Going In with My Eyes Open
David Soul
1977
Annual listening list: initial release cycle, with recent carryovers; not an original-release-date field. Release chronology remains partly unverified.
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About David Soul
Song-specific inspiration or recording background is not established for this entry. This sourced artist profile provides career context.
David Soul was the singer and actor David Richard Solberg. Folk singing and guitar performance preceded his television fame in Starsky & Hutch; he also appeared on variety television as the masked Covered Man. His subsequent recording career included Don't Give Up on Us and concert tours in the Americas, Japan and Britain.
Artist background sources
AllMusic - David Soul biography
Biography read for identity, folk beginnings, Covered Man, television, named song and international tours. No unsupported song inspiration or full-album earliest dates. | Retrieved 2026-10-19
Profile reviewed: 2026-10-19. Artist background does not establish a song's creative origin or release date.
Retained annual-list context
Going In with My Eyes Open by David Soul is included for 1977 on the basis of the cited chart-associated source. This establishes the annual connection, not the circumstances in which the song was written. No reliable song-specific account of its inspiration was established in this review.
Annual-list context only; songwriting inspiration remains unestablished
Music VF: chart-associated songs of 1977
Secondary source reviewed for title, artist and annual chart association only. Supplemental selection, not an official annual rank.
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Editorial artist-repertoire classification
Music VF: chart-associated songs of 1977
Secondary source reviewed for title, artist and annual chart association only. Supplemental selection, not an official annual rank.
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