Islands in the Stream
Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton
1984
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: 1983
Release: 1983Source 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. Original duet single released in 1983; both performers are retained in the credit. The selected original recording is documented in 1983 in the release history of Islands in the Stream. Only year precision is assigned. Later singles, annual-list appearances, reissues and different performances do not replace the original year.
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 1983.html, 1984.html. Not independently established; neighboring dates can reflect album/single or regional differences.
Dolly Parton discography - Library of Congress
Original RCA single listings: Jolene (1973), Light of a Clear Blue Morning and Here You Come Again (1977), 9 to 5 (1980), and the Kenny Rogers duet Islands in the Stream (1983).
Dolly Parton in the 1980s - official timeline
Identifies Islands in the Stream as the 1983 Kenny Rogers duet and distinguishes the 1982 I Will Always Love You rerecording from the 1974 original.
Library of Congress - original Islands in the Stream duet single
The primary discography lists Islands in the Stream with Kenny Rogers as RCA PB-13615 in 1983. The solo B-side credit is separate and both singers remain in the selected duet credit.
Inspiration and background
Supplied note - not independently verified
This note came with the supplied collection and has not been independently verified.
Written by the Bee Gees, the song was inspired by the idea of two people finding each other amidst life's chaos.
Evidence scope: Source-provided note, not an established account of the songwriter's intent
Sources for this information
Owner-supplied 1984.html, song-list position 80
Supplied annotation reproduced with attribution; underlying historical claims have NOT been independently verified.
Other appearances and versions
catalog version unspecified
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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 1984 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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