Words for the Dying

1989 album by John Cale
MusicAlbum album Q127286
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Words for the Dying

Summary

Words for the Dying is an album[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (81 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Words for the Dying's instance of is recorded as album[3].
  • Words for the Dying's genre is art rock[4].
  • Words for the Dying was produced by Brian Eno[5].
  • Among the performers on Words for the Dying was John Cale[6].
  • Words for the Dying's record label is recorded as Warner Bros. Records[7].
  • Words for the Dying is part of John Cale's albums in chronological order[8].
  • Words for the Dying's language of work or name is recorded as English[9].
  • Words for the Dying was published on September 1989[10].
  • Words for the Dying's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11574', 'amount': '+2318'}[11].
  • Words for the Dying's form of creative work is recorded as studio album[12].

Product Details

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  • Release type: Album[13]

  • First release date: 1989[14]

  • Genre(s): art pop, art rock, classical, classical crossover, electronic, modern classical, pop[15]

  • Community tags: art pop, art rock, classical, classical crossover, electronic, modern classical, pop[16]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 7dff2e83-306e-3379-b586-2b2cc8eebd2a[17]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Words for the Dying was performed by John Cale[6]. It was produced by Brian Eno[5].

Publication

Words for the Dying was released on September 1989[10]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[9]. Its genre is art rock[4]. It is part of John Cale's albums in chronological order[8].

Why It Matters

Words for the Dying ranks in the top 2% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (81 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [13] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [14] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [15] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [16] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [17] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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