Fantasy Girl
.38 Special
1981
Source-supported album or original-release association. First-release evidence and any conflicts are stated separately.
The verified recording is added as the editorial destination for this requested title and performer. The screenshot was not audio-verified, and does not prove the exact mix, edit, pressing or mastering of the user file. Recording version: Original Wild-Eyed Southern Boys album recording; earliest release year under review
Release: 1981
Release: 1981Source checked
The reviewed original U.S. A&M SP4835 program, the 1981 contemporary album-review cycle and the artist discography support 1981 for the Wild-Eyed Southern Boys recording. V3.6 adopts that corroborated album-first year. The previously retained 1980 songwriter/distributor fields are treated as conflicting retrospective metadata, not independent proof of an earlier issue; no month or day is asserted.
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38 Special official discography
The artist dates Rockin Into The Night to 1980 and Wild-Eyed Southern Boys to 1981. These conflict with some distributor metadata; they are album-year associations rather than an unqualified earliest-release claim.
38 Special - Rockin Into the Night program
Licensed artist program associates Rockin Into the Night with its original album and both Fantasy Girl and Hold On Loosely with Wild-Eyed Southern Boys.
Wild-Eyed Southern Boys distributor year
Distributor program shows 1980, while the artists own discography shows 1981. The conflict remains explicit.
Jim Peterik official discography
Cowriter discography dates Rocking Into the Night to 1980, Fantasy Girl to 1980, and Hold On Loosely and Wild Eyed Southern Boys to 1981. The Fantasy Girl date conflicts with the artist album chronology.
On A&M Records - original U.S. Wild-Eyed Southern Boys program
Original A&M SP4835 album program gives a 1981-2 release field, Hold On Loosely at track1 and Fantasy Girl at track5. Only the corroborated year 1981 is adopted; no month or day is inferred.
Billboard, February7,1981, page72 - Wild-Eyed Southern Boys review
Visually read contemporary A&M SP4835 review and its identification of Hold On Loosely. Corroborates the 1981 original album release cycle.
38 Special official discography
The artist identifies Wild-Eyed Southern Boys as 1981. Its Rockin Into the Night 1980 association conflicts with the contemporaneous 1979 published reviews, so that later association is retained in the audit but not used as the original year.
On A&M Records -38 Special trade-publication bibliography
Dates and page references for the two October27,1979 reviews and the February7,1981 Billboard review of Wild-Eyed Southern Boys. This archival index supplies provenance for the reviewed images; it is not the current record label website.
Inspiration and background
Researched recording background
The reviewed original U.S. A&M SP4835 program, the 1981 contemporary album-review cycle and the artist discography support 1981 for the Wild-Eyed Southern Boys recording. V3.6 adopts that corroborated album-first year. The previously retained 1980 songwriter/distributor fields are treated as conflicting retrospective metadata, not independent proof of an earlier issue; no month or day is asserted.
Evidence scope: Source-supported original recording chronology; prior conflicting note retained below.
Sources for this information
On A&M Records - original U.S. Wild-Eyed Southern Boys program
Original A&M SP4835 album program gives a 1981-2 release field, Hold On Loosely at track1 and Fantasy Girl at track5. Only the corroborated year 1981 is adopted; no month or day is inferred. | Retrieved 2026-10-19
Billboard, February7,1981, page72 - Wild-Eyed Southern Boys review
Visually read contemporary A&M SP4835 review and its identification of Hold On Loosely. Corroborates the 1981 original album release cycle. | Retrieved 2026-10-19
38 Special official discography
The artist identifies Wild-Eyed Southern Boys as 1981. Its Rockin Into the Night 1980 association conflicts with the contemporaneous 1979 published reviews, so that later association is retained in the audit but not used as the original year. | Retrieved 2026-10-19
On A&M Records -38 Special trade-publication bibliography
Dates and page references for the two October27,1979 reviews and the February7,1981 Billboard review of Wild-Eyed Southern Boys. This archival index supplies provenance for the reviewed images; it is not the current record label website. | Retrieved 2026-10-19
Earlier note and its recorded status
Earlier status: Researched recording background. This earlier wording is retained as historical context; the reviewed account above is the current summary.
Fantasy Girl appears on Wild-Eyed Southern Boys, dated 1981 in .38 Special's official album discography. The songwriter's list and one distributor program instead show 1980 for this song or album. The track is included with that chronology conflict disclosed.
38 Special official discography
38 Special - Rockin Into the Night program
Other appearances and versions
Original Wild-Eyed Southern Boys album recording; earliest release year under review
The reviewed original U.S. A&M SP4835 program, the 1981 contemporary album-review cycle and the artist discography support 1981 for the Wild-Eyed Southern Boys recording. V3.6 adopts that corroborated album-first year. The previously retained 1980 songwriter/distributor fields are treated as conflicting retrospective metadata, not independent proof of an earlier issue; no month or day is asserted.
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
Sourced recording context; screenshot audio identity and exact master not independently verified.
Conservative editorial listening tags reviewed for this specific previously added recording in v3.6. These broad classifications are separate from source-verified recording identity and do not assert that the cited source assigned these exact genre labels.
38 Special official discography
The artist dates Rockin Into The Night to 1980 and Wild-Eyed Southern Boys to 1981. These conflict with some distributor metadata; they are album-year associations rather than an unqualified earliest-release claim.
38 Special - Rockin Into the Night program
Licensed artist program associates Rockin Into the Night with its original album and both Fantasy Girl and Hold On Loosely with Wild-Eyed Southern Boys.
Wild-Eyed Southern Boys distributor year
Distributor program shows 1980, while the artists own discography shows 1981. The conflict remains explicit.
Jim Peterik official discography
Cowriter discography dates Rocking Into the Night to 1980, Fantasy Girl to 1980, and Hold On Loosely and Wild Eyed Southern Boys to 1981. The Fantasy Girl date conflicts with the artist album chronology.
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