I Believe I Can Fly
R. Kelly
1996
Annual listening-list association, not an original-release-date field. Original release year reconciled with reviewed recording-specific Artist Essentials evidence in v3.6.
Release: 1996
Release: 1996Source checked
V3.6 reconciles the original release year with the reviewed Artist Essentials entry for this exact retained recording ID. Year precision is used; an album-first release is not silently replaced by a later single, reissue or annual-list year. The original soundtrack and label history establish 1996. The 1998 R. album is a later placement of the recording, and the anthology radio edit is separately labeled. Only the original year is assigned.
The large badge identifies this listening list, not a newly issued recording. Later reissues and renewed chart popularity do not replace an original release date. How years are assigned.
Owner-supplied release annotations
Reported dates in 1996.html, 1996.html, 1997.html. Not independently established; neighboring dates can reflect album/single or regional differences.
Space Jam - original 1996 soundtrack program
The original fourteen-track soundtrack program includes I Believe I Can Fly in 1996. Its subsequent 1998 R. album placement is a later event, not the first release of this recording.
Rhino - original Space Jam soundtrack and 2021 reissue distinction
The label identifies the original soundtrack as a 1996 release and specifically names R. Kellys I Believe I Can Fly among its recordings. The 2021 vinyl edition is explicitly a later reissue; no sales or chart claims are used.
Inspiration and background
Supplied note - not independently verified
This note came with the supplied collection and has not been independently verified.
The song was written for the film "Space Jam" and inspired by the concept of self-belief.
Evidence scope: Source-provided note, not an established account of the songwriter's intent
Sources for this information
Owner-supplied 1996.html, song-list position 80
Supplied annotation reproduced with attribution; underlying historical claims have NOT been independently verified.
Other appearances and versions
catalog version unspecified
Textual identity reconciliation, not audio-fingerprint or exact-pressing verification. Version labels are catalog safeguards.
An annual chart year and an original release date are different. Similar titles may be covers or different masters; no audio fingerprint has been performed.
Sources and scope
Imported annual selection - further review needed
Editorial artist-repertoire classification
Owner-supplied 1996.html
Original list position 80; annual selection retained from supplied material, not independently corroborated.
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