Out of the Blue

1977 studio album by Electric Light Orchestra
MusicAlbum album Q973040
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Out of the Blue

Summary

Out of the Blue is an album[1]. It ranks in the top 0.99% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,020 views/month, #600 of 60,676).[2]

Key Facts

  • Out of the Blue's instance of is recorded as album[3].
  • Out of the Blue's genre is art rock[4].
  • Out of the Blue's genre is rock music[5].
  • Out of the Blue was produced by Jeff Lynne[6].
  • Among the performers on Out of the Blue was Electric Light Orchestra[7].
  • Out of the Blue's record label is recorded as Jet Records[8].
  • Out of the Blue is part of Electric Light Orchestra's albums in chronological order[9].
  • Out of the Blue's language of work or name is recorded as English[10].
  • Out of the Blue was distributed by 2 × LP[11].
  • Out of the Blue was distributed by music streaming[12].
  • Out of the Blue was distributed by music download[13].
  • Out of the Blue's recorded at studio or venue is recorded as Musicland Studios[14].
  • Out of the Blue was published on October 3, 1977[15].
  • Out of the Blue's tracklist is recorded as Mr. Blue Sky[16].
  • Out of the Blue's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Out of the Blue'}[17].
  • Out of the Blue's has characteristic is recorded as double album[18].
  • Out of the Blue's different from is recorded as Out of the Blue[19].
  • Out of the Blue's number of parts of this work is recorded as {'unit': 'Q7302866', 'amount': '+17'}[20].
  • Out of the Blue's form of creative work is recorded as studio album[21].

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[22]

  • First release date: 1977-10-28[23]

  • Genre(s): art rock, pop, pop rock, progressive pop, progressive rock, rock, symphonic rock[24]

  • Community tags: album rock, art rock, pop, pop rock, progressive pop, progressive rock, rock, symphonic rock[25]

  • MusicBrainz ID: a720436f-9c8e-439a-a147-18e83441edab[26]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Out of the Blue was performed by Electric Light Orchestra[7]. It was produced by Jeff Lynne[6].

Publication

Out of the Blue was published on October 3, 1977[15]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[10]. Genres include art rock[4] and rock music[5]. It is part of Electric Light Orchestra's albums in chronological order[9]. Recorded distribution format include 2 × LP[11], music streaming[12], and music download[13].

Why It Matters

Out of the Blue ranks in the top 0.99% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,020 views/month, #600 of 60,676).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27]

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.
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  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Apple Music. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [22] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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