The Man Who Sold the World

Summary

The Man Who Sold the World is an album^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.7% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,359 views/month, #423 of 60,676).^[2]

Key Facts

• The Man Who Sold the World's instance of is recorded as album^[3].
• The Man Who Sold the World's genre is hard rock^[4].
• The Man Who Sold the World's genre is glam rock^[5].
• The Man Who Sold the World's genre is folk rock^[6].
• The Man Who Sold the World's genre is blues rock^[7].
• The Man Who Sold the World was produced by Tony Visconti^[8].
• The Man Who Sold the World was performed by David Bowie^[9].
• The Man Who Sold the World's record label is recorded as Mercury Records^[10].
• The Man Who Sold the World's place of publication is recorded as United Kingdom^[11].
• The Man Who Sold the World's place of publication is recorded as United States^[12].
• The Man Who Sold the World is part of David Bowie's albums in chronological order^[13].
• The Man Who Sold the World is part of David Bowie studio albums discography^[14].
• The Man Who Sold the World's language of work or name is recorded as English^[15].
• The Man Who Sold the World was released on November 4, 1970^[16].
• The Man Who Sold the World's tracklist is recorded as The Man Who Sold the World^[17].
• The Man Who Sold the World's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Man Who Sold the World'}^[18].
• The Man Who Sold the World's different from is recorded as The Man Who Sold the World^[19].
• The Man Who Sold the World's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11574', 'amount': '+2437'}^[20].
• The Man Who Sold the World's form of creative work is recorded as studio album^[21].

Product Details

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• Release type: Album^[22]

• First release date: 1970-11-04^[23]

• Genre(s): glam rock, hard rock, progressive rock, psychedelic rock, rock^[24]

• Community tags: glam rock, hard rock, progressive rock, psychedelic rock, rock^[25]

• MusicBrainz ID: 2536a41d-fde9-35d5-a6c6-cd4d94ffd916^[26]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on The Man Who Sold the World was David Bowie^[9]. It was produced by Tony Visconti^[8].

Publication

The Man Who Sold the World was published on November 4, 1970^[16]. Place of publication include United Kingdom^[11] and United States^[12]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English^[15]. Genres include hard rock^[4], glam rock^[5], folk rock^[6], and blues rock^[7]. Part of include David Bowie's albums in chronological order^[13] and David Bowie studio albums discography^[14].

Why It Matters

The Man Who Sold the World ranks in the top 0.7% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,359 views/month, #423 of 60,676).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[27] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]