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Alas, I Cannot Swim

album by Laura Marling
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Alas, I Cannot Swim

Summary

Alas, I Cannot Swim is an album[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (103 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Alas, I Cannot Swim's instance of is recorded as album[3].
  • Alas, I Cannot Swim's genre is folk music[4].
  • Alas, I Cannot Swim was followed by I Speak Because I Can[5].
  • Among the performers on Alas, I Cannot Swim was Laura Marling[6].
  • Alas, I Cannot Swim's record label is recorded as Virgin Records[7].
  • Alas, I Cannot Swim's language of work or name is recorded as English[8].
  • Alas, I Cannot Swim was published on February 11, 2008[9].
  • Alas, I Cannot Swim's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11574', 'amount': '+2302'}[10].
  • Alas, I Cannot Swim's form of creative work is recorded as studio album[11].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on Alas, I Cannot Swim was Laura Marling[6].

Publication

Alas, I Cannot Swim was released on February 11, 2008[9]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[8]. Its genre is folk music[4].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Alas, I Cannot Swim was followed by I Speak Because I Can[5].

Why It Matters

Alas, I Cannot Swim ranks in the top 2% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (103 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12]

Related Entities

Laura Marling Virgin Records

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9h ago · Iamcarbon · 2026-06-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +2008-02-11T00:00:00Z
    Genre → —
    Form of creative work → studio album
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    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P1729]]: mw0000793132"
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