Roxanne
The Police
1978
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: 1978
Release: 1978Source checked
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 Police studio recording belongs to the documented 1978 single and album release cycle. Year precision is used; no album day is assigned to an earlier single.
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 1978.html, 1979.html. Not independently established; neighboring dates can reflect album/single or regional differences.
Roxanne original single - official discography
Original red-telephone-sleeve single and Peanuts B-side explicitly in 1978; later releases and Sting solo live arrangements are separately discussed.
Outlandos d'Amour - official Sting/Police album archive
Original album tracklist and studio recording discussion, read in the public discography body. The official studio index separately supports 1978.
Inspiration and background
Supplied note - not independently verified
This note came with the supplied collection and has not been independently verified.
Sting wrote this song after seeing prostitutes in Paris, imagining a man in love with one.
Evidence scope: Source-provided note, not an established account of the songwriter's intent
Sources for this information
Owner-supplied 1978.html, song-list position 119
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
Imported annual selection - further review needed
Editorial artist-repertoire classification
Owner-supplied 1978.html
Imported annual selection. Title, artist and year have not all been independently corroborated; retained source annotations are archived, not verified song histories.
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