Sleeping with the Past
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Sleeping with the Past is a 1989 studio album by Elton John that draws heavily on 1960s soul influences and features hits like "Sacrifice."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sleeping with the Past canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8429416 — 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: Sleeping with the Past Context triple: [Sacrifice, includedInAlbum, Sleeping with the Past]
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A.
The Past is Ours
"The Past is Ours" is the motto of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, reflecting the organization's focus on preserving and promoting a particular memory of the Confederate past.
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B.
When the Sleeper Wakes
"When the Sleeper Wakes" is a dystopian science fiction novel by H. G. Wells that follows a man who awakens from a long sleep to find himself in a radically transformed future society.
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C.
The Voice from the Past
"The Voice from the Past" is a humorous short story by P. G. Wodehouse featuring one of Mr Mulliner’s comic tall tales.
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D.
The Pains of Sleep
The Pains of Sleep is a poem by Samuel Taylor Coleridge that vividly explores themes of guilt, terror, and psychological torment experienced in dreams.
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E.
Life of the Past
Life of the Past is a seminal book by paleontologist George Gaylord Simpson that explores the history, evolution, and diversity of ancient life on Earth.
- 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: Sleeping with the Past Target entity description: Sleeping with the Past is a 1989 studio album by Elton John that draws heavily on 1960s soul influences and features hits like "Sacrifice."
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A.
The Past is Ours
"The Past is Ours" is the motto of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, reflecting the organization's focus on preserving and promoting a particular memory of the Confederate past.
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B.
When the Sleeper Wakes
"When the Sleeper Wakes" is a dystopian science fiction novel by H. G. Wells that follows a man who awakens from a long sleep to find himself in a radically transformed future society.
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C.
The Voice from the Past
"The Voice from the Past" is a humorous short story by P. G. Wodehouse featuring one of Mr Mulliner’s comic tall tales.
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D.
The Pains of Sleep
The Pains of Sleep is a poem by Samuel Taylor Coleridge that vividly explores themes of guilt, terror, and psychological torment experienced in dreams.
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E.
Life of the Past
Life of the Past is a seminal book by paleontologist George Gaylord Simpson that explores the history, evolution, and diversity of ancient life on Earth.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Elton John album
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studio album ⓘ |
| artist | Elton John NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| certificationAustralia | multi-platinum ⓘ |
| certificationUK | platinum ⓘ |
| certificationUS | platinum ⓘ |
| chartPositionAustralianAlbums | 1 ⓘ |
| chartPositionDutchAlbums | 1 ⓘ |
| chartPositionUKAlbums | 1 ⓘ |
| chartPositionUSBillboard200 | 23 ⓘ |
| chronologicallyFollows | Reg Strikes Back NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologicallyPrecedes | The Very Best of Elton John NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Elton John NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| genre |
blue-eyed soul
ⓘ
pop ⓘ soft rock ⓘ |
| hasCoverArt | Sleeping with the Past album cover ⓘ |
| hasHitSingle | Sacrifice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSingle |
Club at the End of the Street
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Healing Hands NERFINISHED ⓘ Sacrifice NERFINISHED ⓘ Sleeping with the Past NERFINISHED ⓘ Whispers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | 1960s soul music ⓘ |
| label |
MCA Records
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rocket Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Bernie Taupin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Elton John discography NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Elton John NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Chris Thomas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recorded |
1988
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1989 ⓘ |
| recordedAt | Puk Recording Studios NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedIn | Denmark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1989-08-29 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1989 ⓘ |
| trackListItem |
Amazes Me
NERFINISHED
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Blue Avenue NERFINISHED ⓘ Club at the End of the Street NERFINISHED ⓘ Durban Deep NERFINISHED ⓘ Healing Hands NERFINISHED ⓘ I Never Knew Her Name NERFINISHED ⓘ Sacrifice NERFINISHED ⓘ Sleeping with the Past NERFINISHED ⓘ Stone’s Throw from Hurtin’ NERFINISHED ⓘ Whispers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sleeping with the Past Description of subject: Sleeping with the Past is a 1989 studio album by Elton John that draws heavily on 1960s soul influences and features hits like "Sacrifice."
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