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It Isn't, It Wasn't, It Ain't Never Gonna Be

1989 single by Whitney Houston and Aretha Franklin
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It Isn't, It Wasn't, It Ain't Never Gonna Be

Summary

It Isn't, It Wasn't, It Ain't Never Gonna Be is a single[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (86 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • It Isn't, It Wasn't, It Ain't Never Gonna Be's instance of is recorded as single[3].
  • It Isn't, It Wasn't, It Ain't Never Gonna Be's genre is new jack swing[4].
  • It Isn't, It Wasn't, It Ain't Never Gonna Be followed One Moment in Time[5].
  • It Isn't, It Wasn't, It Ain't Never Gonna Be was followed by I'm Your Baby Tonight[6].
  • It Isn't, It Wasn't, It Ain't Never Gonna Be was produced by Narada Michael Walden[7].
  • Among the performers on It Isn't, It Wasn't, It Ain't Never Gonna Be was Aretha Franklin[8].
  • Among the performers on It Isn't, It Wasn't, It Ain't Never Gonna Be was Whitney Houston[9].
  • It Isn't, It Wasn't, It Ain't Never Gonna Be's record label is recorded as Arista Records[10].
  • It Isn't, It Wasn't, It Ain't Never Gonna Be's country of origin is recorded as United States[11].
  • It Isn't, It Wasn't, It Ain't Never Gonna Be was released on November 27, 1989[12].
  • It Isn't, It Wasn't, It Ain't Never Gonna Be's single taken from the album or EP is recorded as Through the Storm[13].

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: Single[14]

  • First release date: 1989[15]

  • Genre(s): contemporary r&b, disco, electronic, hip hop, house, new jack swing, soul, synth-pop[16]

  • Community tags: contemporary r&b, disco, electronic, hip hop, house, new jack swing, soul, synth-pop[17]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 1e77222a-9370-45a9-845e-14a8d7f226da[18]

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Authorship and Creation

Performers include Aretha Franklin[8] and Whitney Houston[9]. It Isn't, It Wasn't, It Ain't Never Gonna Be was produced by Narada Michael Walden[7].

Publication

It Isn't, It Wasn't, It Ain't Never Gonna Be was published on November 27, 1989[12]. Its genre is new jack swing[4].

Adaptations and Inspiration

It Isn't, It Wasn't, It Ain't Never Gonna Be followed One Moment in Time[5]. It was followed by I'm Your Baby Tonight[6].

Why It Matters

It Isn't, It Wasn't, It Ain't Never Gonna Be ranks in the top 3% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (86 views/month).[2]

Related Entities

Aretha Franklin Whitney Houston

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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

  1. [14] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [17] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [18] ↑ . 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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