I Write the Songs
Barry Manilow
1976
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: 1975
Release: 1975Source 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 selected recording is documented in the original 1975 release history of Tryin' to Get the Feeling. Only year precision is assigned; later singles, annual appearances, reissues and session dates do not replace that first-release 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 1976.html. Not independently established; neighboring dates can reflect album/single or regional differences.
Tryin to Get the Feeling - original album program
The original eleven-track program identifies the selected studio performances in 1975. Bonus recordings and later annual-list appearances are outside this first-release claim.
Inspiration and background
Supplied note - not independently verified
This note came with the supplied collection and has not been independently verified.
The universal nature of music, written by Beach Boys member Bruce Johnston.
Evidence scope: Source-provided note, not an established account of the songwriter's intent
Sources for this information
Owner-supplied 1976.html, song-list position 13
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
Source-backed annual association (secondary source; not a complete discographic review)
Editorial artist-repertoire classification
Billboard year-end 1976 table (Wikipedia transcription)
Secondary transcription reviewed 2026-10-11: title, artist and annual chart association; not original release date or complete recording metadata.
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