Spirit in the Dark

Summary

Spirit in the Dark is an album^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (182 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Spirit in the Dark's instance of is recorded as album^[3].
• Spirit in the Dark's genre is soul^[4].
• Spirit in the Dark's genre is Southern soul^[5].
• Spirit in the Dark's genre is rhythm and blues^[6].
• Spirit in the Dark was produced by Jerry Wexler^[7].
• Spirit in the Dark was produced by Arif Mardin^[8].
• Spirit in the Dark was produced by Tom Dowd^[9].
• Spirit in the Dark was performed by Aretha Franklin^[10].
• Spirit in the Dark's record label is recorded as Atlantic Records^[11].
• Spirit in the Dark is part of Aretha Franklin's albums in chronological order^[12].
• Spirit in the Dark's language of work or name is recorded as English^[13].
• Spirit in the Dark was distributed by music streaming^[14].
• Spirit in the Dark was distributed by music download^[15].
• Spirit in the Dark was published on August 24, 1970^[16].
• Spirit in the Dark's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Spirit in the Dark'}^[17].
• Spirit in the Dark's form of creative work is recorded as studio album^[18].

Product Details

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• Release type: Album^[19]

• First release date: 1970-08-24^[20]

• Genre(s): deep soul, r&b, soul^[21]

• Community tags: deep soul, funk soul, r&b, rhythm and blues, soul, urban^[22]

• MusicBrainz ID: d4596b8b-ffa2-32ca-968b-f489883db646^[23]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Spirit in the Dark was performed by Aretha Franklin^[10]. Producers include Jerry Wexler^[7], Arif Mardin^[8], and Tom Dowd^[9].

Publication

Spirit in the Dark was published on August 24, 1970^[16]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English^[13]. Genres include soul^[4], Southern soul^[5], and rhythm and blues^[6]. It is part of Aretha Franklin's albums in chronological order^[12]. Recorded distribution format include music streaming^[14] and music download^[15].

Why It Matters

Spirit in the Dark ranks in the top 2% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (182 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[24]