Ghetto Child
E615058
"Ghetto Child" is a soulful 1973 R&B single by The Spinners that poignantly explores the struggles and social realities of growing up in an inner-city environment.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ghetto Child canonical | 1 |
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| artist | The Spinners NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedAct | MFSB (house band on many Thom Bell productions) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bSideOf | How Could I Let You Get Away NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartPerformance |
Billboard Hot 100 entry
ⓘ
Billboard R&B chart hit ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| criticalReception | praised for emotional depth ⓘ |
| decade | 1970s ⓘ |
| featuresInstrumentation |
horn section
ⓘ
orchestral arrangements ⓘ string arrangements ⓘ |
| genre |
R&B
ⓘ
soul ⓘ |
| hasMusicalStyle | Philadelphia soul ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | 3:47 ⓘ |
| lyricalFocus | perspective of a child in the ghetto ⓘ |
| notableFor | socially conscious lyrics ⓘ |
| partOf | The Spinners discography NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performedByVocalGroupType | male vocal group ⓘ |
| performer | The Spinners NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Thom Bell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedBy | The Spinners NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Atlantic Records ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1973-06-23 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1973 ⓘ |
| songwriter |
George Clinton (Philadelphia songwriter)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Linda Creed NERFINISHED ⓘ Thom Bell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
childhood struggles
ⓘ
inner-city life ⓘ poverty ⓘ social inequality ⓘ |
| vocalStyle | group harmonies ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.