Odyssey

studio album by Yngwie J. Malmsteen's Rising Force
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Odyssey

Summary

Odyssey is an album[1]. Odyssey ranks in the top 2% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (418 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Odyssey's instance of is recorded as album[3].
  • Odyssey's genre is neo-classical metal[4].
  • Odyssey's genre is power metal[5].
  • Odyssey was produced by Jeff Glixman[6].
  • Odyssey was produced by Yngwie Malmsteen[7].
  • Among the performers on Odyssey was Yngwie J. Malmsteen's Rising Force[8].
  • Among the performers on Odyssey was Yngwie Malmsteen[9].
  • Odyssey's record label is recorded as Polydor[10].
  • Odyssey's record label is recorded as Polydor[11].
  • Odyssey's place of publication is recorded as United States[12].
  • Odyssey's place of publication is recorded as Sweden[13].
  • Odyssey is part of Yngwie Malmsteen's albums in chronological order[14].
  • Odyssey's language of work or name is recorded as English[15].
  • Odyssey was distributed by LP record[16].
  • Odyssey was distributed by compact disc[17].
  • Odyssey was distributed by compact cassette[18].
  • Odyssey was distributed by music streaming[19].
  • Odyssey's recorded at studio or venue is recorded as Cherokee Studios[20].
  • Odyssey was released on April 8, 1988[21].
  • Odyssey's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Odyssey'}[22].
  • Odyssey's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11574', 'amount': '+3037'}[23].
  • Odyssey's number of parts of this work is recorded as {'unit': 'Q7302866', 'amount': '+12'}[24].
  • Odyssey's form of creative work is recorded as studio album[25].

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[26]

  • First release date: 1988-01[27]

  • Genre(s): hard rock, heavy metal, neoclassical metal, power metal, rock[28]

  • Community tags: guitar virtuoso, hard rock, heavy metal, neo-classical metal, neoclassical metal, pop/rock, power metal, rock, rock ballad, rock ballads[29]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 8102da2a-56f9-3872-a5aa-64adddeaad16[30]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Performers include Yngwie J. Malmsteen's Rising Force[8] and Yngwie Malmsteen[9]. Producers include Jeff Glixman[6] and Yngwie Malmsteen[7].

Publication

Odyssey was released on April 8, 1988[21]. Place of publication include United States[12] and Sweden[13]. Odyssey's language of work or name is recorded as English[15]. Genres include neo-classical metal[4] and power metal[5]. Odyssey is part of Yngwie Malmsteen's albums in chronological order[14]. Recorded distribution format include LP record[16], compact disc[17], compact cassette[18], and music streaming[19].

Why It Matters

Odyssey ranks in the top 2% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (418 views/month).[2] Odyssey has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
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  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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