Swayin' to the Music (Slow Dancing)
Johnny Rivers
1977
Annual listening-list association, separate from the source-supported original release year reviewed in v3.7.
Release: 1977
Release: 1977Source checked
V3.7 reviewed original release year: Reviewed original album/single year. Later chart placement and reissues do not reset the first release; exact mix and worldwide day remain unspecified.
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Johnny Rivers - official recording history
Firsthand recording accounts for By the Time I Get to Phoenix, Poor Side of Town and the expanded Secret Agent Man single, plus the dated 1972 Rockin Pneumonia and 1977 Swayin to the Music releases. The short TV theme and expanded commercial recording are distinct.
Inspiration and background
Supplied note - not independently verified
This note came with the supplied collection and has not been independently verified.
The romance of slow dancing
Evidence scope: Source-provided note, not an established account of the songwriter's intent
Sources for this information
Owner-supplied 1977.html, song-list position 67
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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 1977 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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