Crossroads (album)
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Crossroads is the 1989 sophomore studio album by American singer-songwriter Tracy Chapman, blending folk, rock, and socially conscious lyrics.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Crossroads | 1 |
| Crossroads (album) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5060406 — 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: Crossroads (album) Context triple: [Tracy Chapman, notableWork, Crossroads (album)]
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A.
Crossroads
Crossroads is a township in the Cape Flats area of Cape Town, South Africa, historically known for its role in anti-apartheid resistance and community activism.
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Crossroads
Crossroads is a long-running British television soap opera set in a Midlands motel, known for its melodramatic storylines and iconic status in UK popular culture.
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C.
Crossroads
Crossroads is a 2021 family saga novel by Jonathan Franzen that explores faith, morality, and personal crisis within a Midwestern pastor’s family in the 1970s.
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D.
Crossroads
Crossroads is a 2002 coming-of-age road trip film starring Britney Spears, produced by MTV Films.
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E.
"At the Crossroads"
"At the Crossroads" is the English title of the Israeli film "Al Parashat Derakhim," a drama exploring intersecting lives and moral choices.
- 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: Crossroads (album) Target entity description: Crossroads is the 1989 sophomore studio album by American singer-songwriter Tracy Chapman, blending folk, rock, and socially conscious lyrics.
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A.
Crossroads
Crossroads is a long-running British television soap opera set in a Midlands motel, known for its melodramatic storylines and iconic status in UK popular culture.
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B.
Crossroads
Crossroads is a township in the Cape Flats area of Cape Town, South Africa, historically known for its role in anti-apartheid resistance and community activism.
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C.
Crossroads
Crossroads is a 2021 family saga novel by Jonathan Franzen that explores faith, morality, and personal crisis within a Midwestern pastor’s family in the 1970s.
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D.
Crossroads
Crossroads is a 2002 coming-of-age road trip film starring Britney Spears, produced by MTV Films.
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E.
"At the Crossroads"
"At the Crossroads" is the English title of the Israeli film "Al Parashat Derakhim," a drama exploring intersecting lives and moral choices.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
album
ⓘ
studio album ⓘ |
| artist | Tracy Chapman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardNomination | Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Folk Recording NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartPosition | Billboard 200 top 10 album ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| describedAs |
politically engaged
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socially conscious ⓘ |
| followedBy | Matters of the Heart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Tracy Chapman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| format |
cassette
ⓘ
compact disc ⓘ vinyl record ⓘ |
| genre |
folk
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folk rock ⓘ rock ⓘ |
| hasCoverArt | Crossroads (Tracy Chapman album) cover NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInfluence | contemporary folk rock ⓘ |
| hasTrack |
A Hundred Years
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
All That You Have Is Your Soul NERFINISHED ⓘ Be Careful of My Heart NERFINISHED ⓘ Born to Fight NERFINISHED ⓘ Bridges NERFINISHED ⓘ Crossroads (song) NERFINISHED ⓘ Freedom Now NERFINISHED ⓘ Material World NERFINISHED ⓘ Subcity NERFINISHED ⓘ This Time NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasType | sophomore album ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | 42:19 ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
political activism
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poverty ⓘ racism ⓘ social issues ⓘ |
| notableSong |
Crossroads (song)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Freedom Now NERFINISHED ⓘ Subcity ⓘ |
| numberOfTracks | 10 ⓘ |
| performer | Tracy Chapman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
David Kershenbaum
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tracy Chapman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1989-10-03 ⓘ |
| recordedBy | Tracy Chapman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Elektra
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Elektra Records ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1989 ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Crossroads (album) Description of subject: Crossroads is the 1989 sophomore studio album by American singer-songwriter Tracy Chapman, blending folk, rock, and socially conscious lyrics.
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
Crossroads