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Lady in Black

song by Uriah Heep (1971)
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Lady in Black

Summary

Lady in Black is a single[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (314 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Lady in Black's instance of is recorded as single[3].
  • Lady in Black's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[4].
  • Lady in Black's composer is recorded as Ken Hensley[5].
  • Lady in Black's genre is folk rock[6].
  • Lady in Black followed Gypsy[7].
  • Lady in Black was followed by Look at Yourself[8].
  • Lady in Black was produced by Gerry Bron[9].
  • Lady in Black was performed by Uriah Heep[10].
  • Lady in Black's record label is recorded as Vertigo Records[11].
  • Lady in Black is part of Salisbury[12].
  • Lady in Black's language of work or name is recorded as English[13].
  • Lady in Black was released on 1971[14].
  • Lady in Black's lyricist is recorded as Ken Hensley[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: Song[16]

  • Genre(s): hard rock, progressive rock, psychedelic rock, rock, symphonic rock[17]

  • Community tags: hard rock, progressive rock, psychedelic rock, rock, symphonic rock[18]

  • MusicBrainz ID: a15b325c-5912-3d6f-8aed-fb186a1c097f[19]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on Lady in Black was Uriah Heep[10]. It was produced by Gerry Bron[9].

Publication

Lady in Black was released on 1971[14]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[13]. Its genre is folk rock[6]. It is part of Salisbury[12].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Lady in Black followed Gypsy[7]. It was followed by Look at Yourself[8].

Why It Matters

Lady in Black ranks in the top 3% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (314 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20]

Related Entities

Ken Hensley Vertigo Records

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

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 16d ago · TangoAF · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → single, musical work/composition
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P31]]: [[Q105543609]], Moving to [[Q139822995]]"
  2. 4w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Language of work or name → English
    Performer → Uriah Heep
    Followed by → —
    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaimvalue:1| */ [[Property:P1827]]: T0101710999, см. / see [[Template:Autofix|autofix]] на / on [[Property talk:P1827]]"
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