In Spite of Ourselves
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"In Spite of Ourselves" is a 1999 country-folk duet album by John Prine, best known for its witty, offbeat love songs and the title track performed with Iris DeMent.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| In Spite of Ourselves canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10620337 — 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: In Spite of Ourselves Context triple: [John Prine, notableWork, In Spite of Ourselves]
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A.
On Our Own
On Our Own is a 1989 R&B/new jack swing single by Bobby Brown, best known as the theme song for the film "Ghostbusters II."
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B.
We Ourselves
We Ourselves is the English translation of the Irish phrase "Sinn Féin," historically associated with Irish republicanism and self-determination.
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C.
Pieces of Her
Pieces of Her is a thriller drama television series, based on Karin Slaughter’s novel, that follows a woman who discovers shocking secrets about her seemingly ordinary mother after a violent incident.
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D.
All Your Women Things
"All Your Women Things" is a melancholic folk song by the Mountain Goats, known for its intimate storytelling and emotional lyricism.
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E.
Our Very Own
"Our Very Own" is a 1950 American drama film starring Ann Blyth and Jane Wyatt that explores the emotional upheaval of a teenager who discovers she is adopted.
- 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: In Spite of Ourselves Target entity description: "In Spite of Ourselves" is a 1999 country-folk duet album by John Prine, best known for its witty, offbeat love songs and the title track performed with Iris DeMent.
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A.
On Our Own
On Our Own is a 1989 R&B/new jack swing single by Bobby Brown, best known as the theme song for the film "Ghostbusters II."
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B.
We Ourselves
We Ourselves is the English translation of the Irish phrase "Sinn Féin," historically associated with Irish republicanism and self-determination.
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C.
Pieces of Her
Pieces of Her is a thriller drama television series, based on Karin Slaughter’s novel, that follows a woman who discovers shocking secrets about her seemingly ordinary mother after a violent incident.
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D.
All Your Women Things
"All Your Women Things" is a melancholic folk song by the Mountain Goats, known for its intimate storytelling and emotional lyricism.
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E.
Our Very Own
"Our Very Own" is a 1950 American drama film starring Ann Blyth and Jane Wyatt that explores the emotional upheaval of a teenager who discovers she is adopted.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
country-folk album
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duet album ⓘ studio album ⓘ |
| artist | John Prine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologyNextArtist | John Prine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologyNextTitle | Souvenirs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologyPreviousArtist | John Prine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologyPreviousTitle | Lost Dogs and Mixed Blessings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsMostly | classic country duets ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| featuresArtist | Iris DeMent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
country
ⓘ
country folk ⓘ folk ⓘ |
| hasCoverArtFeaturing |
Iris DeMent
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
John Prine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTrack |
(We’re Not) The Jet Set
NERFINISHED
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Back Street Affair NERFINISHED ⓘ Dear John (I Sent Your Saddle Home) NERFINISHED ⓘ I Know One NERFINISHED ⓘ In Spite of Ourselves NERFINISHED ⓘ In a Town This Size NERFINISHED ⓘ It’s a Cheating Situation NERFINISHED ⓘ Let’s Invite Them Over NERFINISHED ⓘ Loose Talk NERFINISHED ⓘ Milwaukee, Here I Come NERFINISHED ⓘ So Sad (To Watch Good Love Go Bad) NERFINISHED ⓘ We Could NERFINISHED ⓘ We Must Have Been Out of Our Minds NERFINISHED ⓘ Wedding Bells / Let’s Turn Back the Years NERFINISHED ⓘ When Two Worlds Collide NERFINISHED ⓘ ’Til a Tear Becomes a Rose NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasType | covers album ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainDuetPartner | Iris DeMent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
offbeat love songs
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title duet with Iris DeMent ⓘ witty love songs ⓘ |
| originalSongOnAlbum | In Spite of Ourselves NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | John Prine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Jim Rooney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Oh Boy Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1999 ⓘ |
| theme |
humorous love stories
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romantic relationships ⓘ |
| titleTrackPerformer |
Iris DeMent
NERFINISHED
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John Prine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: In Spite of Ourselves Description of subject: "In Spite of Ourselves" is a 1999 country-folk duet album by John Prine, best known for its witty, offbeat love songs and the title track performed with Iris DeMent.
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