Restoring play count from library.xml?

OK, i just reformatted my hard drive, and not sure i backed up everything correctly. All my music is there, but there is no play count/date added/playlists. I am ok with this, but i opened the iTunes Music Library xml file just for fun, and i noticed in the xml the playcount integer was there along with the date added. Is there a way to "import" this xml file so the playcounts show up? date added etc?Its more just for fun, but itd be nice to have. Playlists would be a bonus too, but not critical. I didtn think any of this was possible until i saw this xml file...
Thanks!

GARTH,
While I understand your perceived need for this attribute, I have not seen a method to recover the 'Date Added' value. Perhaps there is a JavaScript available from another. If I happen across this facility, I'll include it in my recovery instructions, but I do not go looking for something not critically required (see my reason below).
This begs the question of many Library problems I see here: If your music Library is so important to you (and why shouldn't it be), you need to proactively guard against the typical and expected failures of digital life.
This means *+frequent and complete backups+* of your data - including your entire iTunes Library. Failure to plan means you are planning to fail.
See what you need to do to Completely Backup iTunes.
Do anything less and we'll try to help you recover, but one cannot expect Apple or those of us here to save you from every self-inflicted problem. We do, however, get many of them happily resolved.
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