Owner of a Lonely Heart
Yes
1984
Annual listening list: initial release cycle, with recent carryovers; not an original-release-date field. Release chronology remains partly unverified.
Reported release: 1983
Reported release: 1983Date needs verification | Recent carryover
Reported in supplied material; independent release-date verification remains open.
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Owner-supplied release annotations
Reported dates in 1983.html, 1984.html. Not independently established; neighboring dates can reflect album/single or regional differences.
Inspiration and background
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This note came with the supplied collection and has not been independently verified.
The song was inspired by guitarist Trevor Rabin's personal experiences with loneliness and self-empowerment.
Evidence scope: Source-provided note, not an established account of the songwriter's intent
Sources for this information
Owner-supplied 1984.html, song-list position 17
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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 1984 table (Wikipedia transcription)
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