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Sons of the Silent Age

song written by David Bowie in 1977
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Sons of the Silent Age

Summary

Sons of the Silent Age is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (58 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Sons of the Silent Age's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • Sons of the Silent Age's genre is art rock[4].
  • Sons of the Silent Age was followed by Blackout[5].
  • Sons of the Silent Age was produced by Tony Visconti[6].
  • Among the performers on Sons of the Silent Age was David Bowie[7].
  • Sons of the Silent Age's record label is recorded as RCA Records[8].
  • Sons of the Silent Age is part of Heroes[9].
  • Sons of the Silent Age was published on October 14, 1977[10].
  • Sons of the Silent Age's form of creative work is recorded as song[11].

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[12]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 5fc0e659-fe70-3a75-ba7f-9f872a44dea9[13]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on Sons of the Silent Age was David Bowie[7]. It was produced by Tony Visconti[6].

Publication

Sons of the Silent Age was released on October 14, 1977[10]. Its genre is art rock[4]. It is part of Heroes[9].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Sons of the Silent Age was followed by Blackout[5].

Why It Matters

Sons of the Silent Age ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (58 views/month).[2]

Related Entities

David Bowie RCA 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.

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

  1. [12] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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