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If That's What It Takes

1982 debut solo album by Michael McDonald
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If That's What It Takes

Summary

If That's What It Takes is an album[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (602 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • If That's What It Takes's instance of is recorded as album[3].
  • If That's What It Takes's genre is pop music[4].
  • If That's What It Takes was produced by Ted Templeman[5].
  • Among the performers on If That's What It Takes was Michael McDonald[6].
  • If That's What It Takes's record label is recorded as Warner Bros. Records[7].
  • If That's What It Takes's place of publication is recorded as United States[8].
  • If That's What It Takes is part of Michael McDonald's albums in chronological order[9].
  • If That's What It Takes was published on August 1982[10].
  • If That's What It Takes's tracklist is recorded as I Keep Forgettin'[11].
  • If That's What It Takes's title is recorded as If That's What It Takes[12].
  • If That's What It Takes's has characteristic is recorded as debut solo album[13].
  • If That's What It Takes's different from is recorded as If That's What It Takes[14].
  • If That's What It Takes's form of creative work is recorded as studio album[15].

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[16]

  • First release date: 1982[17]

  • Genre(s): blue-eyed soul, pop, pop rock, rock, soft rock, soul, yacht rock[18]

  • Community tags: adult contemporary, blue-eyed soul, pop, pop rock, rock, soft rock, soul, yacht rock[19]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 812a45c6-ab55-3a02-8917-8fa00fb9f0d3[20]

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Authorship and Creation

If That's What It Takes was performed by Michael McDonald[6]. It was produced by Ted Templeman[5].

Publication

If That's What It Takes was published on August 1982[10]. Its place of publication is recorded as United States[8]. Its genre is pop music[4]. It is part of Michael McDonald's albums in chronological order[9].

Why It Matters

If That's What It Takes ranks in the top 2% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (602 views/month).[2]

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] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [16] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [19] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [20] ↑ . 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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