Just an Illusion
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"Just an Illusion" is a 1982 synth-funk and post-disco hit by the British band Imagination, known for its smooth groove, atmospheric production, and enduring popularity in dance and R&B circles.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Just an Illusion canonical | 4 |
| Just An Illusion | 1 |
| Just Another Illusion | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7209736 — 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: Just an Illusion Context triple: [Get Your Number, samples, Just an Illusion]
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A.
Illusions
"Illusions" is a jazz album by Franco-Lebanese trumpeter and composer Ibrahim Maalouf, known for its blend of Middle Eastern influences, improvisation, and cinematic arrangements.
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B.
Illusion of Bliss
"Illusion of Bliss" is a soulful, introspective song by Alicia Keys that explores themes of emotional struggle and the deceptive comfort of denial.
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C.
Illusions perdues
Illusions perdues is a major 19th-century French novel by Honoré de Balzac that follows an aspiring poet’s rise and moral decline amid the corrupt worlds of Parisian journalism, literature, and society.
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D.
Use Your Illusion II
Use Your Illusion II is a 1991 hard rock album by Guns N' Roses, known for hits like "Civil War," "You Could Be Mine," and their cover of "Knockin' on Heaven's Door."
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E.
Laws of Illusion
Laws of Illusion is a 2010 studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Sarah McLachlan, known for its introspective lyrics and atmospheric pop sound.
- 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: Just an Illusion Target entity description: "Just an Illusion" is a 1982 synth-funk and post-disco hit by the British band Imagination, known for its smooth groove, atmospheric production, and enduring popularity in dance and R&B circles.
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A.
Illusions
"Illusions" is a jazz album by Franco-Lebanese trumpeter and composer Ibrahim Maalouf, known for its blend of Middle Eastern influences, improvisation, and cinematic arrangements.
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B.
Illusion of Bliss
"Illusion of Bliss" is a soulful, introspective song by Alicia Keys that explores themes of emotional struggle and the deceptive comfort of denial.
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C.
Illusions perdues
Illusions perdues is a major 19th-century French novel by Honoré de Balzac that follows an aspiring poet’s rise and moral decline amid the corrupt worlds of Parisian journalism, literature, and society.
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D.
Use Your Illusion II
Use Your Illusion II is a 1991 hard rock album by Guns N' Roses, known for hits like "Civil War," "You Could Be Mine," and their cover of "Knockin' on Heaven's Door."
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E.
Laws of Illusion
Laws of Illusion is a 2010 studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Sarah McLachlan, known for its introspective lyrics and atmospheric pop sound.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
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song ⓘ |
| artist | Imagination ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| eraAssociation |
early 1980s club culture
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post-disco era ⓘ |
| genre |
R&B
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dance ⓘ post-disco ⓘ synth-funk ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
contemporary R&B
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modern dance music ⓘ |
| hasMusicalCharacteristic |
atmospheric production
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danceable rhythm ⓘ funk-influenced bassline ⓘ smooth groove ⓘ soulful vocals ⓘ synthesizer-driven arrangement ⓘ |
| hasReputation |
classic post-disco track
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club favorite ⓘ radio hit of the early 1980s ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
enduring popularity in R&B circles
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enduring popularity in dance circles ⓘ signature song of Imagination ⓘ |
| originalMedium |
12-inch single
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7-inch single ⓘ vinyl record ⓘ |
| performer | Imagination ⓘ |
| performerNationality | British ⓘ |
| productionStyle |
layered synthesizers
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lush studio production ⓘ reverb-heavy atmosphere ⓘ |
| releaseDecade | 1980s ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1982 ⓘ |
| rhythmicStyle | syncopated funk rhythm ⓘ |
| stylePeriod | early 1980s dance music ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
R&B audiences
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dance music listeners ⓘ |
| tempoCategory | mid-tempo ⓘ |
| typicalVenue |
dance floors
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nightclubs ⓘ |
| vocalStyle | smooth male vocals ⓘ |
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
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Just an Illusion Description of subject: "Just an Illusion" is a 1982 synth-funk and post-disco hit by the British band Imagination, known for its smooth groove, atmospheric production, and enduring popularity in dance and R&B circles.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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