Take My Heart (You Can Have It If You Want It)
Kool & the Gang
1982
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: 1981
Release: 1981Source checked | Recent carryover
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 studio recording was released in 1981 and belongs to the original Something Special program. Year precision does not assign an album day to a single or a later reissue. The earlier supplied year 1982 is retained in the attribute-change audit.
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 1982.html. Not independently established; neighboring dates can reflect album/single or regional differences.
Something Special - original licensed album program
The original 1981 program establishes the selected Kool & the Gang performances. Year precision is used; modern package dates, isolated inherited fields, bonus mixes and later concert performances are not adopted as first-release dates.
Inspiration and background
Supplied note - not independently verified
This note came with the supplied collection and has not been independently verified.
A romantic offer of unconditional love.
Evidence scope: Source-provided note, not an established account of the songwriter's intent
Sources for this information
Owner-supplied 1982.html, song-list position 98
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
Source-backed annual association (secondary source; not a complete discographic review)
Editorial artist-repertoire classification
Billboard year-end 1982 table (Wikipedia transcription)
Secondary chart transcription reviewed for title, artist and annual association. Not proof of release date, genre or inspiration.
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