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There Was a Time

1967 single by James Brown
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There Was a Time

Summary

There Was a Time is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (69 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • There Was a Time's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • There Was a Time's genre is funk[4].
  • There Was a Time followed I Can't Stand Myself (When You Touch Me)[5].
  • There Was a Time was followed by You've Got to Change Your Mind[6].
  • Among the performers on There Was a Time was James Brown[7].
  • There Was a Time's record label is recorded as King[8].
  • There Was a Time is part of I Can't Stand Myself When You Touch Me[9].
  • There Was a Time was released on 1967[10].
  • There Was a Time's form of creative work is recorded as song[11].

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[12]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 0ccced85-81b3-48c0-aa89-f9d9ed59a19a[13]

Body

Authorship and Creation

There Was a Time was performed by James Brown[7].

Publication

There Was a Time was released on 1967[10]. Its genre is funk[4]. It is part of I Can't Stand Myself When You Touch Me[9].

Adaptations and Inspiration

There Was a Time followed I Can't Stand Myself (When You Touch Me)[5]. It was followed by You've Got to Change Your Mind[6].

Why It Matters

There Was a Time ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (69 views/month).[2]

Related Entities

James Brown

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.

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

  1. [12] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . 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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