Tell It Like It Is
Heart
1981
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: 1980
Release: 1980Source 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 licensed original 1980 Greatest Hits/Live program identifies this studio recording separately from its explicitly labeled concert tracks. The mixed anthology title and the later 1981 annual appearance do not change the original recording identity or 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 1981.html. Not independently established; neighboring dates can reflect album/single or regional differences.
Greatest Hits/Live - licensed original Heart program
The licensed 1980 Greatest Hits/Live program distinguishes the new Tell It Like It Is studio recording from explicitly labeled live performances, including the concert Mistral Wind. Older hits keep their earlier original years. The mixed studio/live anthology title does not make every track a live recording.
Inspiration and background
Supplied note - not independently verified
This note came with the supplied collection and has not been independently verified.
A cover of Aaron Neville's 1966 hit, given a rock treatment by Heart.
Evidence scope: Source-provided note, not an established account of the songwriter's intent
Sources for this information
Owner-supplied 1981.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
Textual identity reconciliation, not audio-fingerprint or exact-pressing verification. Version labels are catalog safeguards.
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 1981 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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