Election Special (English Wikipedia)

Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Election Special" in English language version.

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allmusic.com (Global: 27^th place; English: 20^th place)

Huey, Steve. "Ry Cooder - Music Biography, Credits and Discography". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Archived from the original on October 8, 2012. Retrieved August 22, 2012.
Jurek, Thom. "Election Special - Ry Cooder". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Archived from the original on September 27, 2012. Retrieved August 22, 2012.

anydecentmusic.com (Global: 4,064^th place; English: 2,073^rd place)

"Election Special". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved November 2, 2016.

apple.com (Global: 70^th place; English: 55^th place)

music.apple.com

"Election Special by Ry Cooder". iTunes. Apple Inc. Archived from the original on May 30, 2014. Retrieved August 22, 2012.

australian-charts.com (Global: 453^rd place; English: 283^rd place)

"Ry Cooder - Election Special". Hung Medien. Archived from the original on August 11, 2016. Retrieved September 1, 2012.

bbc.co.uk (Global: 11^th place; English: 10^th place)

Coles, Mark (August 23, 2012). "Ry Cooder". The Strand. London. BBC. BBC World Service. Archived from the original on August 25, 2012. Retrieved August 25, 2012.

billboard.com (Global: 20^th place; English: 13^th place)

"Election Special - Ry Cooder". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved September 1, 2012.
"Ry Cooder Album & Song Chart History". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved September 1, 2012.

boston.com (Global: 468^th place; English: 271^st place)

articles.boston.com

Rodman, Sarah (August 21, 2012). "Ry Cooder, 'Election Special'". The Boston Globe. Archived from the original on January 11, 2014. Retrieved August 30, 2012.

chart-track.co.uk (Global: 3,956^th place; English: 2,611^th place)

"Top 75 Artist Album, Week Ending 23 August 2012". GFK Chart-Track. Archived from the original on April 16, 2015.

freerecordshop.nl (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Election Special" (in Dutch). Free Record Shop. Retrieved November 17, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)

independent.co.uk (Global: 46^th place; English: 29^th place)

Coleman, Nick (August 19, 2012). "Album: Ry Cooder, Election Special (Nonesuch)". The Independent. London. Archived from the original on August 22, 2012. Retrieved August 30, 2012.
Gill, Andy (August 18, 2012). "Album: Ry Cooder, Election Special (Nonesuch)". The Independent. London. Archived from the original on August 21, 2012. Retrieved August 30, 2012.

irishtimes.com (Global: 252^nd place; English: 133^rd place)

Breen, Joe (August 17, 2012). "Ry Cooder". The Irish Times. Retrieved November 2, 2016.

latimes.com (Global: 32^nd place; English: 21^st place)

Martens, Todd (August 20, 2012). "Ry Cooder's 'Election Special' takes on 2012 presidential campaign". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on August 25, 2012. Retrieved August 22, 2012.

metacritic.com (Global: 51^st place; English: 44^th place)

"Pull Up Some Dust and Sit Down Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on October 15, 2012. Retrieved August 22, 2012.
"Election Special Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on October 21, 2012. Retrieved August 21, 2012.

msn.com (Global: 188^th place; English: 215^th place)

music.msn.com

Sutherland, Sam (August 21, 2012). "Ry Cooder: Back to the Barricades". MSN Music. Microsoft. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved August 25, 2012.

social.entertainment.msn.com

Christgau, Robert (August 21, 2012). "Ry Cooder/Serengeti". MSN Music. Archived from the original on August 26, 2012. Retrieved August 21, 2012.

musicline.de (Global: 2,718^th place; English: 3,466^th place)

"Cooder, Ry - Election Special - CD" (in German). musicline.de. PHONONET GmbH. Archived from the original on June 18, 2013. Retrieved November 17, 2012.
"Ry Cooder – Longplay-Chartverfolgung" (in German). musicline.de. PHONONET GmbH. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved September 1, 2012.

musicomh.com (Global: 3,301^st place; English: 1,739^th place)

Cowart, Geoff (August 12, 2012). "Ry Cooder - Election Special". musicOMH. Archived from the original on November 2, 2012. Retrieved September 1, 2012.

newyorker.com (Global: 191^st place; English: 122^nd place)

