Blue Lines

Summary

Blue Lines is an album^[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,375 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Blue Lines's instance of is recorded as album^[3].
• Blue Lines's genre is trip hop^[4].
• Blue Lines was followed by Protection^[5].
• Blue Lines was produced by Massive Attack^[6].
• Blue Lines was performed by Massive Attack^[7].
• Blue Lines's record label is recorded as Virgin Records^[8].
• Blue Lines's place of publication is recorded as United Kingdom^[9].
• Blue Lines was distributed by music streaming^[10].
• Blue Lines was distributed by music download^[11].
• Blue Lines was released on April 8, 1991^[12].
• Blue Lines's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Blue Lines'}^[13].
• Blue Lines's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11574', 'amount': '+2702'}^[14].
• Blue Lines's form of creative work is recorded as studio album^[15].

Product Details

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• Release type: Album^[16]

• First release date: 1991-04-08^[17]

• Genre(s): acid jazz, alternative dance, alternative rock, dance, downtempo, dub, electronic, electronica, funk, hip hop, house, reggae, soul, trip hop^[18]

• Community tags: acid jazz, alternative dance, alternative pop/rock, alternative rock, bristol, dance, downtempo, dub, electronic, electronica, funk, hip hop, house, reggae, soul, trip hop, trip-hop^[19]

• MusicBrainz ID: 8b6f133a-2fdf-3cc2-b84d-1c889adc0939^[20]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on Blue Lines was Massive Attack^[7]. It was produced by Massive Attack^[6].

Publication

Blue Lines was released on April 8, 1991^[12]. Its place of publication is recorded as United Kingdom^[9]. Its genre is trip hop^[4]. Recorded distribution format include music streaming^[10] and music download^[11].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Blue Lines was followed by Protection^[5].

Why It Matters

Blue Lines ranks in the top 1% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,375 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[21]