Talk:Albert Hammond

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I knew albert hammond wrote or sang "Niño de Palo", but i don´t found a song anywhere. Where can i found it. Ya ves, como todo da vueltas y hoy..... No soy un NIÑO DE PALO bailando con hilos que puedes atar.....

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I cleaned up some unnecessary and redundant internal links, but even more should probably be deleted. Words as prosaic as "singer", "band", "album" etc. were linked. Many articles on Wiki suffer from this obsessive internal linking, it actually makes the article harder to read and adds unnecessary dross to the code. Besides the linking of mere dictionary words, it seems that even all the proper names linked are unnecessary, as well as every song and album mentioned in the paragraphs of text. They would seem better linked on discography or lists than in the prose. Aren't there guidelines that suggest no more than 3-4 internal links in an article, period? 71.180.74.243 (talk) 02:40, 24 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I could point you in the direction of the Bob Dylan article. Gold star rated - it contains eleven internal links in the opening paragraph alone, including those to singer-songwriter, painter, poet and anthem. Overall it has literally hundreds of internal links, including plenty towards song and album titles. So basically, no, period.

Derek R Bullamore (talk) 11:34, 24 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

well, I think it is rated so high despite, not because of those flaws. Why not link every single noun in every single article, then? 71.180.74.243 (talk) 06:37, 27 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

With respect, I suggest you read Wikipedia:Linking for guidance.

Derek R Bullamore (talk) 16:42, 27 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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Nationality

What makes Hammond English exactly? Bretonbanquet (talk) 20:31, 31 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

At a guess, I would say the fact he was born in London, but I do know what you mean. I've certainly always thought of him as Gilbraltarian. Skinsmoke (talk) 14:03, 18 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Actually his nationality is British, as Gibraltar is a British Overseas Territory (BOT). — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2.31.130.124 (talk) 19:06, 16 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Copyright infringement

Carol Bayer Sager mentions in her recent book that she and Hammond were sued by Leonard Cohen's publisher because of the melodic similarity between "When I Need You" and Cohen's "Famous Blue Raincoat". She claims she was only responsible for the lyric, but their publisher had unfortunately registered the song's authorship in their joint names. 124.122.129.99 (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 10:04, 18 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

a slow-moving river

"Down by the River" – US No. 91 (1972)
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"Down by the River" – US No. 91 (1973)

hmm ... —Tamfang (talk) 05:17, 17 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

private life

did he have a private life at all?

Half Man Half Biscuit

The song "Albert Hammond Bootleg" is most definitely not a tribute; the song regards it as something horrible, something to be avoided at all costs. SamXT (talk) 14:39, 22 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]