Wilkinson, Alec (July 25, 2012). "Ry Cooder's Rabble-Rousing New Album". The New Yorker. Archived from the original on November 6, 2012. Retrieved September 3, 2012.
Mayer, Jane (February 10, 2012). "Première: Ry Cooder Sings About Willie Horton". The New Yorker. Archived from the original on September 8, 2012. Retrieved August 25, 2012.
Mayer, Jane (August 30, 2010). "Covert Operations". The New Yorker. Archived from the original on October 7, 2012. Retrieved August 22, 2012.

nonesuch.com (Global: low place; English: 7,872^nd place)

"Watch: Ry Cooder Joins TIME's Joe Klein on the Road". New York: Nonesuch Records. June 19, 2012. Archived from the original on June 22, 2012. Retrieved August 25, 2012.
Cooder, Ry. "Election Special" (Press release). New York: Nonesuch Records. Archived from the original on September 20, 2012. Retrieved August 23, 2012.
"Free Download: Ry Cooder's New Song, "Wall Street Part of Town," in Support of Occupy Wall Street". Nonesuch Records. November 21, 2011. Archived from the original on July 16, 2012. Retrieved August 25, 2012.
"Ry Cooder's "Election Special" Due Out August 21 on Nonesuch/Perro Verde Records". New York: Nonesuch Records. June 7, 2012. Archived from the original on June 10, 2012. Retrieved August 25, 2012.
"Ry Cooder's New Album Earns Four Stars from Guardian, Independent, More: "Entertaining, Thoughtful, Bravely Original" (Guardian)". New York: Nonesuch Records. August 20, 2012. Archived from the original on August 23, 2012. Retrieved August 25, 2012.
"Ry Cooder's "Election Special" Earns Four Stars from Rolling Stone: "Protest Music Delivered with a Patriot's Gifts"". New York: Nonesuch Records. August 21, 2012. Archived from the original on August 24, 2012. Retrieved August 25, 2012.
"Pre-Order Ry Cooder's "Election Special" with Campaign Button, Bumper Sticker, and Instant Download of "Mutt Romney Blues"". New York: Nonesuch Records. July 9, 2012. Archived from the original on October 8, 2012. Retrieved August 25, 2012.
"Watch: Ry Cooder Sings "The Mutt Romney Blues"". New York: Nonesuch Records. February 17, 2012. Archived from the original on July 19, 2012. Retrieved August 25, 2012.
"Ry Cooder's "Election Special" Named Uncut Album of the Month; Cooder to Play Kennedy Center Woody Guthrie Centenary Concert". New York: Nonesuch Records. August 1, 2012. Archived from the original on October 10, 2012. Retrieved August 25, 2012.
"On Tour". New York: Nonesuch Records. Archived from the original on August 5, 2012. Retrieved August 25, 2012.

nytimes.com (Global: 7^th place; English: 7^th place)

McKinley, Jr., James C. (August 25, 2012). "In Song, A Dog's Life And a Devil Of a Deal". The New York Times. p. C1. Archived from the original on June 25, 2013. Retrieved August 25, 2012.

officialcharts.com (Global: 65^th place; English: 46^th place)

"Official UK Albums Top 100 - 1st September 2012". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on September 1, 2012. Retrieved September 1, 2012.
"Official Record Store Albums Top 40 - 1st September 2012". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on August 27, 2012. Retrieved September 1, 2012.
"Scottish Albums Top 40 - 1st September 2012". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on August 26, 2012. Retrieved September 1, 2012.
"Ry Cooder". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 1, 2012.

popmatters.com (Global: 567^th place; English: 299^th place)

Schwager, Jeff (August 21, 2012). "Ry Cooder: Election Special". PopMatters. Archived from the original on October 9, 2012. Retrieved August 21, 2012.

rollingstone.com (Global: 57^th place; English: 39^th place)

Fricke, David (August 21, 2012). "Election Special". Rolling Stone. New York. Archived from the original on August 24, 2012. Retrieved August 21, 2012.

sanity.com.au (Global: 7,898^th place; English: 4,155^th place)

"Buy Election Special Ry Cooder, Rock, CD". Sanity. Archived from the original on January 11, 2014. Retrieved November 17, 2012.

slantmagazine.com (Global: 954^th place; English: 527^th place)

Lanthier, Joseph Jon (August 14, 2012). "Ry Cooder: Election Special". Slant Magazine. Retrieved August 22, 2012.

state.ie (Global: low place; English: low place)

