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Was (Not Was)

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Was (Not Was)

Summary

Was (Not Was) is an album[1]. Was (Not Was) ranks in the top 2% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (168 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Was (Not Was)'s instance of is recorded as album[3].
  • Was (Not Was) was followed by Born to Laugh at Tornadoes[4].
  • Was (Not Was) was produced by Don Was[5].
  • Among the performers on Was (Not Was) was Was (Not Was)[6].
  • Was (Not Was)'s record label is recorded as ZE Records[7].
  • Was (Not Was) was published on January 1, 1981[8].

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[9]

  • First release date: 1981-08[10]

  • Genre(s): disco, electronic, r&b[11]

  • Community tags: disco, electronic, r&b[12]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 963a0281-a600-30da-8778-9aa8b9e448e4[13]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on Was (Not Was) was Was (Not Was)[6]. Was (Not Was) was produced by Don Was[5].

Publication

Was (Not Was) was released on January 1, 1981[8].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Was (Not Was) was followed by Born to Laugh at Tornadoes[4].

Why It Matters

Was (Not Was) ranks in the top 2% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (168 views/month).[2]

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.

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

  1. [9] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [12] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [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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