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.

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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.

Ben E. King notableWork Spanish Harlem
Ben E. King notableSong Spanish Harlem
Spanish Harlem hasSetting Spanish Harlem self-link
Another Side of Bob Dylan hasTrack Spanish Harlem
this entity surface form: Spanish Harlem Incident
Benjamin Earl Nelson notableWork Spanish Harlem
Benjamin Earl Nelson notableSong Spanish Harlem
Mike Stoller notableWork Spanish Harlem
Smokey Joe's Cafe featuresWork Spanish Harlem
Smokey Joe's Cafe: The Songs of Leiber and Stoller hasPart Spanish Harlem
this entity surface form: “Spanish Harlem”