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The Turn of a Friendly Card

1980 studio album by The Alan Parsons Project
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The Turn of a Friendly Card

Summary

The Turn of a Friendly Card is an album[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • The Turn of a Friendly Card's instance of is recorded as album[3].
  • The Turn of a Friendly Card's genre is progressive rock[4].
  • The Turn of a Friendly Card's genre is art rock[5].
  • The Turn of a Friendly Card's genre is soft rock[6].
  • The Turn of a Friendly Card was followed by Eye in the Sky[7].
  • The Turn of a Friendly Card was produced by Alan Parsons[8].
  • Among the performers on The Turn of a Friendly Card was The Alan Parsons Project[9].
  • The Turn of a Friendly Card's record label is recorded as Arista Records[10].
  • The Turn of a Friendly Card is part of The Alan Parsons Project's albums in chronological order[11].
  • The Turn of a Friendly Card's language of work or name is recorded as English[12].
  • The Turn of a Friendly Card was distributed by vinyl record[13].
  • The Turn of a Friendly Card was distributed by music streaming[14].
  • The Turn of a Friendly Card was released on November 1980[15].
  • The Turn of a Friendly Card's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Turn of a Friendly Card'}[16].
  • The Turn of a Friendly Card's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11574', 'amount': '+2432'}[17].
  • The Turn of a Friendly Card's form of creative work is recorded as studio album[18].
  • The Turn of a Friendly Card's recording date is recorded as 1979[19].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Turn of a Friendly Card was performed by The Alan Parsons Project[9]. It was produced by Alan Parsons[8].

Publication

The Turn of a Friendly Card was published on November 1980[15]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[12]. Genres include progressive rock[4], art rock[5], and soft rock[6]. It is part of The Alan Parsons Project's albums in chronological order[11]. Recorded distribution format include vinyl record[13] and music streaming[14].

Adaptations and Inspiration

The Turn of a Friendly Card was followed by Eye in the Sky[7].

Why It Matters

The Turn of a Friendly Card has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Related Entities

Alan Parsons Arista Records

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . 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] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 23d ago · Iamcarbon · 2026-06-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Genius album id → The-alan-parsons-project/The-turn-of-a-friendly-card
    Language of work or name → English
    Performer → The Alan Parsons Project
    Distribution format → vinyl record, music streaming
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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