Waiting for the Sun

1968 studio album The Doors
MusicAlbum album Q214134
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Waiting for the Sun

Summary

Waiting for the Sun is an album[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,688 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Waiting for the Sun received the SNEP double gold album[3].
  • Waiting for the Sun's instance of is recorded as album[4].
  • Waiting for the Sun's genre is acid rock[5].
  • Waiting for the Sun's genre is psychedelic rock[6].
  • Waiting for the Sun's genre is rock music[7].
  • Waiting for the Sun was produced by Paul A. Rothchild[8].
  • Among the performers on Waiting for the Sun was The Doors[9].
  • Waiting for the Sun's record label is recorded as Elektra[10].
  • Waiting for the Sun's record label is recorded as Asylum Records[11].
  • Waiting for the Sun's place of publication is recorded as United States[12].
  • Waiting for the Sun is part of The Doors albums discography[13].
  • Waiting for the Sun is part of The Doors studio albums discography[14].
  • Waiting for the Sun's language of work or name is recorded as English[15].
  • Waiting for the Sun was distributed by music streaming[16].
  • Waiting for the Sun was distributed by music download[17].
  • Waiting for the Sun was published on July 11, 1968[18].
  • Waiting for the Sun's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Waiting for the Sun'}[19].
  • Waiting for the Sun's different from is recorded as Waiting for the Sun[20].
  • Waiting for the Sun's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11574', 'amount': '+1979'}[21].
  • Waiting for the Sun's number of parts of this work is recorded as {'unit': 'Q7302866', 'amount': '+11'}[22].
  • Waiting for the Sun's non-free artwork image URL is recorded as https://thedoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/the_doors_-_1968_waiting_for_the_sun-1024x1022.jpg[23].
  • Waiting for the Sun's form of creative work is recorded as studio album[24].

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[25]

  • First release date: 1968-07[26]

  • Genre(s): acid rock, alternative rock, blues, blues rock, classic rock, psychedelic, psychedelic rock, rock[27]

  • Community tags: acid rock, acid rock and british blues, alternative rock, blues, blues rock, classic rock, eclectic, love, mysterious, passionate, poetic, psychedelic, psychedelic rock, rock, rock music[28]

  • MusicBrainz ID: fcd64234-7729-3697-b5db-e172b739ef40[29]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on Waiting for the Sun was The Doors[9]. It was produced by Paul A. Rothchild[8].

Publication

Waiting for the Sun was released on July 11, 1968[18]. Its place of publication is recorded as United States[12]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[15]. Genres include acid rock[5], psychedelic rock[6], and rock music[7]. Part of include The Doors albums discography[13] and The Doors studio albums discography[14]. Recorded distribution format include music streaming[16] and music download[17].

Reception

Waiting for the Sun received the SNEP double gold album[3].

Why It Matters

Waiting for the Sun ranks in the top 1% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,688 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30]

FAQs

What awards did Waiting for the Sun receive?

Honors received include SNEP double gold album[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Retrieved . 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] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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