album "Don't Be Cruel"
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"Don't Be Cruel" is the multi-platinum 1988 R&B and new jack swing album by Bobby Brown that made him a solo superstar with hits like "My Prerogative" and the title track.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Don’t Be Cruel (album) | 1 |
| album "Don't Be Cruel" canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4714888 — 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: album "Don't Be Cruel" Context triple: [Robert Barisford Brown, notableWork, album "Don't Be Cruel"]
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A.
album "Gold Record"
"Gold Record" is a 2020 studio album by American singer-songwriter Bill Callahan, noted for its intimate storytelling, dry wit, and understated folk arrangements.
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B.
album "In My Life"
"In My Life" is a 1998 album produced by Beatles producer George Martin, featuring contemporary artists covering classic Beatles songs and other pieces associated with his career.
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C.
album "Butterfly"
"Butterfly" is a critically acclaimed 1997 R&B and pop album by Mariah Carey that marked a pivotal artistic and personal evolution in her career.
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D.
album "Stone Rollin'"
"Stone Rollin'" is a retro-soul studio album by American singer, songwriter, and producer Raphael Saadiq that showcases his modern take on classic R&B and funk sounds.
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E.
album "Sparks"
"Sparks" is a 2014 experimental pop and electronic album by Imogen Heap, known for its innovative use of technology and collaborative, globally inspired production.
- 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: album "Don't Be Cruel" Target entity description: "Don't Be Cruel" is the multi-platinum 1988 R&B and new jack swing album by Bobby Brown that made him a solo superstar with hits like "My Prerogative" and the title track.
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A.
album "Gold Record"
"Gold Record" is a 2020 studio album by American singer-songwriter Bill Callahan, noted for its intimate storytelling, dry wit, and understated folk arrangements.
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B.
album "In My Life"
"In My Life" is a 1998 album produced by Beatles producer George Martin, featuring contemporary artists covering classic Beatles songs and other pieces associated with his career.
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C.
album "Butterfly"
"Butterfly" is a critically acclaimed 1997 R&B and pop album by Mariah Carey that marked a pivotal artistic and personal evolution in her career.
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D.
album "Stone Rollin'"
"Stone Rollin'" is a retro-soul studio album by American singer, songwriter, and producer Raphael Saadiq that showcases his modern take on classic R&B and funk sounds.
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E.
album "Sparks"
"Sparks" is a 2014 experimental pop and electronic album by Imogen Heap, known for its innovative use of technology and collaborative, globally inspired production.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
R&B album
ⓘ
new jack swing album ⓘ studio album ⓘ |
| artist | Bobby Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| award | American Music Award for Favorite Soul/R&B Album NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| certification |
RIAA 7× Platinum
ⓘ
RIAA multi-platinum ⓘ |
| chartPosition |
Billboard 200 number-one album
ⓘ
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums number-one album ⓘ |
| countryOfCertification | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| genre |
R&B
ⓘ
new jack swing ⓘ pop ⓘ soul ⓘ |
| includesTrack |
All Day All Night
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cruel Prelude NERFINISHED ⓘ Don't Be Cruel NERFINISHED ⓘ Every Little Step NERFINISHED ⓘ I Really Love You Girl ⓘ I'll Be Good to You NERFINISHED ⓘ My Prerogative NERFINISHED ⓘ Rock Wit'cha NERFINISHED ⓘ Roni NERFINISHED ⓘ Take It Slow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| madeArtistASoloStar | Bobby Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
personal independence
ⓘ
romantic relationships ⓘ |
| nextWork | Bobby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nominatedFor | Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableSingle |
Don't Be Cruel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Every Little Step NERFINISHED ⓘ My Prerogative NERFINISHED ⓘ Rock Wit'cha NERFINISHED ⓘ Roni NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Bobby Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousWork | King of Stage ⓘ |
| producer |
Babyface
NERFINISHED
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Bobby Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ Gene Griffin NERFINISHED ⓘ L.A. Reid NERFINISHED ⓘ Larry White NERFINISHED ⓘ Louis Silas Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ Teddy Riley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel | MCA Records ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1988-06-20 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1988 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: album "Don't Be Cruel" Description of subject: "Don't Be Cruel" is the multi-platinum 1988 R&B and new jack swing album by Bobby Brown that made him a solo superstar with hits like "My Prerogative" and the title track.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Don’t Be Cruel (album)