Cross Purposes

Summary

Cross Purposes is an album^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (931 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Cross Purposes's instance of is recorded as album^[3].
• Cross Purposes's genre is heavy metal music^[4].
• Cross Purposes was followed by Cross Purposes – Live^[5].
• Cross Purposes was produced by Black Sabbath^[6].
• Cross Purposes was performed by Black Sabbath^[7].
• Cross Purposes's record label is recorded as I.R.S. Records^[8].
• Cross Purposes is part of Black Sabbath's albums in chronological order^[9].
• Cross Purposes's language of work or name is recorded as English^[10].
• Cross Purposes was published on January 31, 1994^[11].
• Cross Purposes's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11574', 'amount': '+2813'}^[12].
• Cross Purposes's form of creative work is recorded as studio album^[13].

Product Details

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• Release type: Album^[14]

• First release date: 1994-01-26^[15]

• Genre(s): blues rock, doom metal, hard rock, heavy metal, metal^[16]

• Community tags: blues rock, doom metal, hard rock, heavy metal, metal^[17]

• MusicBrainz ID: 0a321887-9d3d-3600-90d1-67540a409177^[18]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on Cross Purposes was Black Sabbath^[7]. It was produced by Black Sabbath^[6].

Publication

Cross Purposes was released on January 31, 1994^[11]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English^[10]. Its genre is heavy metal music^[4]. It is part of Black Sabbath's albums in chronological order^[9].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Cross Purposes was followed by it – Live^[5].

Why It Matters

Cross Purposes ranks in the top 2% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (931 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[19]