 - Page 159 "To the Ends of the Earth (Fantasy, 1997) Freddy Cole fb. 1931), the younger brother of Nat King Cole, has an instantly recognizable voice full of charm and emotional heft."
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