Shattered Dreams
Johnny Hates Jazz
1988
Annual listening list: initial release cycle, with recent carryovers; not an original-release-date field. Release chronology remains partly unverified.
Release: 1987
Release: 1987Source checked | Recent carryover
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Johnny Hates Jazz - official biography
Shattered Dreams was written by Clark Datchler, released March 1987, and had a later 1988 U.S. chart breakthrough.
Inspiration and background
Researched recording background
Clark Datchler wrote Shattered Dreams as Johnny Hates Jazz developed new material after its initial single. The band's official biography dates its release to March 1987, followed by a U.S. breakthrough in 1988. The different years reflect the recording's international rollout rather than a new 1988 song.
Evidence scope: Source-supported recording, release and career context; personal songwriting inspiration is not inferred.
Sources for this information
Johnny Hates Jazz - official biography
Shattered Dreams was written by Clark Datchler, released March 1987, and had a later 1988 U.S. chart breakthrough. | Retrieved 2026-10-19
Earlier note and its recorded status
Earlier status: Supplied note - not independently verified. This earlier wording is retained as historical context; the reviewed account above is the current summary.
The disappointment of unfulfilled expectations
Other appearances and versions
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Sources and scope
Source-backed annual association (secondary source; not a complete discographic review)
Editorial artist-repertoire classification
Billboard year-end 1988 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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