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Baby Can I Hold You

song written and composed by Tracy Chapman, originally recorded by Tracy Chapman and released in 1988
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Baby Can I Hold You

Summary

Baby Can I Hold You is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (581 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Baby Can I Hold You's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • Baby Can I Hold You's composer is recorded as Tracy Chapman[4].
  • Baby Can I Hold You's genre is traditional folk music[5].
  • Baby Can I Hold You followed Talkin' 'bout a Revolution[6].
  • Baby Can I Hold You was produced by David Kershenbaum[7].
  • Among the performers on Baby Can I Hold You was Tracy Chapman[8].
  • Baby Can I Hold You's record label is recorded as Elektra[9].
  • Baby Can I Hold You is part of Tracy Chapman[10].
  • Baby Can I Hold You's language of work or name is recorded as English[11].
  • Baby Can I Hold You's country of origin is recorded as United States[12].
  • Baby Can I Hold You was published on October 1, 1988[13].
  • Baby Can I Hold You's lyricist is recorded as Tracy Chapman[14].
  • Baby Can I Hold You's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Baby Can I Hold You'}[15].
  • Baby Can I Hold You's form of creative work is recorded as song[16].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Song[17]

  • Genre(s): dancehall, reggae[18]

  • Community tags: dancehall, reggae[19]

  • MusicBrainz ID: e3810b62-ab4b-393b-99f4-a9af4e15ad0b[20]

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Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on Baby Can I Hold You was Tracy Chapman[8]. It was produced by David Kershenbaum[7].

Publication

Baby Can I Hold You was published on October 1, 1988[13]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[11]. Its genre is traditional folk music[5]. It is part of Tracy Chapman[10].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Baby Can I Hold You followed Talkin' 'bout a Revolution[6].

Why It Matters

Baby Can I Hold You ranks in the top 4% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (581 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21]

Related Entities

Elektra Tracy Chapman United States

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.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [17] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [20] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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