Blue Lights in the Basement
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Blue Lights in the Basement is a 1977 soul and R&B studio album by American singer Roberta Flack, best known for featuring the hit duet "The Closer I Get to You" with Donny Hathaway.
All labels observed (1)
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| Blue Lights in the Basement canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9080018 — 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: Blue Lights in the Basement Context triple: [Roberta Flack, notableAlbum, Blue Lights in the Basement]
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A.
Shoot Out the Lights
Shoot Out the Lights is a critically acclaimed 1982 folk-rock album by Richard and Linda Thompson, renowned for its emotionally intense songwriting and guitar work chronicling the collapse of their marriage.
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B.
Kill the Lights
Kill the Lights is a country music studio album by American singer Luke Bryan, known for its chart-topping singles and commercial success.
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C.
The Lights
The Lights is the popular nickname for Blackpool Illuminations, the famous annual seaside light festival that transforms the English resort town of Blackpool into a major nighttime attraction.
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D.
Dim All the Lights
"Dim All the Lights" is a disco and soul-infused song by Donna Summer, notable for showcasing her powerful vocals and becoming one of her major hits of the late 1970s.
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E.
Bright Lights
"Bright Lights" is a popular rock song by American band Matchbox Twenty, known for its emotive lyrics and piano-driven melody.
- 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: Blue Lights in the Basement Target entity description: Blue Lights in the Basement is a 1977 soul and R&B studio album by American singer Roberta Flack, best known for featuring the hit duet "The Closer I Get to You" with Donny Hathaway.
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A.
Shoot Out the Lights
Shoot Out the Lights is a critically acclaimed 1982 folk-rock album by Richard and Linda Thompson, renowned for its emotionally intense songwriting and guitar work chronicling the collapse of their marriage.
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B.
Kill the Lights
Kill the Lights is a country music studio album by American singer Luke Bryan, known for its chart-topping singles and commercial success.
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C.
The Lights
The Lights is the popular nickname for Blackpool Illuminations, the famous annual seaside light festival that transforms the English resort town of Blackpool into a major nighttime attraction.
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D.
Dim All the Lights
"Dim All the Lights" is a disco and soul-infused song by Donna Summer, notable for showcasing her powerful vocals and becoming one of her major hits of the late 1970s.
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E.
Bright Lights
"Bright Lights" is a popular rock song by American band Matchbox Twenty, known for its emotive lyrics and piano-driven melody.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
soul album
ⓘ
studio album ⓘ |
| artist | Roberta Flack NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronology | Roberta Flack albums NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| duetWith | Donny Hathaway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresArtist | Donny Hathaway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | Roberta Flack Featuring Donny Hathaway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Feel Like Makin’ Love NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
quiet storm
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
rhythm and blues ⓘ soul ⓘ |
| hasCoverArt | Blue Lights in the Basement album cover ⓘ |
| hasTrack |
25th of Last December
ⓘ
After You NERFINISHED ⓘ Baby I Love You So NERFINISHED ⓘ Blue Lights in the Basement NERFINISHED ⓘ Fine, Fine Day NERFINISHED ⓘ God Don’t Like Ugly NERFINISHED ⓘ Love Is the Healing NERFINISHED ⓘ Some Gospel According to Matthew NERFINISHED ⓘ The Closer I Get to You NERFINISHED ⓘ This Time I’ll Be Sweeter NERFINISHED ⓘ Where I’ll Find You NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasType | music album ⓘ |
| includesDuet | The Closer I Get to You NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| label | Atlantic Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainPerformer | Roberta Flack NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaType | audio ⓘ |
| notableFor | featuring the hit duet "The Closer I Get to You" ⓘ |
| notableWork | The Closer I Get to You NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originallyReleasedAsFormat | vinyl LP ⓘ |
| performer |
Roberta Flack
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performerOf | The Closer I Get to You NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Feel Like Makin’ Love NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Eric Mercury
NERFINISHED
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Eumir Deodato NERFINISHED ⓘ Joe Ferla NERFINISHED ⓘ Roberta Flack NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedIn | 1970s ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Atlantic Records ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1977 ⓘ |
| yearOfPublication | 1977 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Blue Lights in the Basement Description of subject: Blue Lights in the Basement is a 1977 soul and R&B studio album by American singer Roberta Flack, best known for featuring the hit duet "The Closer I Get to You" with Donny Hathaway.
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