Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/We Won't Stop

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The result was merge to Brand New Heavies. — Mr. Stradivarius ^{(have a chat)} 14:03, 10 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

We Won't Stop

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Non-notable musical release. No evidence of in depth coverage. No evidence of awards. No evidence of charting. Lots of database-entry only references. Stuartyeates (talk) 07:23, 24 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Keep or Merge: In the context of The Brand New Heavies' discography, We Won't Stop is an important bridge between two major phases in the career of a band with well-established international acclaim. In transitioning from the end of a long tenure with a major label FFRR Records to their rebirth as independent artists, We Won't Stop documents a marked shift in personnel and musical style. These elements are apparent from easily accessible credits and sound samples of the now-widely-available catalog release. As well, it documents the genesis of 4 songs that would appear on the band's next two releases Allabouthefunk and Get Used to It in new configurations; you may consider merging the album into either of those articles to preserve this link.

If the album were, for instance, only hand-printed and distributed in a small quantity at a run of live shows, I could understand the notability objection. However, it did receive a proper release and distribution through legitimate channels in 2002, and is now available worldwide digitally. Moreover, it includes contributions from singers N'Dea Davenport and Sy Smith who are notable in their own right. The combined significance to the careers of multiple independently notable artists lends the album notability.

Removing this info entirely would unnecessarily break continuity in all of their documented histories. There is, however, difficulty finding coverage on the album due to its initial release exclusively in Japan and Korea 10 years ago. It is very likely that there exists significant coverage in independent sources, but they may be neither readily available online nor available in English. This should not indicate a lack of notability. This entry should be kept and not deleted. Souldier77 (talk) 09:42, 25 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Japan-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 17:12, 27 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Albums and songs-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 17:12, 27 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Mark Arsten (talk) 14:47, 1 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Merge to band article as apparently non-notable release by a notable artist. Unless someone can find more sources. --Colapeninsula (talk) 09:53, 3 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Merge with Brand New Heavies. I'm unable to find significant coverage (at least in English) in reliable sources for this album, but some material (e.g., the songs that popped up on later releases) would be nice to have in the band's main article. Gongshow ^Talk 05:59, 9 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.