You Make My Dreams
Daryl Hall & John Oates
1981
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: 1980
Release: 1980Source 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 1980 and belongs to the original Voices program. Year precision does not assign an album day to a single or a later reissue. The earlier supplied year 1981 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 1981.html. Not independently established; neighboring dates can reflect album/single or regional differences.
Voices - original licensed duo program
Public licensed album and track metadata identify the original 1980 duo program and selected studio recordings. Only tracks from the original album sequence are selected. Later bonus tracks, club remixes, solo recordings and concert performances do not inherit the original album year.
Inspiration and background
Supplied note - not independently verified
This note came with the supplied collection and has not been independently verified.
An upbeat pop-rock song that has become one of the duo's most enduring hits.
Evidence scope: Source-provided note, not an established account of the songwriter's intent
Sources for this information
Owner-supplied 1981.html, song-list position 76
Supplied annotation reproduced with attribution; underlying historical claims have NOT been independently verified.
Other appearances and versions
catalog version unspecified
Textual identity reconciliation, not audio-fingerprint or exact-pressing verification. Version labels are catalog safeguards.
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; Style term found in imported, unverified source annotation
Billboard year-end 1981 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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