Heartlight
Neil Diamond
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: 1982
Release: 1982Source 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 selected original recording was publicly available in 1982. Only year precision is used; later chart appearances, remakes and reissue packages do not date this recording.
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.
Heartlight - artist/Capitol original album archive
Original 1982 album association and named program for the selected recordings on Heartlight. Year precision distinguishes the original release period from later live versions, re-recordings and current reissue packages.
Inspiration and background
Supplied note - not independently verified
This note came with the supplied collection and has not been independently verified.
Inspired by the film "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial" and its themes of love and connection.
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 103
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
Imported annual selection - further review needed
Editorial artist-repertoire classification
Owner-supplied 1982.html
Original list position 103; annual selection retained from supplied material, not independently corroborated.
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