(Love Is) Thicker Than Water

E455273

single song

"(Love Is) Thicker Than Water" is a 1977 pop ballad by Andy Gibb that became one of his major hit singles, reaching number one on the Billboard Hot 100.

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Label	Occurrences
(Love Is) Thicker Than Water canonical	9

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4586927 — 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: (Love Is) Thicker Than Water
Context triple: [Andy Gibb, notableWork, (Love Is) Thicker Than Water]

A. Ordinary Love
"Ordinary Love" is a song by the Irish rock band U2, originally written for the film "Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom" and known for its soulful tribute to Nelson Mandela.
B. Our Song
"Our Song" is a track by the English progressive rock band Yes, featured on their 1983 album "90125."
C. Lean on Me
"Lean on Me" is a 1989 American drama film starring Morgan Freeman as a tough, unconventional high school principal working to reform a troubled inner-city school.
D. Lean on Me
"Lean on Me" is a Grammy-winning contemporary gospel and R&B song by Kirk Franklin featuring an ensemble of prominent vocalists, known for its uplifting message of support and faith.
E. Only Love
"Only Love" is a popular song performed by Greek singer Nana Mouskouri that became one of her signature international hits.
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: (Love Is) Thicker Than Water
Target entity description: "(Love Is) Thicker Than Water" is a 1977 pop ballad by Andy Gibb that became one of his major hit singles, reaching number one on the Billboard Hot 100.

A. Ordinary Love
"Ordinary Love" is a song by the Irish rock band U2, originally written for the film "Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom" and known for its soulful tribute to Nelson Mandela.
B. Our Song
"Our Song" is a track by the English progressive rock band Yes, featured on their 1983 album "90125."
C. Lean on Me
"Lean on Me" is a Grammy-winning contemporary gospel and R&B song by Kirk Franklin featuring an ensemble of prominent vocalists, known for its uplifting message of support and faith.
D. Lean on Me
"Lean on Me" is a 1989 American drama film starring Morgan Freeman as a tough, unconventional high school principal working to reform a troubled inner-city school.
E. Only Love
"Only Love" is a popular song performed by Greek singer Nana Mouskouri that became one of her signature international hits.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (30)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	single ⓘ song ⓘ
album	Flowing Rivers ⓘ
artist	Andy Gibb ⓘ
associatedAct	Bee Gees ⓘ
bSide	"Words and Music" ⓘ
chartPosition	number one on the Billboard Hot 100 ⓘ
countryOfChartSuccess	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
countryOfOrigin	United Kingdom–Australia (artist background) ⓘ
decade	1970s ⓘ
format	7-inch single ⓘ
genre	pop ⓘ pop ballad ⓘ
hasBillboardHot100NumberOne	true ⓘ
hasVocalStyle	soft rock-influenced pop ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
length	approximately 4 minutes ⓘ
mainTheme	romantic love ⓘ
nextSingle	"Shadow Dancing" ⓘ linked to: Shadow Dancing
notableFor	being a major hit single for Andy Gibb ⓘ
partOf	Andy Gibb discography ⓘ
performer	Andy Gibb ⓘ
previousSingle	"I Just Want to Be Your Everything" ⓘ linked to: I Just Want to Be Your Everything
producer	Albhy Galuten ⓘ Barry Gibb ⓘ Karl Richardson ⓘ
recordLabel	RSO Records ⓘ
releaseYear	1977 ⓘ
songwriter	Andy Gibb ⓘ Barry Gibb ⓘ