A Horse with No Name
America
1972
Annual listening-list association, separate from the source-supported original release year reviewed in v3.7.
Release: 1971
Release: 1971Source checked | Recent carryover
V3.7 reviewed original release year: The issuing-label history gives an English single release in 1971, before the retained 1972 annual association and US hit. Year precision only; no annual row is moved.
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 1972.html. Not independently established; neighboring dates can reflect album/single or regional differences.
Rhino - A Horse with No Name original single history
Artist recollection and issuing-label history explicitly place the English single on November 12, 1971, before the 1972 US chart appearance and revised album. Use year precision.
Inspiration and background
Supplied note - not independently verified
This note came with the supplied collection and has not been independently verified.
The band's experience in the desert
Evidence scope: Source-provided note, not an established account of the songwriter's intent
Sources for this information
Owner-supplied 1972.html, song-list position 3
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 1972 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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