Happiness Is Just Around the Bend
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"Happiness Is Just Around the Bend" is a soulful 1973 song by The Main Ingredient that became notable both as a smooth R&B hit and as a frequently sampled track in later dance and electronic music.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Happiness Is Just Around the Bend canonical | 2 |
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| artist | The Main Ingredient NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| genre |
R&B
ⓘ
dance ⓘ electronic music ⓘ soul ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
later dance music producers
ⓘ
later electronic music producers ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
backing vocals
ⓘ
keyboards ⓘ rhythm section ⓘ strings ⓘ |
| hasMusicalStyle | smooth soul ⓘ |
| hasTempo | mid-tempo groove ⓘ |
| hasVocalStyle | soulful vocals ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium | 7-inch single ⓘ |
| notableFor |
frequently sampled track in dance music
ⓘ
frequently sampled track in electronic music ⓘ smooth R&B sound ⓘ |
| partOf | The Main Ingredient discography ⓘ |
| performer | The Main Ingredient NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDecade | 1970s ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1973 ⓘ |
| usedAs |
sample in dance tracks
ⓘ
sample in electronic tracks ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.