Traynor, Desmond (August 30, 2012). "Ry Cooder – Election Special". State. County Kildare. Archived from the original on February 21, 2014. Retrieved November 17, 2012.

telegraph.co.uk (Global: 40^th place; English: 27^th place)

Chilton, Martin (August 27, 2012). "Ry Cooder, Election Special: CD review". The Daily Telegraph. London. Archived from the original on November 3, 2012. Retrieved August 30, 2012.

theguardian.com (Global: 16^th place; English: 11^th place)

Smith, Casper Llewellyn (August 10, 2012). "Ry Cooder: 'Mitt Romney is a dangerous man, a cruel man'". The Guardian. London. section G2, p. 5. Archived from the original on March 9, 2016. Retrieved August 23, 2012.
Denselow, Robin (August 16, 2012). "Ry Cooder: Election Special – review". The Guardian. London. section G2, p. 21. Archived from the original on August 21, 2012. Retrieved August 22, 2012.

thephoenix.com (Global: low place; English: 5,655^th place)

Lundy, Zeth (August 14, 2012). "Election Special - CD Reviews". The Phoenix. Boston. Archived from the original on October 26, 2012. Retrieved September 1, 2012.

uncut.co.uk (Global: 3,662^nd place; English: 1,913^th place)

Scoppa, Bud (September 2012). "Ry Cooder - Election Special". Uncut. London. Archived from the original on November 10, 2012. Retrieved August 27, 2012.

usatoday.com (Global: 55^th place; English: 36^th place)

usatoday30.usatoday.com

Shriver, Jerry (August 21, 2012). "Listen Up: Trey Songz, more". USA Today. Archived from the original on May 18, 2013. Retrieved November 2, 2016.

web.archive.org (Global: 1^st place; English: 1^st place)

