Ventura Highway
America
1972
Annual listening-list association, separate from the source-supported original release year reviewed in v3.7.
Release: 1972
Release: 1972Source checked
V3.7 reviewed original release year: Homecoming establishes 1972 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 1972.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.
Inspiration and background
Supplied note - not independently verified
This note came with the supplied collection and has not been independently verified.
The freedom of the open road
Evidence scope: Source-provided note, not an established account of the songwriter's intent
Sources for this information
Owner-supplied 1972.html, song-list position 135
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
Owner-supplied 1972.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.