Mighty Clouds of Joy
B.J. Thomas
1971
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: 1971
Release: 1971Source 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 Scepter single was released in 1971. A later album or expanded reissue association does not replace that original single year; exact earliest worldwide day is not asserted.
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 1971.html. Not independently established; neighboring dates can reflect album/single or regional differences.
Real Gone Music - original Scepter single program
The issuing label identifies the original Scepter single sides and their historical sequence, including the 1969 Raindrops single and the 1971 Mighty Clouds of Joy and Long Ago Tomorrow recordings. These are original recording contexts, separate from later re-recorded anthologies; no chart day is claimed as a release day.
B.J. Thomas - original Scepter recording and version review
The artist-hosted original-album reissue announcement identifies the Scepter studio programs and the original Billy Joe Thomas recording. It explicitly distinguishes the Raindrops film performance from the subsequently recorded single vocal and horn ending. Its modern announcement date is not an original release date. The earlier regional Triumphs release is acknowledged without a resolved release year.
Inspiration and background
Supplied note - not independently verified
This note came with the supplied collection and has not been independently verified.
This gospel-influenced pop song became a hit for B.J. Thomas.
Evidence scope: Source-provided note, not an established account of the songwriter's intent
Sources for this information
Owner-supplied 1971.html, song-list position 109
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; Style term found in imported, unverified source annotation
Owner-supplied 1971.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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