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single and not an album at all. For example there are charity SINGLES which may be done by
Various Artists. For example single by US Aid for Africa, etc. How can such a Various Artists single be a compilation album? Another example are original soundtracks of films done by Various Artists. There may be 2, 3 or 10. In no way is an original soundtrack done by various artists a "compilation album". Sometimes we have various artists but only one is mentioned and we add and "Friends" (another name to Various Artists actually). The single "That's What Friends Are For" is a song by various artists, Dionne Warwick, Elton John, Gladys Knight and Stevie Wonder. But the credit is done as "Dionne & Friends". Do you actually suggest this "Dionne & Friends" single is a "compilation album" or is it a single by Various Artists? Live concerts releases in which Various Artists take part are not "compilation albums" Woodstock was an album from various live performances.
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245:. Does it mean it is a compilation? Or it is an original album? I think redirecting "Various Artists" to "compilation album" is restrictive to say the least, and worse, misleading AND inaccurate. The better way is to expand on the article as it stands now, rather than suggest a hasty delete redirect in favour of a confining limiting concept of so-called "compilation album". As for the previous
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Various Artists. What you perceive as Various Artists is close to "Now That's What I Call Music" series or "Best of.." or "10th Anniversary" type of albums. These are what you call "compilation albums". But Various artists can be just a
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