Hunky Dory

Summary

Hunky Dory is an album^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.59% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,689 views/month, #357 of 60,676).^[2]

Key Facts

• Hunky Dory's instance of is recorded as album^[3].
• Hunky Dory's genre is glam rock^[4].
• Hunky Dory's genre is art rock^[5].
• Hunky Dory's genre is folk rock^[6].
• Hunky Dory's genre is art pop^[7].
• Hunky Dory's genre is pop rock^[8].
• Hunky Dory was produced by Ken Scott^[9].
• Hunky Dory was performed by David Bowie^[10].
• Hunky Dory's record label is recorded as RCA Victor^[11].
• Hunky Dory's place of publication is recorded as United Kingdom^[12].
• Hunky Dory is part of David Bowie's albums in chronological order^[13].
• Hunky Dory's language of work or name is recorded as English^[14].
• Hunky Dory's recorded at studio or venue is recorded as Trident Studios^[15].
• Hunky Dory was released on December 17, 1971^[16].
• Hunky Dory's tracklist is recorded as Life on Mars?^[17].
• Hunky Dory's tracklist is recorded as Changes^[18].
• Hunky Dory's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Hunky Dory'}^[19].
• Hunky Dory's different from is recorded as Hunky Dory^[20].
• Hunky Dory's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11574', 'amount': '+2344'}^[21].
• Hunky Dory's number of parts of this work is recorded as {'unit': 'Q7302866', 'amount': '+11'}^[22].
• Hunky Dory's form of creative work is recorded as studio album^[23].

Product Details

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• Release type: Album^[24]

• First release date: 1971-12-17^[25]

• Genre(s): art pop, art rock, baroque pop, glam rock, piano rock, pop rock, rock, singer-songwriter^[26]

• Community tags: 1–4 wochen, art pop, art rock, baroque pop, bowie, cd extra, glam rock, piano rock, pop rock, rock, singer-songwriter^[27]

• MusicBrainz ID: 743b0b2e-a23a-3182-950e-232f8cb0dfb7^[28]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on Hunky Dory was David Bowie^[10]. It was produced by Ken Scott^[9].

Publication

Hunky Dory was published on December 17, 1971^[16]. Its place of publication is recorded as United Kingdom^[12]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English^[14]. Genres include glam rock^[4], art rock^[5], folk rock^[6], art pop^[7], and pop rock^[8]. It is part of David Bowie's albums in chronological order^[13].

Why It Matters

Hunky Dory ranks in the top 0.59% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,689 views/month, #357 of 60,676).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[29]