What Is Life
George Harrison
1971
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: 1970
Release: 1970Source 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 studio recording was released in 1970 and belongs to the original All Things Must Pass program. Year precision does not assign an album day to a single or a later reissue. The earlier supplied year 1971 is retained in the attribute-change audit.
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 1971.html. Not independently established; neighboring dates can reflect album/single or regional differences.
All Things Must Pass - George Harrison original release archive
The official archive explicitly identifies the original 1970 release and its numbered studio program. Separately listed demos, later remaster bonuses, live performances and rerecorded versions are not assigned the original album date. The supported year is used without claiming the album day as the first day of an earlier single. The two original performances of Isn't It a Pity are separately listed, with the second labeled Version Two. My Sweet Lord (2000) is a separately named rerecording; only the 1970 studio original is selected.
Inspiration and background
Supplied note - not independently verified
This note came with the supplied collection and has not been independently verified.
This upbeat track from Harrison's "All Things Must Pass" album showcased his post-Beatles success.
Evidence scope: Source-provided note, not an established account of the songwriter's intent
Sources for this information
Owner-supplied 1971.html, song-list position 63
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 1971.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.