Isn't She Lovely
Stevie Wonder
1977
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: 1976
Release: 1976Source 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. The original recording is documented in the 1976 release history of Songs in the Key of Life. Only year precision is assigned; later singles, charts, remasters and live versions do not establish its first release.
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 1977.html, 2006.html. Not independently established; neighboring dates can reflect album/single or regional differences.
Songs in the Key of Life - original Motown program
The original 1976 program identifies Sir Duke, I Wish, Isn't She Lovely and the selected deeper tracks, including the four original additional-disc songs. Later singles, full-album tours and the 2026 EP reissue do not establish first release.
Songs in the Key of Life - Motown original package history
The original 1976 release comprised two LPs plus a four-track seven-inch disc. The selected Ebony Eyes belongs to that original additional disc, not a newly recorded later bonus edition. Only year precision is used because the exact album day differs across sources.
Inspiration and background
Supplied note - not independently verified
This note came with the supplied collection and has not been independently verified.
The birth of Wonder's daughter, Aisha
Evidence scope: Source-provided note, not an established account of the songwriter's intent
Sources for this information
Owner-supplied 1977.html, song-list position 77
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 1977.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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