Huey, Steve. "Ry Cooder - Music Biography, Credits and Discography". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Archived from the original on October 8, 2012. Retrieved August 22, 2012.
"Pull Up Some Dust and Sit Down Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on October 15, 2012. Retrieved August 22, 2012.
Scoppa, Bud (September 2012). "Ry Cooder - Election Special". Uncut. London. Archived from the original on November 10, 2012. Retrieved August 27, 2012.
"Watch: Ry Cooder Joins TIME's Joe Klein on the Road". New York: Nonesuch Records. June 19, 2012. Archived from the original on June 22, 2012. Retrieved August 25, 2012.
Cooder, Ry. "Election Special" (Press release). New York: Nonesuch Records. Archived from the original on September 20, 2012. Retrieved August 23, 2012.
Martens, Todd (August 20, 2012). "Ry Cooder's 'Election Special' takes on 2012 presidential campaign". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on August 25, 2012. Retrieved August 22, 2012.
Smith, Casper Llewellyn (August 10, 2012). "Ry Cooder: 'Mitt Romney is a dangerous man, a cruel man'". The Guardian. London. section G2, p. 5. Archived from the original on March 9, 2016. Retrieved August 23, 2012.
Sutherland, Sam (August 21, 2012). "Ry Cooder: Back to the Barricades". MSN Music. Microsoft. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved August 25, 2012.
Coles, Mark (August 23, 2012). "Ry Cooder". The Strand. London. BBC. BBC World Service. Archived from the original on August 25, 2012. Retrieved August 25, 2012.
Jurek, Thom. "Election Special - Ry Cooder". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Archived from the original on September 27, 2012. Retrieved August 22, 2012.
"Free Download: Ry Cooder's New Song, "Wall Street Part of Town," in Support of Occupy Wall Street". Nonesuch Records. November 21, 2011. Archived from the original on July 16, 2012. Retrieved August 25, 2012.
"Ry Cooder's "Election Special" Due Out August 21 on Nonesuch/Perro Verde Records". New York: Nonesuch Records. June 7, 2012. Archived from the original on June 10, 2012. Retrieved August 25, 2012.
Fricke, David (August 21, 2012). "Election Special". Rolling Stone. New York. Archived from the original on August 24, 2012. Retrieved August 21, 2012.
Denselow, Robin (August 16, 2012). "Ry Cooder: Election Special – review". The Guardian. London. section G2, p. 21. Archived from the original on August 21, 2012. Retrieved August 22, 2012.
Chilton, Martin (August 27, 2012). "Ry Cooder, Election Special: CD review". The Daily Telegraph. London. Archived from the original on November 3, 2012. Retrieved August 30, 2012.
Schwager, Jeff (August 21, 2012). "Ry Cooder: Election Special". PopMatters. Archived from the original on October 9, 2012. Retrieved August 21, 2012.
Lundy, Zeth (August 14, 2012). "Election Special - CD Reviews". The Phoenix. Boston. Archived from the original on October 26, 2012. Retrieved September 1, 2012.
Wilkinson, Alec (July 25, 2012). "Ry Cooder's Rabble-Rousing New Album". The New Yorker. Archived from the original on November 6, 2012. Retrieved September 3, 2012.
Christgau, Robert (August 21, 2012). "Ry Cooder/Serengeti". MSN Music. Archived from the original on August 26, 2012. Retrieved August 21, 2012.
Coleman, Nick (August 19, 2012). "Album: Ry Cooder, Election Special (Nonesuch)". The Independent. London. Archived from the original on August 22, 2012. Retrieved August 30, 2012.
Gill, Andy (August 18, 2012). "Album: Ry Cooder, Election Special (Nonesuch)". The Independent. London. Archived from the original on August 21, 2012. Retrieved August 30, 2012.
McKinley, Jr., James C. (August 25, 2012). "In Song, A Dog's Life And a Devil Of a Deal". The New York Times. p. C1. Archived from the original on June 25, 2013. Retrieved August 25, 2012.
Mayer, Jane (February 10, 2012). "Première: Ry Cooder Sings About Willie Horton". The New Yorker. Archived from the original on September 8, 2012. Retrieved August 25, 2012.
Mayer, Jane (August 30, 2010). "Covert Operations". The New Yorker. Archived from the original on October 7, 2012. Retrieved August 22, 2012.
Cowart, Geoff (August 12, 2012). "Ry Cooder - Election Special". musicOMH. Archived from the original on November 2, 2012. Retrieved September 1, 2012.
Rodman, Sarah (August 21, 2012). "Ry Cooder, 'Election Special'". The Boston Globe. Archived from the original on January 11, 2014. Retrieved August 30, 2012.
"Election Special Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on October 21, 2012. Retrieved August 21, 2012.
"Election Special by Ry Cooder". iTunes. Apple Inc. Archived from the original on May 30, 2014. Retrieved August 22, 2012.
"Cooder, Ry - Election Special - CD" (in German). musicline.de. PHONONET GmbH. Archived from the original on June 18, 2013. Retrieved November 17, 2012.
"Ry Cooder's New Album Earns Four Stars from Guardian, Independent, More: "Entertaining, Thoughtful, Bravely Original" (Guardian)". New York: Nonesuch Records. August 20, 2012. Archived from the original on August 23, 2012. Retrieved August 25, 2012.
"Ry Cooder's "Election Special" Earns Four Stars from Rolling Stone: "Protest Music Delivered with a Patriot's Gifts"". New York: Nonesuch Records. August 21, 2012. Archived from the original on August 24, 2012. Retrieved August 25, 2012.
"Buy Election Special Ry Cooder, Rock, CD". Sanity. Archived from the original on January 11, 2014. Retrieved November 17, 2012.
"Pre-Order Ry Cooder's "Election Special" with Campaign Button, Bumper Sticker, and Instant Download of "Mutt Romney Blues"". New York: Nonesuch Records. July 9, 2012. Archived from the original on October 8, 2012. Retrieved August 25, 2012.
"Watch: Ry Cooder Sings "The Mutt Romney Blues"". New York: Nonesuch Records. February 17, 2012. Archived from the original on July 19, 2012. Retrieved August 25, 2012.
"Ry Cooder's "Election Special" Named Uncut Album of the Month; Cooder to Play Kennedy Center Woody Guthrie Centenary Concert". New York: Nonesuch Records. August 1, 2012. Archived from the original on October 10, 2012. Retrieved August 25, 2012.
"On Tour". New York: Nonesuch Records. Archived from the original on August 5, 2012. Retrieved August 25, 2012.
"Ry Cooder - Election Special". Hung Medien. Archived from the original on August 11, 2016. Retrieved September 1, 2012.
"Official UK Albums Top 100 - 1st September 2012". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on September 1, 2012. Retrieved September 1, 2012.
"Official Record Store Albums Top 40 - 1st September 2012". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on August 27, 2012. Retrieved September 1, 2012.
"Scottish Albums Top 40 - 1st September 2012". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on August 26, 2012. Retrieved September 1, 2012.
Shriver, Jerry (August 21, 2012). "Listen Up: Trey Songz, more". USA Today. Archived from the original on May 18, 2013. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
Traynor, Desmond (August 30, 2012). "Ry Cooder – Election Special". State. County Kildare. Archived from the original on February 21, 2014. Retrieved November 17, 2012.
"Ry Cooder – Longplay-Chartverfolgung" (in German). musicline.de. PHONONET GmbH. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved September 1, 2012.
"Top 75 Artist Album, Week Ending 23 August 2012". GFK Chart-Track. Archived from the original on April 16, 2015.

