I Wrote a Simple Song

1971 studio album by Billy Preston
MusicAlbum album Q5980066
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I Wrote a Simple Song

Summary

I Wrote a Simple Song is an album[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (137 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • I Wrote a Simple Song's instance of is recorded as album[3].
  • I Wrote a Simple Song's genre is soul[4].
  • I Wrote a Simple Song's genre is rock music[5].
  • I Wrote a Simple Song was produced by Billy Preston[6].
  • I Wrote a Simple Song was performed by Billy Preston[7].
  • I Wrote a Simple Song's record label is recorded as A&M Records[8].
  • I Wrote a Simple Song's place of publication is recorded as United States[9].
  • I Wrote a Simple Song is part of Billy Preston's albums in chronological order[10].
  • I Wrote a Simple Song's language of work or name is recorded as English[11].
  • I Wrote a Simple Song was distributed by LP record[12].
  • I Wrote a Simple Song was distributed by music streaming[13].
  • I Wrote a Simple Song was published on November 8, 1971[14].
  • I Wrote a Simple Song's tracklist is recorded as I Wrote a Simple Song[15].
  • I Wrote a Simple Song's tracklist is recorded as Outa-Space[16].
  • I Wrote a Simple Song's title is recorded as I Wrote a Simple Song[17].
  • I Wrote a Simple Song's number of parts of this work is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q7302866', 'amount': '+11'}[18].
  • I Wrote a Simple Song's form of creative work is recorded as studio album[19].

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: Album[20]

  • First release date: 1971-06-25[21]

  • Genre(s): funk, r&b, soul[22]

  • Community tags: funk, general classic soul, genre, r&b, rhythm & blues, soul[23]

  • MusicBrainz ID: ff79a194-0f7d-4c1b-946d-99012bdb05b9[24]

Body

Authorship and Creation

I Wrote a Simple Song was performed by Billy Preston[7]. It was produced by Billy Preston[6].

Publication

I Wrote a Simple Song was released on November 8, 1971[14]. Its place of publication is recorded as United States[9]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[11]. Genres include soul[4] and rock music[5]. It is part of Billy Preston's albums in chronological order[10]. Recorded distribution format include LP record[12] and music streaming[13].

Why It Matters

I Wrote a Simple Song ranks in the top 2% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (137 views/month).[2]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  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.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [20] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [21] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [22] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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