Taking the Long Way

2006 studio album by Dixie Chicks
MusicAlbum album Q3286764
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Taking the Long Way

Summary

Taking the Long Way is an album[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (905 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Taking the Long Way received the Grammy Award for Album of the Year[3].
  • Taking the Long Way's instance of is recorded as album[4].
  • Taking the Long Way's genre is pop music[5].
  • Taking the Long Way was produced by Rick Rubin[6].
  • Among the performers on Taking the Long Way was The Chicks[7].
  • Taking the Long Way's record label is recorded as Columbia Records[8].
  • Taking the Long Way's place of publication is recorded as United States[9].
  • Taking the Long Way is part of Dixie Chicks' albums in chronological order[10].
  • Taking the Long Way's language of work or name is recorded as English[11].
  • Taking the Long Way was released on May 23, 2006[12].
  • Taking the Long Way's tracklist is recorded as Not Ready to Make Nice[13].
  • Taking the Long Way's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Taking the Long Way'}[14].
  • Taking the Long Way's number of parts of this work is recorded as {'unit': 'Q7302866', 'amount': '+14'}[15].
  • Taking the Long Way's form of creative work is recorded as studio album[16].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Album[17]

  • First release date: 2006-04-04[18]

  • Genre(s): alternative rock, bluegrass, contemporary country, country, country pop, country rock, indie rock, neo-traditional country, pop, rock[19]

  • Community tags: acoustic, adult alternative pop/rock, adult contemporary, alternative rock, alternative/indie rock, bluegrass, contemporary country, contemporary pop/rock, country, country pop, country rock, country-pop, indie rock, neo-traditional country, neo-traditionalist country, pop, rock[20]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 49359749-f558-3566-b72b-00c1b5a2e328[21]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on Taking the Long Way was The Chicks[7]. It was produced by Rick Rubin[6].

Publication

Taking the Long Way was published on May 23, 2006[12]. Its place of publication is recorded as United States[9]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[11]. Its genre is pop music[5]. It is part of Dixie Chicks' albums in chronological order[10].

Reception

Taking the Long Way received the Grammy Award for Album of the Year[3].

Why It Matters

Taking the Long Way ranks in the top 2% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (905 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22]

FAQs

What awards did Taking the Long Way receive?

Honors received include Grammy Award for Album of the Year[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] . grammy.com. grammy.com. Provenance: 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.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [17] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [18] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [19] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [20] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [21] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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