Bon Jovi album The Circle
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The Circle is a 2009 rock album by Bon Jovi that marked a return to a more guitar-driven arena rock sound and features Richie Sambora’s prominent guitar work and songwriting.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bon Jovi album The Circle canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9057994 — 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: Bon Jovi album The Circle Context triple: [Richie Sambora, hasPartIn, Bon Jovi album The Circle]
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A.
Bon Jovi
Bon Jovi is an American rock band formed in the 1980s, known for arena-ready anthems like "Livin' on a Prayer" and "You Give Love a Bad Name" that helped define mainstream rock.
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B.
Bon Jovi – These Days (selected tracks)
"Bon Jovi – These Days (selected tracks)" refers to specific songs from Bon Jovi’s 1995 rock album "These Days" that were produced by Rick Parashar, known for his polished, emotionally driven rock production style.
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C.
Bruce Springsteen album "Darkness on the Edge of Town"
"Darkness on the Edge of Town" is Bruce Springsteen’s critically acclaimed 1978 rock album known for its darker, working-class themes and powerful, guitar-driven sound.
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D.
INXS album Kick
INXS album Kick is the Australian rock band’s 1987 breakthrough record that fused rock, pop, and funk into a polished, hook-filled sound and produced several of their biggest global hits.
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E.
album "Bella Donna"
"Bella Donna" is the 1981 debut solo studio album by American singer-songwriter Stevie Nicks, featuring a blend of rock and pop that helped establish her as a successful solo artist beyond her work with Fleetwood Mac.
- 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: Bon Jovi album The Circle Target entity description: The Circle is a 2009 rock album by Bon Jovi that marked a return to a more guitar-driven arena rock sound and features Richie Sambora’s prominent guitar work and songwriting.
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A.
Bon Jovi
Bon Jovi is an American rock band formed in the 1980s, known for arena-ready anthems like "Livin' on a Prayer" and "You Give Love a Bad Name" that helped define mainstream rock.
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B.
Bon Jovi – These Days (selected tracks)
"Bon Jovi – These Days (selected tracks)" refers to specific songs from Bon Jovi’s 1995 rock album "These Days" that were produced by Rick Parashar, known for his polished, emotionally driven rock production style.
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C.
Bruce Springsteen album "Darkness on the Edge of Town"
"Darkness on the Edge of Town" is Bruce Springsteen’s critically acclaimed 1978 rock album known for its darker, working-class themes and powerful, guitar-driven sound.
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D.
INXS album Kick
INXS album Kick is the Australian rock band’s 1987 breakthrough record that fused rock, pop, and funk into a polished, hook-filled sound and produced several of their biggest global hits.
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E.
album "Bella Donna"
"Bella Donna" is the 1981 debut solo studio album by American singer-songwriter Stevie Nicks, featuring a blend of rock and pop that helped establish her as a successful solo artist beyond her work with Fleetwood Mac.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | studio album ⓘ |
| artist | Bon Jovi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| features | prominent guitar work by Richie Sambora ⓘ |
| followedBy | What About Now NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| format |
CD
ⓘ
digital download ⓘ vinyl record ⓘ |
| genre |
arena rock
ⓘ
rock ⓘ |
| hasContributor |
David Bryan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hugh McDonald NERFINISHED ⓘ Tico Torres NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCoverArt | The Circle (Bon Jovi album) cover ⓘ |
| hasSingle |
Superman Tonight
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
We Weren’t Born to Follow NERFINISHED ⓘ When We Were Beautiful NERFINISHED ⓘ Work for the Working Man NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTrack |
Brokenpromiseland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fast Cars NERFINISHED ⓘ Happy Now NERFINISHED ⓘ Learn to Love NERFINISHED ⓘ Live Before You Die NERFINISHED ⓘ Love’s the Only Rule NERFINISHED ⓘ Superman Tonight NERFINISHED ⓘ Thorn in My Side NERFINISHED ⓘ We Weren’t Born to Follow NERFINISHED ⓘ When We Were Beautiful NERFINISHED ⓘ Work for the Working Man NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | approximately 52 minutes ⓘ |
| mainSongwriter |
Jon Bon Jovi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Richie Sambora NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | return to a more guitar-driven arena rock sound ⓘ |
| partOf | Bon Jovi discography NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Bon Jovi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Lost Highway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
John Shanks
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jon Bon Jovi NERFINISHED ⓘ Richie Sambora NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedWith | Richie Sambora’s guitar as a central element ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Island Records
ⓘ
Mercury Records ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 2009-11-10 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2009 ⓘ |
| theme |
economic hardship and working-class struggles
ⓘ
resilience and hope ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Bon Jovi album The Circle Description of subject: The Circle is a 2009 rock album by Bon Jovi that marked a return to a more guitar-driven arena rock sound and features Richie Sambora’s prominent guitar work and songwriting.
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