Welcome to the Cruel World
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"Welcome to the Cruel World" is the 1994 debut studio album by American singer-songwriter Ben Harper, blending folk, blues, rock, and socially conscious lyrics.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Welcome to the Cruel World canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9988195 — 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: Welcome to the Cruel World Context triple: [Ben Harper, notableWork, Welcome to the Cruel World]
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A.
When the World Screamed
"When the World Screamed" is a 1928 science fiction short story by Arthur Conan Doyle featuring Professor Challenger, in which he attempts to prove the Earth is a living organism by drilling into its crust.
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B.
Vicious World
Vicious World is a song by the American rock band Want One, known for its intense sound and emotionally charged lyrics.
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C.
Against the World
"Against the World" is a song by the American pop-rock band Hanson.
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D.
Town Without Pity
Town Without Pity is a 1961 courtroom drama film set in postwar Germany, known for its critical look at military justice and its Oscar-nominated title song performed by Gene Pitney.
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E.
So Cruel
"So Cruel" is a moody, emotionally charged song by U2 from their critically acclaimed 1991 album Achtung Baby.
- 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: Welcome to the Cruel World Target entity description: "Welcome to the Cruel World" is the 1994 debut studio album by American singer-songwriter Ben Harper, blending folk, blues, rock, and socially conscious lyrics.
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A.
When the World Screamed
"When the World Screamed" is a 1928 science fiction short story by Arthur Conan Doyle featuring Professor Challenger, in which he attempts to prove the Earth is a living organism by drilling into its crust.
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B.
Vicious World
Vicious World is a song by the American rock band Want One, known for its intense sound and emotionally charged lyrics.
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C.
Against the World
"Against the World" is a song by the American pop-rock band Hanson.
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D.
Town Without Pity
Town Without Pity is a 1961 courtroom drama film set in postwar Germany, known for its critical look at military justice and its Oscar-nominated title song performed by Gene Pitney.
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E.
So Cruel
"So Cruel" is a moody, emotionally charged song by U2 from their critically acclaimed 1991 album Achtung Baby.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
debut album
ⓘ
studio album ⓘ |
| artist | Ben Harper NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronology | Ben Harper studio albums ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| followedBy | Fight for Your Mind NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | none (debut album) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| format |
CD
ⓘ
digital download ⓘ vinyl record ⓘ |
| genre |
alternative rock
ⓘ
blues ⓘ blues rock ⓘ folk ⓘ folk rock ⓘ rock ⓘ |
| hasCoverArt | Welcome to the Cruel World album cover ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Breakin’ Down
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Don’t Take That Attitude to Your Grave NERFINISHED ⓘ Forever NERFINISHED ⓘ How Many Miles Must We March NERFINISHED ⓘ I’ll Rise NERFINISHED ⓘ Like a King NERFINISHED ⓘ Mama’s Got a Girlfriend Now NERFINISHED ⓘ Pleasure and Pain NERFINISHED ⓘ Waiting on an Angel NERFINISHED ⓘ Walk Away NERFINISHED ⓘ Welcome to the Cruel World (song) NERFINISHED ⓘ Welcome to the Cruel World (title track) NERFINISHED ⓘ Whipping Boy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasQuality | socially conscious lyrics ⓘ |
| hasType | full-length album ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainPerformerInstrument |
guitar
ⓘ
vocals ⓘ |
| medium | audio ⓘ |
| notableFor | introducing Ben Harper’s blend of folk, blues, and rock ⓘ |
| notableWorkOf | Ben Harper NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Ben Harper NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Ben Harper
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
J.P. Plunier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1994 ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Virgin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Virgin Records ⓘ |
| releaseDecade | 1990s ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1994 ⓘ |
| theme |
love
ⓘ
personal struggle ⓘ social justice ⓘ spirituality ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Welcome to the Cruel World Description of subject: "Welcome to the Cruel World" is the 1994 debut studio album by American singer-songwriter Ben Harper, blending folk, blues, rock, and socially conscious lyrics.
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