How to Cite an Album

Cite an album in APA format

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  Write the performer's last name, followed by a comma and the performer's first initial. Follow the name with a period.

• 2

  Put the album's year of release inside parentheses. Follow the year with a period outside the parentheses.

• 3

  Add the title of the album and italicize it. Then write the format of the album inside brackets. Follow the end bracket with a period.

• 4

  Note the location in which the album was recorded and follow it with a colon and a space. Write the name of the record label, followed by a period. The finished citation should look like this:

  Fitzgerald, E. (1954). Songs in a Mellow Mood [Audio Recording]. Nashville: MCA Records.

Cite an album in MLA format

• 5

  Write the artist's last name, followed by a comma and the artist's first name. Follow the name with a period.

• 6

  Add the title of the album and underline it. Follow the title with a period.

• 7

  Note the location where the album was recorded. Follow it with a colon and a space.

• 8

  Write the name of the record label. Follow it with a comma and the year the album was released. Follow the year with a period. The finished citation should look like this:

  Fitzgerald, Ella. Songs in a Mellow Mood. Nashville: MCA Records, 1954. CD.