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On an Island

2006 studio album by David Gilmour
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On an Island

Summary

On an Island is an album[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (467 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • On an Island's instance of is recorded as album[3].
  • On an Island's genre is progressive rock[4].
  • On an Island was produced by Phil Manzanera[5].
  • Among the performers on On an Island was David Gilmour[6].
  • On an Island's record label is recorded as EMI[7].
  • On an Island's place of publication is recorded as United Kingdom[8].
  • On an Island is part of David Gilmour's albums in chronological order[9].
  • On an Island's language of work or name is recorded as English[10].
  • On an Island's recorded at studio or venue is recorded as Astoria[11].
  • On an Island was published on March 6, 2006[12].
  • On an Island's tracklist is recorded as Castellorizon[13].
  • On an Island's tracklist is recorded as On an Island[14].
  • On an Island's tracklist is recorded as The Blue[15].
  • On an Island's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'On an Island'}[16].
  • On an Island's has characteristic is recorded as solo album[17].
  • On an Island's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11574', 'amount': '+3096'}[18].
  • On an Island's form of creative work is recorded as studio album[19].

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[20]

  • First release date: 2006-03-06[21]

  • Genre(s): art rock, pop rock, progressive rock, rock[22]

  • Community tags: art rock, classic pop and rock, pop rock, progressive rock, rock[23]

  • MusicBrainz ID: ba6fabec-b71a-3eec-93e5-acf4db197f50[24]

Body

Authorship and Creation

On an Island was performed by David Gilmour[6]. It was produced by Phil Manzanera[5].

Publication

On an Island was released on March 6, 2006[12]. Its place of publication is recorded as United Kingdom[8]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[10]. Its genre is progressive rock[4]. It is part of David Gilmour's albums in chronological order[9].

Why It Matters

On an Island ranks in the top 2% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (467 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25]

Related Entities

David Gilmour United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [20] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [22] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [23] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [24] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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