Holding Back the River
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"Holding Back the River" is a 1989 pop-rock album by Scottish band Wet Wet Wet that continued their commercial success with melodic, radio-friendly songs.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Holding Back the River canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8153875 — 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: Holding Back the River Context triple: [Wet Wet Wet, album, Holding Back the River]
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A.
Hold Back the River
"Hold Back the River" is a soulful, folk-influenced pop song by English singer-songwriter James Bay that became one of his breakout hits.
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B.
Wait by the River
"Wait by the River" is a haunting, retro-tinged indie folk song by Lord Huron known for its cinematic atmosphere, reverb-drenched vocals, and themes of longing and redemption.
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C.
Broken River
Broken River is a scenic waterway in Queensland, Australia, best known as a prime viewing spot for wild platypuses within Eungella National Park.
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D.
Broken River
Broken River is a tributary of the Goulburn River in northeastern Victoria, Australia, flowing through agricultural regions and near the city of Shepparton.
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E.
Let the River Run
"Let the River Run" is an Academy Award–winning song by Carly Simon, best known as the inspirational theme from the 1988 film "Working Girl."
- 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: Holding Back the River Target entity description: "Holding Back the River" is a 1989 pop-rock album by Scottish band Wet Wet Wet that continued their commercial success with melodic, radio-friendly songs.
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A.
Hold Back the River
"Hold Back the River" is a soulful, folk-influenced pop song by English singer-songwriter James Bay that became one of his breakout hits.
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B.
Wait by the River
"Wait by the River" is a haunting, retro-tinged indie folk song by Lord Huron known for its cinematic atmosphere, reverb-drenched vocals, and themes of longing and redemption.
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C.
Broken River
Broken River is a scenic waterway in Queensland, Australia, best known as a prime viewing spot for wild platypuses within Eungella National Park.
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D.
Broken River
Broken River is a tributary of the Goulburn River in northeastern Victoria, Australia, flowing through agricultural regions and near the city of Shepparton.
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E.
Let the River Run
"Let the River Run" is an Academy Award–winning song by Carly Simon, best known as the inspirational theme from the 1988 film "Working Girl."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
music album
ⓘ
studio album ⓘ |
| artist | Wet Wet Wet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continued | commercial success of Wet Wet Wet ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| describedAs |
melodic
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radio-friendly ⓘ |
| followedBy | Wet Wet Wet (album) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Popped In Souled Out NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
pop
ⓘ
pop rock ⓘ rock ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Blue for You
NERFINISHED
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Broke Away NERFINISHED ⓘ Can’t Stand the Night NERFINISHED ⓘ Hold Back the River NERFINISHED ⓘ How the Hell Did They Get There NERFINISHED ⓘ I Remember (live) NERFINISHED ⓘ I Wish NERFINISHED ⓘ Keys to Your Heart NERFINISHED ⓘ Make It Tonight NERFINISHED ⓘ Sweet Little Mystery (live) NERFINISHED ⓘ Sweet Surrender NERFINISHED ⓘ Temptation (live) NERFINISHED ⓘ This Time (live) NERFINISHED ⓘ With a Little Help from My Friends (live) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainPerformer |
Graeme Clark
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Marti Pellow NERFINISHED ⓘ Neil Mitchell NERFINISHED ⓘ Tommy Cunningham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWorkOf | Wet Wet Wet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Wet Wet Wet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Andy Jackson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wet Wet Wet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1989 ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Mercury Records
ⓘ
The Precious Organisation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1989 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Holding Back the River Description of subject: "Holding Back the River" is a 1989 pop-rock album by Scottish band Wet Wet Wet that continued their commercial success with melodic, radio-friendly songs.
Referenced by (1)
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