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Lonely People

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LIST YEAR

1975

Annual listening-list association, separate from the source-supported original release year reviewed in v3.7.

Genre

RockSoft rock

Theme

Sad songs

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RELEASE DATE & LIST YEAR

Release: 1974

Release: 1974Source checked | Recent carryover

V3.7 reviewed original release year: Holiday establishes 1974 at year precision.

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 1975.html. Not independently established; neighboring dates can reflect album/single or regional differences.

Rhino - America, Warner Bros. Years 1971-1977
Original album-year mapping: Holiday 1974 includes Tin Man and Lonely People; Hearts 1975 includes Daisy Jane and Sister Golden Hair; Homecoming 1972 includes Ventura Highway. George Martin began producing with Holiday.

BEHIND THE SONG

Inspiration and background

Supplied note - not independently verified

This note came with the supplied collection and has not been independently verified.

Written by Dan Peek about his wife, offering hope to those feeling alone.

Evidence scope: Source-provided note, not an established account of the songwriter's intent

Sources for this information

Owner-supplied 1975.html, song-list position 50
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 artist-repertoire classification

Billboard year-end 1975 table (Wikipedia transcription)
Secondary transcription reviewed 2026-10-11: title, artist and annual chart association; not original release date or complete recording metadata.

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