The Ballad of Calico

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concept album studio album

The Ballad of Calico is a 1972 concept album by country-rock group The First Edition that tells interconnected stories about a fictional Nevada mining town.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	concept album → studio album →
artist	Kenny Rogers and The First Edition NERFINISHED →
countryOfOrigin	United States →
coverArtDepicts	Old Western town setting →
featuresVocalist	Kenny Rogers NERFINISHED → Mary Arnold NERFINISHED → Mickey Jones → Terry Williams →
followedBy	Backroads →
follows	Transition →
format	double album →
genre	country → country rock → rock →
hasNarrativeElement	spoken introductions and interludes →
hasPart	“Born to Be a Drifter” → “Calico Silver (finale)” → “Calico Silver (reprise)” → “Calico Silver” → “Death of a Gunfighter” → “Dorsey, the Mail-Carrying Dog” → “Harbor for My Soul” → “Madame De Lil and Diabolical Bill” → “Man Came Up From Town” → “Old Mohave Highway” → “Road Agent” → “Sally Grey” → “School Teacher” → “Sunrise Overture” → “The Way I Used To Be” → “Trigger Happy Kid” → “Vachel Carling’s Rubilator” → “Write Me Down (Don’t Forget My Name)” →
language	English →
mainTheme	lives of residents in a Western mining town →
narrativeLocation	Calico, Nevada NERFINISHED →
narrativeLocationType	fictional Nevada mining town →
notableFor	early concept album in country rock → story-driven songs about a single town →
performer	The First Edition NERFINISHED →
producer	Jimmy Bowen → Kenny Rogers NERFINISHED →
publicationDate	1972 →
recordedIn	1971 →
recordLabel	Reprise Records NERFINISHED →
setInTimePeriod	late 19th century American West →
storyStructure	interconnected character vignettes →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
The Ballad of Calico ("“Calico Silver (reprise)”") → The Ballad of Calico ("“Calico Silver (finale)”") →	hasPart
The First Edition →	hasAlbum