Red Sails in the Sunset

1984 studio album by Midnight Oil
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Red Sails in the Sunset

Summary

Red Sails in the Sunset is an album[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (265 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Red Sails in the Sunset's instance of is recorded as album[3].
  • Red Sails in the Sunset's genre is alternative rock[4].
  • Red Sails in the Sunset was produced by Nick Launay[5].
  • Among the performers on Red Sails in the Sunset was Midnight Oil[6].
  • Red Sails in the Sunset's record label is recorded as Columbia Records[7].
  • Red Sails in the Sunset's place of publication is recorded as Australia[8].
  • Red Sails in the Sunset is part of Midnight Oil's albums in chronological order[9].
  • Red Sails in the Sunset's language of work or name is recorded as English[10].
  • Red Sails in the Sunset was distributed by LP record[11].
  • Red Sails in the Sunset was distributed by music streaming[12].
  • Red Sails in the Sunset's review score is recorded as 4.5[13].
  • Red Sails in the Sunset was published on October 1984[14].
  • Red Sails in the Sunset's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Red Sails in the Sunset'}[15].
  • Red Sails in the Sunset's number of parts of this work is recorded as {'unit': 'Q7302866', 'amount': '+12'}[16].
  • Red Sails in the Sunset's form of creative work is recorded as studio album[17].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Album[18]

  • First release date: 1984[19]

  • Genre(s): alternative rock, pop, rock[20]

  • Community tags: album rock, alternative pop/rock, alternative rock, alternative/indie rock, aussie rock, college rock, pop, pop/rock, rock[21]

  • MusicBrainz ID: bba3c2f7-f91c-366f-8914-d27c62c45636[22]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Red Sails in the Sunset was performed by Midnight Oil[6]. It was produced by Nick Launay[5].

Publication

Red Sails in the Sunset was released on October 1984[14]. Its place of publication is recorded as Australia[8]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[10]. Its genre is alternative rock[4]. It is part of Midnight Oil's albums in chronological order[9]. Recorded distribution format include LP record[11] and music streaming[12].

Reception

Red Sails in the Sunset's review score is recorded as 4.5[13].

Why It Matters

Red Sails in the Sunset ranks in the top 2% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (265 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  11. [13] . AllMusic. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [18] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [19] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [20] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [21] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [22] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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