End of the Road

Release: 1992

Release: 1992Source 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 Boomerang soundtrack and recording item establish 1992, after the 1991 debut and before the song's addition to its 1993 reissue. The later Brian McKnight a cappella rerecording is separate. Only the original year is assigned.

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 1992.html. Not independently established; neighboring dates can reflect album/single or regional differences.

Boomerang - original 1992 soundtrack program
The original LaFace soundtrack and End of the Road recording item explicitly retain June 1992. This independently supports the original year before the 1993 debut-album addition; an unrelated track's corrupted 1982 field is not used.

Classic Motown - Boyz II Men original releases and lineup scope
The label distinguishes End of the Road's 1992 original period after the debut from the 1993 album addition and the 2007 a cappella rerecording with Brian McKnight. It identifies the early quartet, later trio, 1997 Evolution repertoire and 2000 Nathan Michael Shawn Wanya album.

Classic Motown - original Cooleyhighharmony and later additions
The label identifies the original 1991 ten-track album and separately explains the 1993 reissue additions. Motownphilly, Uhh Ahh and It's So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday belong to the original program. The Michael Bivins spoken cameo is explicitly described.