In the Ghetto
Elvis Presley
1969
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: 1969
Release: 1969Source 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 release is documented by the cited label catalog. The year identifies this recording's first issue; session dates, later compilations and remasters do not set the date.
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 1969.html. Not independently established; neighboring dates can reflect album/single or regional differences.
In the Ghetto - official Sony/Elvis original-release catalog
Original April 1969 Memphis studio single paired with Any Day Now; the original solo recording is selected.
Inspiration and background
Supplied note - not independently verified
This note came with the supplied collection and has not been independently verified.
Mac Davis's song about the cycle of poverty and violence in urban areas
Evidence scope: Source-provided note, not an established account of the songwriter's intent
Sources for this information
Owner-supplied 1969.html, song-list position 44
Supplied annotation reproduced with attribution; underlying historical claims have NOT been independently verified.
Other appearances and versions
catalog version unspecified
Original release date and exact pressing/version are not independently established.
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
Source-backed annual association (secondary source; not a complete discographic review)
Editorial artist-repertoire classification
Billboard year-end 1969 table (Wikipedia transcription)
Secondary transcription reviewed 2026-10-11: title, artist and annual chart association; not original release date or complete recording metadata.
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