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The Ballad of Lucy Jordan

original song written and composed by Shel Silverstein; first recorded by Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show and released in 1974
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The Ballad of Lucy Jordan

Summary

The Ballad of Lucy Jordan is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,122 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Ballad of Lucy Jordan's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • The Ballad of Lucy Jordan's composer is recorded as Shel Silverstein[4].
  • The Ballad of Lucy Jordan was performed by Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show[5].
  • The Ballad of Lucy Jordan was performed by Marianne Faithfull[6].
  • Among the performers on The Ballad of Lucy Jordan was Belinda Carlisle[7].
  • The Ballad of Lucy Jordan was performed by Kikki Danielsson[8].
  • The Ballad of Lucy Jordan's language of work or name is recorded as English[9].
  • The Ballad of Lucy Jordan was published on 1974[10].
  • The Ballad of Lucy Jordan's lyricist is recorded as Shel Silverstein[11].
  • The Ballad of Lucy Jordan's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Ballad of Lucy Jordan'}[12].
  • The Ballad of Lucy Jordan's form of creative work is recorded as song[13].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Song[14]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 8996a7bf-9809-38ef-b337-7250fbc89a82[15]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Performers include Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show[5], Marianne Faithfull[6], Belinda Carlisle[7], and Kikki Danielsson[8].

Publication

The Ballad of Lucy Jordan was published on 1974[10]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[9].

Why It Matters

The Ballad of Lucy Jordan ranks in the top 4% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,122 views/month).[2] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

Related Entities

Belinda Carlisle Kikki Danielsson Marianne Faithfull Shel Silverstein

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . 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] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [14] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Language of work or name → English
    Performer → Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show, Marianne Faithfull, Belinda Carlisle +1
    Form of creative work → song
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaimvalue:1| */ [[Property:P1827]]: T0702329063, см. / see [[Template:Autofix|autofix]] на / on [[Property talk:P1827]]"
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