Nightbirds
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Nightbirds is a 1974 soul and funk album by Labelle, best known for featuring their hit single "Lady Marmalade."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nightbirds canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10716513 — 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: Nightbirds Context triple: [Labelle, notableAlbum, Nightbirds]
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A.
Songbird
"Songbird" is a posthumous compilation album by American singer Eva Cassidy that showcases her acclaimed interpretations of jazz, folk, and pop standards.
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B.
Songbird
"Songbird" is a smooth jazz instrumental ballad by saxophonist Kenny G that became one of his signature and most commercially successful songs.
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C.
Too Many Birds
"Too Many Birds" is a contemplative indie folk song by Bill Callahan, noted for its sparse arrangement and poetic, introspective lyrics.
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D.
White Bird
White Bird was a prominent Nez Perce leader and war chief who played a key role alongside Chief Joseph in resisting U.S. forces during the Nez Perce War of 1877.
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E.
Dead Birds
Dead Birds is a 1963 ethnographic documentary film by Robert Gardner that portrays the ritual warfare and daily life of the Dani people of New Guinea.
- 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: Nightbirds Target entity description: Nightbirds is a 1974 soul and funk album by Labelle, best known for featuring their hit single "Lady Marmalade."
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A.
Songbird
"Songbird" is a posthumous compilation album by American singer Eva Cassidy that showcases her acclaimed interpretations of jazz, folk, and pop standards.
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B.
Songbird
"Songbird" is a smooth jazz instrumental ballad by saxophonist Kenny G that became one of his signature and most commercially successful songs.
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C.
Too Many Birds
"Too Many Birds" is a contemplative indie folk song by Bill Callahan, noted for its sparse arrangement and poetic, introspective lyrics.
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D.
White Bird
White Bird was a prominent Nez Perce leader and war chief who played a key role alongside Chief Joseph in resisting U.S. forces during the Nez Perce War of 1877.
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E.
Dead Birds
Dead Birds is a 1963 ethnographic documentary film by Robert Gardner that portrays the ritual warfare and daily life of the Dani people of New Guinea.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
soul album
ⓘ
studio album ⓘ |
| albumSequenceInArtistDiscography | fourth studio album by Labelle ⓘ |
| artist | Labelle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartSuccess | includes a number-one single on the Billboard Hot 100 with Lady Marmalade ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| criticalReception | generally positive reviews ⓘ |
| followedBy | Phoenix NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
R&B
ⓘ
funk ⓘ soul ⓘ |
| hasCoverArt | Nightbirds (Labelle album cover) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
funk rhythm section
ⓘ
horn section ⓘ |
| hasSingle |
Lady Marmalade
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
What Can I Do for You? NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTrack |
All Girl Band
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Are You Lonely NERFINISHED ⓘ It Took a Long Time NERFINISHED ⓘ Lady Marmalade NERFINISHED ⓘ Nightbird NERFINISHED ⓘ Somebody Somewhere NERFINISHED ⓘ Space Children NERFINISHED ⓘ What Can I Do for You? NERFINISHED ⓘ You Turn Me On NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includesSong | Lady Marmalade NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | later funk and R&B artists ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | approximately 37 minutes ⓘ |
| notableWork | Lady Marmalade NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Labelle discography NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Labelle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performerGender | all-female vocal group ⓘ |
| precededBy | Pressure Cookin' NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Allen Toussaint NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedAt | Sea-Saint Studio, New Orleans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedBy |
Nona Hendryx
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Patti LaBelle NERFINISHED ⓘ Sarah Dash NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
CBS Records
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Epic Records ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1974 ⓘ |
| style | New Orleans funk ⓘ |
| theme |
female empowerment
ⓘ
sexuality ⓘ urban life ⓘ |
| vocalStyle | powerful harmonies ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Nightbirds Description of subject: Nightbirds is a 1974 soul and funk album by Labelle, best known for featuring their hit single "Lady Marmalade."
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.