Spanish Harlem

E78019

single song

"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.

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	single → song →
composer	Jerry Leiber → Phil Spector →
countryOfOrigin	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 →
hasTempo	slow to mid-tempo →
inspiredBy	Spanish Harlem neighborhood →
language	English →
lyricist	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 → Phil Spector →
recordLabel	Atco Records →
releaseDecade	1960s →
releaseYear	1960 →
theme	romance → urban culture →
vocalist	Ben E. King →

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Ben E. King → Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller →	notableWork
Spanish Harlem →	hasSetting
Ben E. King →	notableSong