diff --git a/beetsplug/itunes.py b/beetsplug/itunes.py
index ed92b40..0500ab0 100644
--- a/beetsplug/itunes.py
+++ b/beetsplug/itunes.py
@@ -249,6 +249,9 @@ class SearchAPIPlugin(BeetsPlugin):
 
     def make_album_info(self, album, matched=False):
         tracks = [ self.make_track_info(track, index) for (index, track) in enumerate(album.get_tracks()) ]
+        year = int(album.release_date[0:4])
+        month = int(album.release_date[5:7])
+        day = int(album.release_date[8:10])
         info = AlbumInfo(album.collection_name,
                         album.collection_id,
                         album.artist_name,
@@ -257,9 +260,9 @@ class SearchAPIPlugin(BeetsPlugin):
                         asin = None,
                         albumtype = None,
                         va = album.artist_id == VA_ARTIST_ID,
-                        year = album.release_date[0:4],
-                        month = album.release_date[5:7],
-                        day = album.release_date[8:10],
+                        year = year,
+                        month = month,
+                        day = day,
                         label = "iTunes Match" if matched else "iTunes Store",
                         mediums = album.get_tracks()[0].disc_count,
                         artist_sort = sort_string(album.artist_name),
@@ -271,10 +274,10 @@ class SearchAPIPlugin(BeetsPlugin):
                         albumstatus = None,
                         media = None,
                         albumdisambig = None,
-                        artist_credit = None, # Or Artist?
-                        original_year = None,
-                        original_month = None,
-                        original_day = None,
+                        artist_credit = None,
+                        original_year = year, # In order to eliminate the unneccessary year penalty
+                        original_month = month, # See original_year
+                        original_day = day, # See original_year
                         data_source = "iTunes",
                         data_url = album.collection_view_url)
         info.album_sort = sort_string(album.collection_name)