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I Write the Songs

original song written and composed by Bruce Johnston; first recorded by Captain & Tennille
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I Write the Songs

Summary

I Write the Songs is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (489 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • I Write the Songs's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • I Write the Songs's composer is recorded as Bruce Johnston[4].
  • I Write the Songs's genre is popular music[5].
  • I Write the Songs was performed by Captain & Tennille[6].
  • I Write the Songs was performed by David Cassidy[7].
  • I Write the Songs was performed by Barry Manilow[8].
  • Among the performers on I Write the Songs was Bruce Johnston[9].
  • I Write the Songs is part of Tryin' to Get the Feeling[10].
  • I Write the Songs's language of work or name is recorded as English[11].
  • I Write the Songs was published on May 23, 1975[12].
  • I Write the Songs's lyricist is recorded as Bruce Johnston[13].
  • I Write the Songs's title is recorded as I Write the Songs[14].
  • I Write the Songs's form of creative work is recorded as song[15].

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: Song[16]

  • Genre(s): pop, soft rock[17]

  • Community tags: pop, soft rock[18]

  • MusicBrainz ID: a6615ce9-907a-3417-bdd5-1cdf4e6ccd02[19]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Performers include Captain & Tennille[6], David Cassidy[7], Barry Manilow[8], and Bruce Johnston[9].

Publication

I Write the Songs was released on May 23, 1975[12]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[11]. Its genre is popular music[5]. It is part of Tryin' to Get the Feeling[10].

Why It Matters

I Write the Songs ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (489 views/month).[2]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [16] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [19] ↑ . 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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