I Can't Tell You Why
Eagles
1980
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: 1979
Release: 1979Source 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 selected Eagles recording belongs to the original 1979 release of The Long Run; later editions are separate. The earlier supplied year 1980 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 1980.html. Not independently established; neighboring dates can reflect album/single or regional differences.
Eagles - official releases
Official original album years, including Desperado 1973, On the Border 1974, One of These Nights 1975, Hotel California 1976, The Long Run 1979, Eagles Live 1980, Hell Freezes Over 1994 and Long Road Out of Eden 2007.
Rhino - The Long Run album program
Original album sequence identifies the Eagles studio performances. The later CD and vinyl product dates do not replace the official 1979 album year.
Inspiration and background
Supplied note - not independently verified
This note came with the supplied collection and has not been independently verified.
Timothy B. Schmit's first contribution to the band, a smooth R&B-influenced track.
Evidence scope: Source-provided note, not an established account of the songwriter's intent
Sources for this information
Owner-supplied 1980.html, song-list position 78
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 1980 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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