Seeing year information in album view itunes

wouldn't it be great if i could see the year the album was published in the album view. could be in the background behind the cover art, spreading from album 1...n for that year.

Dutch Apple Fan,
In iTunes 11, "Albums" view is designed for people who like eye candy and pretty pictures. If you actually want to see information, use "Songs" view.
This is a reduction in functionality from iTunes 10, where you could use List view together with Cover Flow, and get both the pictures and the information.
If you wish to submit suggestions to Apple, use the Feedback page:
http://www.apple.com/feedback/itunesapp.html

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Responding to your request here.
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