You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio
Joni Mitchell
1972
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: 1972
Release: 1972Source 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 1972 studio single is documented independently of the For the Roses album. The reverse-side recording and later concert releases are distinct; only year precision 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 1972.html. Not independently established; neighboring dates can reflect album/single or regional differences.
For the Roses - artist original album program
The original 1972 release metadata and numbered studio program were actually read, including a bounded public HTML review of the album links and dates. Magazine excerpts and listener comments on the page are not used as release evidence or copied as editorial notes. Earlier singles and different live or archival recordings are reviewed separately.
Joni Mitchell - artist-hosted original single discography
Scoped review of the 1968-1982 original commercial entries: Night in the City/I Had a King 1968; Chelsea Morning/Both Sides, Now 1969; Big Yellow Taxi/Woodstock 1970; Carey and California 1971; You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio 1972; Raised on Robbery/Court and Spark 1973; original and later live singles are distinguished. Collector compilation also includes promos, tests and reissues, which are not automatically public-release evidence. Undated territory variants are not assigned exact first-release days.
Inspiration and background
Supplied note - not independently verified
This note came with the supplied collection and has not been independently verified.
Mitchell's attempt to write a hit single
Evidence scope: Source-provided note, not an established account of the songwriter's intent
Sources for this information
Owner-supplied 1972.html, song-list position 138
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
Imported annual selection - further review needed
Editorial artist-repertoire classification
Owner-supplied 1972.html
Imported annual selection. Title, artist and year have not all been independently corroborated; retained source annotations are archived, not verified song histories.
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