The Chicago Transit Authority

1969 studio album by Chicago Transit Authority
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The Chicago Transit Authority

Summary

The Chicago Transit Authority is an album[1]. It ranks in the top 0.83% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,714 views/month, #506 of 60,676).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Chicago Transit Authority received the Grammy Hall of Fame[3].
  • The Chicago Transit Authority's instance of is recorded as album[4].
  • The Chicago Transit Authority's genre is jazz fusion[5].
  • The Chicago Transit Authority's genre is rock music[6].
  • The Chicago Transit Authority's genre is hard rock[7].
  • Among the performers on The Chicago Transit Authority was Chicago[8].
  • The Chicago Transit Authority's record label is recorded as Columbia Records[9].
  • The Chicago Transit Authority's place of publication is recorded as United States[10].
  • The Chicago Transit Authority is part of Chicago's albums in chronological order[11].
  • The Chicago Transit Authority's language of work or name is recorded as English[12].
  • The Chicago Transit Authority was distributed by 2 × LP[13].
  • The Chicago Transit Authority was distributed by music streaming[14].
  • The Chicago Transit Authority was released on April 28, 1969[15].
  • The Chicago Transit Authority's tracklist is recorded as Questions 67 and 68[16].
  • The Chicago Transit Authority's tracklist is recorded as I'm a Man[17].
  • The Chicago Transit Authority's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Chicago Transit Authority'}[18].
  • The Chicago Transit Authority's has characteristic is recorded as double album[19].
  • The Chicago Transit Authority's has characteristic is recorded as debut album[20].
  • The Chicago Transit Authority's has characteristic is recorded as eponymously titled work[21].
  • The Chicago Transit Authority's different from is recorded as Chicago Transit Authority[22].
  • The Chicago Transit Authority's number of parts of this work is recorded as {'unit': 'Q7302866', 'amount': '+12'}[23].
  • The Chicago Transit Authority's form of creative work is recorded as studio album[24].

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[25]

  • First release date: 1969[26]

  • Genre(s): jazz, rock[27]

  • Community tags: classic soft rock, instrumental pop, jazz, oldies 60 s, rock[28]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 1eeb1e2c-ae11-3b2e-80fc-22233f0ca648[29]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on The Chicago Transit Authority was Chicago[8].

Publication

The Chicago Transit Authority was published on April 28, 1969[15]. Its place of publication is recorded as United States[10]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[12]. Genres include jazz fusion[5], rock music[6], and hard rock[7]. It is part of Chicago's albums in chronological order[11]. Recorded distribution format include 2 × LP[13] and music streaming[14].

Reception

The Chicago Transit Authority received the Grammy Hall of Fame[3].

Why It Matters

The Chicago Transit Authority ranks in the top 0.83% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,714 views/month, #506 of 60,676).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30]

FAQs

What awards did The Chicago Transit Authority receive?

Honors received include Grammy Hall of Fame[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . somethingelsereviews.com. somethingelsereviews.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . musicmp3.ru. musicmp3.ru. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . puluche.com. puluche.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [3] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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