You Are My Sunshine
Ray Charles
1962
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: 1962
Release: 1962Source 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. Original 1962 studio performance in the reviewed Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music Volume 2 release history; 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 1962.html. Not independently established; neighboring dates can reflect album/single or regional differences.
Ray Charles - estate original album discography
Public album panels identify original programs and release years: The Genius of Ray Charles 1959; Genius Hits the Road 1960; Genius + Soul = Jazz and the Betty Carter duet album 1961; both Modern Sounds volumes 1962; Ingredients 1963; Crying Time 1966; Invites You to Listen 1967; A Message from the People 1972; My World 1993. Award years and later remasters are not release dates. The distinct 2004 guest recordings are also identified.
Inspiration and background
Supplied note - not independently verified
This note came with the supplied collection and has not been independently verified.
A soulful cover of the 1939 country standard, originally recorded by Jimmie Davis.
Evidence scope: Source-provided note, not an established account of the songwriter's intent
Sources for this information
Owner-supplied 1962.html, song-list position 101
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
Imported annual selection - further review needed
Editorial artist-repertoire classification; Style term found in imported, unverified source annotation
Owner-supplied 1962.html
Imported annual selection. Title, artist and year have not all been independently corroborated; retained source annotations are archived, not verified song histories.
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1960-2025. Each year contains 150 selections.