You Were a Good Friend

E117332

album debut album musical group musical work rock band song

"You Were a Good Friend" is a song featured on the 1976 self-titled debut album by the American rock band Gideon.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
You Were a Good Friend canonical	3
"You Were a Good Friend"	1
"You Were a Good Friend" is a song featured on the 1976 self-titled debut album by the American rock band Gideon.	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T991373 — 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: You Were a Good Friend
Context triple: [Gideon, includesSong, You Were a Good Friend]

A. You’ve Got a Friend
"You’ve Got a Friend" is a classic 1971 pop ballad written by Carole King that became an enduring anthem of comfort and support, popularized by both King and James Taylor.
B. You Could Have Been with Me
"You Could Have Been with Me" is a 1981 pop album by Scottish singer Sheena Easton that helped solidify her early international success.
C. Something Good
"Something Good" is a song by composer Richard Rodgers, best known as one of the romantic ballads from the film adaptation of the musical *The Sound of Music*.
D. Share Your Love
"Share Your Love" is a 1981 country-pop studio album by Kenny Rogers that features several hit singles and showcases his smooth crossover sound.
E. My Love Is Your Love
My Love Is Your Love is a 1998 R&B and pop album by Whitney Houston that marked her successful return to contemporary music with hits like "It's Not Right but It's Okay" and the title track.
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: You Were a Good Friend
Target entity description: "You Were a Good Friend" is a song featured on the 1976 self-titled debut album by the American rock band Gideon.

A. You’ve Got a Friend
"You’ve Got a Friend" is a classic 1971 pop ballad written by Carole King that became an enduring anthem of comfort and support, popularized by both King and James Taylor.
B. You Could Have Been with Me
"You Could Have Been with Me" is a 1981 pop album by Scottish singer Sheena Easton that helped solidify her early international success.
C. Something Good
"Something Good" is a song by composer Richard Rodgers, best known as one of the romantic ballads from the film adaptation of the musical *The Sound of Music*.
D. Share Your Love
"Share Your Love" is a 1981 country-pop studio album by Kenny Rogers that features several hit singles and showcases his smooth crossover sound.
E. My Love Is Your Love
My Love Is Your Love is a 1998 R&B and pop album by Whitney Houston that marked her successful return to contemporary music with hits like "It's Not Right but It's Okay" and the title track.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (29)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	album ⓘ debut album ⓘ musical group ⓘ musical work ⓘ rock band ⓘ song ⓘ
artist	Gideon ⓘ Gideon ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
describedIn	"You Were a Good Friend" is a song featured on the 1976 self-titled debut album by the American rock band Gideon. ⓘ linked to: You Were a Good Friend
genre	rock ⓘ rock ⓘ rock ⓘ
hasPart	Gideon (album) ⓘ
hasSong	You Were a Good Friend ⓘ
includedInAlbum	Gideon ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
medium	studio album ⓘ
partOf	Gideon (album) ⓘ
performer	Gideon ⓘ Gideon ⓘ
publicationDate	1976 ⓘ 1976 ⓘ
recordingArtistNationality	American ⓘ
releaseYear	1976 ⓘ
title	Gideon ⓘ You Were a Good Friend ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Gideon → includesSong → You Were a Good Friend ⓘ

You Were a Good Friend → title → You Were a Good Friend ⓘ

You Were a Good Friend → describedIn → "You Were a Good Friend" is a song featured on the 1976 self-titled debut album by the American rock band Gideon. ⓘ

linked to: You Were a Good Friend

Gideon (band) → hasSong → You Were a Good Friend ⓘ

subject linked to: You Were a Good Friend

Gideon (album) → sideAContains → "You Were a Good Friend" ⓘ