These Are Special Times

1998 studio album by Céline Dion
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These Are Special Times

Summary

These Are Special Times is an album[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • These Are Special Times's instance of is recorded as album[3].
  • These Are Special Times's genre is pop music[4].
  • These Are Special Times's genre is Christmas music[5].
  • These Are Special Times was produced by David Foster[6].
  • These Are Special Times was produced by R. Kelly[7].
  • These Are Special Times was produced by Tony Renis[8].
  • These Are Special Times was produced by Carole Bayer Sager[9].
  • These Are Special Times was produced by Ric Wake[10].
  • Among the performers on These Are Special Times was Céline Dion[11].
  • These Are Special Times's record label is recorded as Columbia Records[12].
  • These Are Special Times's place of publication is recorded as United States[13].
  • These Are Special Times is part of Celine Dion's albums in chronological order[14].
  • These Are Special Times's language of work or name is recorded as English[15].
  • These Are Special Times was distributed by compact disc[16].
  • These Are Special Times was distributed by music streaming[17].
  • These Are Special Times was distributed by music download[18].
  • These Are Special Times's review score is recorded as 3[19].
  • These Are Special Times was published on October 30, 1998[20].
  • These Are Special Times's tracklist is recorded as These Are the Special Times[21].
  • These Are Special Times's distributed by is recorded as Tidal[22].
  • These Are Special Times's nominated for is recorded as Juno Award for Album of the Year[23].
  • These Are Special Times's nominated for is recorded as Juno Award for International Album of the Year[24].
  • These Are Special Times's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'These Are Special Times'}[25].
  • These Are Special Times's has characteristic is recorded as Christmas-themed album[26].
  • These Are Special Times's number of parts of this work is recorded as {'unit': 'Q7302866', 'amount': '+16'}[27].

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Authorship and Creation

These Are Special Times was performed by Céline Dion[11]. Producers include David Foster[6], R. Kelly[7], Tony Renis[8], Carole Bayer Sager[9], and Ric Wake[10].

Publication

These Are Special Times was released on October 30, 1998[20]. Its place of publication is recorded as United States[13]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[15]. Genres include pop music[4] and Christmas music[5]. It is part of Celine Dion's albums in chronological order[14]. Recorded distribution format include compact disc[16], music streaming[17], and music download[18].

Reception

These Are Special Times's review score is recorded as 3[19].

Why It Matters

These Are Special Times has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  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] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Apple Music. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . AllMusic. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Tidal. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . AllMusic. Retrieved . allmusic.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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    Record label Columbia Records
    Distributed by Tidal
    Producer David Foster, R. Kelly, Tony Renis +2
    Part of Celine Dion's albums in chronological order
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