It Was a Very Good Year

Summary

It Was a Very Good Year is a musical work/composition^[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (507 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• It Was a Very Good Year's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition^[3].
• It Was a Very Good Year's composer is recorded as Ervin Drake^[4].
• It Was a Very Good Year's genre is easy listening^[5].
• It Was a Very Good Year was performed by The Kingston Trio^[6].
• Among the performers on It Was a Very Good Year was Frank Sinatra^[7].
• Among the performers on It Was a Very Good Year was Seal^[8].
• Among the performers on It Was a Very Good Year was Lonnie Donegan^[9].
• Among the performers on It Was a Very Good Year was Modern Folk Quartet^[10].
• It Was a Very Good Year was performed by Robbie Williams^[11].
• It Was a Very Good Year's language of work or name is recorded as English^[12].
• It Was a Very Good Year was released on 1961^[13].
• It Was a Very Good Year's lyricist is recorded as Ervin Drake^[14].
• It Was a Very Good Year's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'It Was a Very Good Year'}^[15].
• It Was a Very Good Year's form of creative work is recorded as song^[16].

Product Details

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• Release type: Song^[17]

• Genre(s): jazz, pop^[18]

• Community tags: jazz, pop, stage & screen^[19]

• MusicBrainz ID: 544acdd9-9f86-3cd1-be46-7ede43311c82^[20]

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Authorship and Creation

Performers include The Kingston Trio^[6], Frank Sinatra^[7], Seal^[8], Lonnie Donegan^[9], Modern Folk Quartet^[10], and Robbie Williams^[11].

Publication

It Was a Very Good Year was released on 1961^[13]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English^[12]. Its genre is easy listening^[5].

Why It Matters

It Was a Very Good Year ranks in the top 4% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (507 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[21]