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The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald

song by Gordon Lightfoot
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The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald

Summary

The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald is a single[1]. It ranks in the top 0.4% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,262 views/month, #92 of 23,006).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald's instance of is recorded as single[3].
  • The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald's composer is recorded as Gordon Lightfoot[4].
  • The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald's genre is folk rock[5].
  • The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald followed Rainy Day People[6].
  • The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald was produced by Lenny Waronker[7].
  • The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald was produced by Gordon Lightfoot[8].
  • Among the performers on The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald was Gordon Lightfoot[9].
  • The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald's record label is recorded as Reprise Records[10].
  • The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald is part of Summertime Dream[11].
  • The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald's language of work or name is recorded as English[12].
  • The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald's country of origin is recorded as Canada[13].
  • December 1975 marks the founding of The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald[14].
  • The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald was published on August 1976[15].
  • The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald's main subject is SS Edmund Fitzgerald[16].

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: Song[17]

  • MusicBrainz ID: fa86677d-a706-337e-bea9-894f67b2297c[18]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald was Gordon Lightfoot[9]. Producers include Lenny Waronker[7] and Gordon Lightfoot[8].

Publication

The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald was published on August 1976[15]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[12]. Its genre is folk rock[5]. It is part of Summertime Dream[11].

Subject and Themes

The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald's main subject is SS Edmund Fitzgerald[16].

Adaptations and Inspiration

The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald followed Rainy Day People[6].

Why It Matters

The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald ranks in the top 0.4% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,262 views/month, #92 of 23,006).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19]

Related Entities

Canada Reprise 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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [17] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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