Spanish Harlem
E78019
"Spanish Harlem" is a classic 1960 soul song by Ben E. King that evokes the culture and romance of New York City's Spanish Harlem neighborhood.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Spanish Harlem canonical | 8 |
| Spanish Harlem Incident | 1 |
| “Spanish Harlem” | 1 |
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| composer |
Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
ⓘ
surface form:
Jerry Leiber
Phil Spector ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| describedAs | classic soul song ⓘ |
| genre |
R&B
ⓘ
soul ⓘ |
| hasChartSuccess |
US Billboard Hot 100 hit
ⓘ
US R&B chart hit ⓘ |
| hasChorusLyric | There is a rose in Spanish Harlem ⓘ |
| hasCulturalImpact |
considered a standard of 1960s soul music
ⓘ
evokes the culture of New York City’s Spanish Harlem neighborhood ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
backing vocals
ⓘ
bass ⓘ percussion ⓘ piano ⓘ strings ⓘ |
| hasLength | approximately 3 minutes ⓘ |
| hasMusicalStyle | orchestral arrangement ⓘ |
| hasSetting |
New York City
ⓘ
Spanish Harlem self-link ⓘ |
| hasTempo | slow to mid-tempo ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
East Harlem
ⓘ
surface form:
Spanish Harlem neighborhood
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist |
Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
ⓘ
surface form:
Jerry Leiber
|
| notableCoverVersionBy |
Aretha Franklin
ⓘ
Cliff Richard ⓘ Tom Jones ⓘ |
| originalArtist | Ben E. King ⓘ |
| partOf | Ben E. King discography ⓘ |
| performer | Ben E. King ⓘ |
| producer |
Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
ⓘ
surface form:
Jerry Leiber
Phil Spector ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Atco Records ⓘ |
| releaseDecade | 1960s ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1960 ⓘ |
| theme |
romance
ⓘ
urban culture ⓘ |
| vocalist | Ben E. King ⓘ |
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Spanish Harlem Incident
this entity surface form:
“Spanish Harlem”