A Man Ain't Supposed to Cry
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A Man Ain't Supposed to Cry is a classic jazz vocal album by singer Joe Williams, featuring soulful interpretations of ballads and standards.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| A Man Ain't Supposed to Cry canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6655644 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: A Man Ain't Supposed to Cry Context triple: [Joe Williams, notableAlbum, A Man Ain't Supposed to Cry]
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A.
Who's Crying Now
"Who's Crying Now" is a popular rock ballad by the American band Journey, featured on their 1981 album "Escape" and known for its emotive vocals and memorable guitar solo.
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B.
All I Could Do Was Cry
"All I Could Do Was Cry" is a classic 1960 soul and R&B ballad, renowned for Etta James's powerful, emotionally charged vocal performance.
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C.
I’m Cryin’
"I’m Cryin’" is a blues-rock song by Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble from their influential 1983 debut album "Texas Flood."
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D.
Don’t Cry No Tears
"Don’t Cry No Tears" is a Neil Young song, best known as the opening track of his 1975 album *Zuma*, blending country-rock influences with themes of heartbreak and regret.
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E.
Fool to Cry
"Fool to Cry" is a soulful 1976 ballad by The Rolling Stones, noted for its emotional lyrics, falsetto vocals by Mick Jagger, and prominent use of electric piano and string arrangements.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: A Man Ain't Supposed to Cry Target entity description: A Man Ain't Supposed to Cry is a classic jazz vocal album by singer Joe Williams, featuring soulful interpretations of ballads and standards.
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A.
Who's Crying Now
"Who's Crying Now" is a popular rock ballad by the American band Journey, featured on their 1981 album "Escape" and known for its emotive vocals and memorable guitar solo.
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B.
All I Could Do Was Cry
"All I Could Do Was Cry" is a classic 1960 soul and R&B ballad, renowned for Etta James's powerful, emotionally charged vocal performance.
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C.
I’m Cryin’
"I’m Cryin’" is a blues-rock song by Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble from their influential 1983 debut album "Texas Flood."
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D.
Don’t Cry No Tears
"Don’t Cry No Tears" is a Neil Young song, best known as the opening track of his 1975 album *Zuma*, blending country-rock influences with themes of heartbreak and regret.
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E.
Fool to Cry
"Fool to Cry" is a soulful 1976 ballad by The Rolling Stones, noted for its emotional lyrics, falsetto vocals by Mick Jagger, and prominent use of electric piano and string arrangements.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
album
ⓘ
studio album ⓘ |
| artist | Joe Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| featuresVocalStyle |
blues-influenced jazz singing
ⓘ
crooning ⓘ |
| genre |
jazz
ⓘ
vocal jazz ⓘ |
| hasMood |
introspective
ⓘ
melancholic ⓘ romantic ⓘ |
| hasPerformerRole | Joe Williams as lead vocalist ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
emotional vulnerability in men
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heartbreak ⓘ love ⓘ |
| hasTrackType |
ballads
ⓘ
jazz standards ⓘ |
| hasType |
ballad album
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standards album ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
fans of classic vocal jazz
ⓘ
jazz listeners ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
jazz standards
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romantic ballads ⓘ |
| notableFor |
classic jazz vocal repertoire
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expressive jazz vocal interpretations ⓘ |
| performer | Joe Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style | soulful interpretations of ballads and standards ⓘ |
| vocalist | Joe Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: A Man Ain't Supposed to Cry Description of subject: A Man Ain't Supposed to Cry is a classic jazz vocal album by singer Joe Williams, featuring soulful interpretations of ballads and standards.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.