Writer Relationship Type

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This relationship type belongs to the Composition Relationship Class.

Description

This relationship is used to link a Release or Work to the artist responsible for writing the music and/or the words (lyrics, libretto, etc.), when no more specific information is available.​ If possible, the more specific composer, lyricist and/or librettist types should be used, rather than this relationship type.

Link Phrases

Release was written by Artist

Artist wrote Release

Work was written by Artist

Artist wrote Work

Attributes

“start date”

This indicates the earliest known date when the writer started to work.

“end date”

This indicates the latest known date when the writer finished working.

“additional”

This indicates that most of the work of writing is attributed to a different artist.

Guidelines

In many cases, the composer, lyricist and/or librettist relationship types should be used, even if the liner notes say this work was "written by" the artist. For details, see the Advanced Relationship Style: Prefer Specific Relationship Type guideline

Examples

​ You Got Me Rocking is credited as being "written by" both Mick Jagger and Keith Richards:​

• You Got Me Rocking was written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards​
• Mick Jagger wrote You Got Me Rocking​
• Keith Richards wrote You Got Me Rocking​

Interpretating this relationship

David Copperfield is credited as being "written by" Charles Dickens, which is best clarified as Charles Dickens "wrote" David Copperfield (i.e. left as-is), as there is not currently a more specific relationship type for the author of a novel.:​

• Charles Dickens wrote David Copperfield (disc 1)​

Eine kleine Nachtmusik is credited as being "written by" W. A. Mozart:​

• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart wrote Eine kleine Nachtmusik​

...but that relationship could be best clarified to:​

• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart composed Eine kleine Nachtmusik​

Embraceable You is credited as being "written by" George and Ira Gershwin:​

• George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin wrote Embraceable You​

...but that relationship could be best clarified to:​

• George Gershwin composed Embraceable You​
• Ira Gershwin wrote the lyrics for Embraceable You​

Just Like a Woman is credited as being "written by" Bob Dylan:​

• Bob Dylan wrote Just Like a Woman​

...but that relationship could be best clarified to:​

• Bob Dylan composed Just Like a Woman​
• Bob Dylan wrote the lyrics for Just Like a Woman