Election Special (English Wikipedia)

allmusic.com (Global: 27th place; English: 20th place)

anydecentmusic.com (Global: 4,064th place; English: 2,073rd place)

apple.com (Global: 70th place; English: 55th place)

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australian-charts.com (Global: 453rd place; English: 283rd place)

bbc.co.uk (Global: 11th place; English: 10th place)

billboard.com (Global: 20th place; English: 13th place)

boston.com (Global: 468th place; English: 271st place)

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chart-track.co.uk (Global: 3,956th place; English: 2,611th place)

freerecordshop.nl (Global: low place; English: low place)

independent.co.uk (Global: 46th place; English: 29th place)

irishtimes.com (Global: 252nd place; English: 133rd place)

latimes.com (Global: 32nd place; English: 21st place)

metacritic.com (Global: 51st place; English: 44th place)

msn.com (Global: 188th place; English: 215th place)

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social.entertainment.msn.com

musicline.de (Global: 2,718th place; English: 3,466th place)

musicomh.com (Global: 3,301st place; English: 1,739th place)

newyorker.com (Global: 191st place; English: 122nd place)

nonesuch.com (Global: low place; English: 7,872nd place)

nytimes.com (Global: 7th place; English: 7th place)

officialcharts.com (Global: 65th place; English: 46th place)

popmatters.com (Global: 567th place; English: 299th place)

rollingstone.com (Global: 57th place; English: 39th place)

sanity.com.au (Global: 7,898th place; English: 4,155th place)

slantmagazine.com (Global: 954th place; English: 527th place)

state.ie (Global: low place; English: low place)

telegraph.co.uk (Global: 40th place; English: 27th place)

theguardian.com (Global: 16th place; English: 11th place)

thephoenix.com (Global: low place; English: 5,655th place)

uncut.co.uk (Global: 3,662nd place; English: 1,913th place)

usatoday.com (Global: 55th place; English: 36th place)

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apple.com (Global: 70^th place; English: 55^th place)

australian-charts.com (Global: 453^rd place; English: 283^rd place)

bbc.co.uk (Global: 11^th place; English: 10^th place)

billboard.com (Global: 20^th place; English: 13^th place)

boston.com (Global: 468^th place; English: 271^st place)

chart-track.co.uk (Global: 3,956^th place; English: 2,611^th place)

independent.co.uk (Global: 46^th place; English: 29^th place)

irishtimes.com (Global: 252^nd place; English: 133^rd place)

latimes.com (Global: 32^nd place; English: 21^st place)

metacritic.com (Global: 51^st place; English: 44^th place)

msn.com (Global: 188^th place; English: 215^th place)

musicline.de (Global: 2,718^th place; English: 3,466^th place)

musicomh.com (Global: 3,301^st place; English: 1,739^th place)

newyorker.com (Global: 191^st place; English: 122^nd place)

nonesuch.com (Global: low place; English: 7,872^nd place)

nytimes.com (Global: 7^th place; English: 7^th place)

officialcharts.com (Global: 65^th place; English: 46^th place)

popmatters.com (Global: 567^th place; English: 299^th place)

rollingstone.com (Global: 57^th place; English: 39^th place)

sanity.com.au (Global: 7,898^th place; English: 4,155^th place)

slantmagazine.com (Global: 954^th place; English: 527^th place)

telegraph.co.uk (Global: 40^th place; English: 27^th place)

theguardian.com (Global: 16^th place; English: 11^th place)

thephoenix.com (Global: low place; English: 5,655^th place)

uncut.co.uk (Global: 3,662^nd place; English: 1,913^th place)

usatoday.com (Global: 55^th place; English: 36^th place)

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