Welcome Back
John Sebastian
1976
Annual listening-list association, separate from the source-supported original release year reviewed in v3.7.
Release: 1976
Release: 1976Source checked
V3.7 reviewed original release year: The commercial hit and album recording are dated to 1976. The earlier television broadcast theme is a separate presentation; an exact mix or release day is not inferred.
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 1976.html, 1976.html. Not independently established; neighboring dates can reflect album/single or regional differences.
John Sebastian - official biography and discography overview
Official homepage identifies singer-songwriter and instrumental roles, Lovin Spoonful, Woodstock, solo releases and Welcome Back as the 1976 commercial hit. The separate television broadcast theme began earlier; no exact audio edition is inferred.
Inspiration and background
Supplied note - not independently verified
This note came with the supplied collection and has not been independently verified.
The theme song for the television show "Welcome Back, Kotter."
Evidence scope: Source-provided note, not an established account of the songwriter's intent
Sources for this information
Owner-supplied 1976.html, song-list position 24
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 classification of this recording, informed by the cited artist and original-release context. Genre tags are interpretive, not an assertion that the source assigns an exact taxonomy.
Billboard year-end 1976 table (Wikipedia transcription)
Secondary transcription reviewed 2026-10-11: title, artist and annual chart association; not original release date or complete recording metadata.
John Sebastian - official biography and discography overview
Official homepage identifies singer-songwriter and instrumental roles, Lovin Spoonful, Woodstock, solo releases and Welcome Back as the 1976 commercial hit. The separate television broadcast theme began earlier; no exact audio edition is inferred.
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