Sounds of Silence
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Sounds of Silence is a 1966 studio album by American folk-rock duo Simon & Garfunkel that helped establish their popularity with its introspective, acoustic-based songs.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sounds of Silence canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10338369 — 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: Sounds of Silence Context triple: [The Sound of Silence, appearsOnAlbum, Sounds of Silence]
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A.
The Sound of Silence
"The Sound of Silence" is a landmark folk rock song by Simon & Garfunkel, renowned for its haunting melody and introspective lyrics about alienation and modern society.
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B.
The Sound of Silence
The Sound of Silence is a 2019 independent drama film produced by Neal Dodson that explores the life of a self-styled "house tuner" who believes he can calibrate people’s emotional well-being by adjusting the ambient sounds in their homes.
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C.
The Sound and the Silence
The Sound and the Silence is a biographical film about the life and work of telephone inventor Alexander Graham Bell.
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D.
Tubular Bells
Tubular Bells is a groundbreaking 1973 progressive rock album by Mike Oldfield, renowned for its multi-instrumental composition and iconic use in the film The Exorcist.
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E.
The Sound of Silence (feature film)
The Sound of Silence is a 2019 American drama film about a self-styled “house tuner” in New York City who believes he can cure people’s emotional troubles by adjusting the sound frequencies in their homes.
- 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: Sounds of Silence Target entity description: Sounds of Silence is a 1966 studio album by American folk-rock duo Simon & Garfunkel that helped establish their popularity with its introspective, acoustic-based songs.
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A.
The Sound of Silence
"The Sound of Silence" is a landmark folk rock song by Simon & Garfunkel, renowned for its haunting melody and introspective lyrics about alienation and modern society.
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B.
The Sound of Silence
The Sound of Silence is a 2019 independent drama film produced by Neal Dodson that explores the life of a self-styled "house tuner" who believes he can calibrate people’s emotional well-being by adjusting the ambient sounds in their homes.
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C.
The Sound and the Silence
The Sound and the Silence is a biographical film about the life and work of telephone inventor Alexander Graham Bell.
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D.
Tubular Bells
Tubular Bells is a groundbreaking 1973 progressive rock album by Mike Oldfield, renowned for its multi-instrumental composition and iconic use in the film The Exorcist.
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E.
The Sound of Silence (feature film)
The Sound of Silence is a 2019 American drama film about a self-styled “house tuner” in New York City who believes he can cure people’s emotional troubles by adjusting the sound frequencies in their homes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
music album
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studio album ⓘ |
| artist | Simon & Garfunkel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsSingle |
I Am a Rock
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Sound of Silence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| featuresArtist |
Art Garfunkel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Paul Simon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| format | LP record ⓘ |
| genre |
acoustic rock
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folk ⓘ folk rock ⓘ |
| hasCoverArtBy | Guy Webster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLength | 29:17 ⓘ |
| hasNotableSong |
April Come She Will
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
I Am a Rock NERFINISHED ⓘ Kathy's Song NERFINISHED ⓘ The Sound of Silence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStyleCharacteristic |
acoustic-based arrangements
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introspective lyrics ⓘ |
| hasTrack |
A Most Peculiar Man
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Anji NERFINISHED ⓘ April Come She Will NERFINISHED ⓘ Blessed NERFINISHED ⓘ I Am a Rock NERFINISHED ⓘ Kathy's Song NERFINISHED ⓘ Leaves That Are Green NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Cory NERFINISHED ⓘ Somewhere They Can't Find Me NERFINISHED ⓘ The Sound of Silence NERFINISHED ⓘ We've Got a Groovy Thing Goin' NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasType | studio album ⓘ |
| helpedEstablishPopularityOf | Simon & Garfunkel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| labelCatalogNumber | Columbia CS 9269 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSongwriter | Paul Simon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Simon & Garfunkel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Bob Johnston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedIn | 1965 ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Columbia Records ⓘ |
| recordLabelImprint | Columbia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1966-01-17 ⓘ |
| releasedInTerritory |
United Kingdom
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1966 ⓘ |
| sideOneOpeningTrack | The Sound of Silence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sideTwoOpeningTrack | Blessed ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sounds of Silence Description of subject: Sounds of Silence is a 1966 studio album by American folk-rock duo Simon & Garfunkel that helped establish their popularity with its introspective, acoustic-based songs.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.