The Ugly Duckling

1987 audio book; story by Hans Christian Andersen, narration by Cher, music by Patrick Ball
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The Ugly Duckling

Summary

The Ugly Duckling is an audiobook[1]. It draws 46 Wikipedia views per month (audiobook category, ranking #2 of 2).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Ugly Duckling's instance of is recorded as audiobook[3].
  • The Ugly Duckling's instance of is recorded as version, edition or translation[4].
  • The Ugly Duckling's genre is spoken word[5].
  • The Ugly Duckling was performed by Patrick Ball[6].
  • Among the performers on The Ugly Duckling was Cher[7].
  • The Ugly Duckling's record label is recorded as Windham Hill Records[8].
  • The Ugly Duckling's language of work or name is recorded as English[9].
  • The Ugly Duckling was distributed by 33 RPM 12" vinyl[10].
  • The Ugly Duckling's country of origin is recorded as United States[11].
  • The Ugly Duckling was published on 1987[12].
  • The Ugly Duckling's edition or translation of is recorded as The Ugly Duckling[13].
  • The Ugly Duckling's contributor to the creative work or subject is recorded as Joan Jeanrenaud[14].
  • The Ugly Duckling's contributor to the creative work or subject is recorded as Patrick Ball[15].
  • The Ugly Duckling's title is recorded as The Ugly Duckling[16].
  • The Ugly Duckling's different from is recorded as The Ugly Duckling[17].
  • The Ugly Duckling's narrator is recorded as Cher[18].
  • The Ugly Duckling's production date is recorded as 1986[19].

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[20]

  • First release date: 1987[21]

  • Genre(s): non-music, spoken word[22]

  • Community tags: non-music, spoken word[23]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 4d222f91-2b01-3bb5-bfdb-87a0b1ce45c4[24]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Performers include Patrick Ball[6] and Cher[7].

Publication

The Ugly Duckling was published on 1987[12]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[9]. Its genre is spoken word[5]. It was distributed by 33 RPM 12" vinyl[10].

Why It Matters

The Ugly Duckling draws 46 Wikipedia views per month (audiobook category, ranking #2 of 2).[2]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [20] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [21] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [22] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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