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Special Forces

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Special Forces

Summary

Special Forces is an album[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (366 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Special Forces's instance of is recorded as album[3].
  • Special Forces's genre is Southern rock[4].
  • Special Forces followed Wild-Eyed Southern Boys[5].
  • Special Forces was followed by Tour de Force[6].
  • Special Forces was produced by Don Barnes[7].
  • Special Forces was performed by 38 Special[8].
  • Special Forces's record label is recorded as A&M Records[9].
  • Special Forces's language of work or name is recorded as English[10].
  • Special Forces was distributed by music streaming[11].
  • Special Forces was released on May 4, 1982[12].

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[13]

  • First release date: 1982[14]

  • Genre(s): aor, hard rock, pop rock, rock, southern rock[15]

  • Community tags: album rock, aor, hard rock, pop rock, pop/rock, rock, southern rock[16]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 431652dc-1f53-399f-9309-23835c5d2994[17]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Special Forces was performed by 38 Special[8]. It was produced by Don Barnes[7].

Publication

Special Forces was released on May 4, 1982[12]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[10]. Its genre is Southern rock[4]. It was distributed by music streaming[11].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Special Forces followed Wild-Eyed Southern Boys[5]. It was followed by Tour de Force[6].

Why It Matters

Special Forces ranks in the top 2% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (366 views/month).[2]

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.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [13] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [16] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [17] ↑ . 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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