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Product Details:
Audio CD Release Date:
May 22, 2001
Studio:
Warner Bros / Wea
Number Of Discs:
1
Format:
Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered
Average Customer Rating:
based on 145 reviews
Description:
Madonna's second album was her breakthrough, thanks principally to two gimmicky hits: the sinuous "Like a Virgin," with its taboo-busting metaphor for that fresh, clean new-love feeling, and the cutesy, Betty-Boopsy "Material Girl." Most of the rest of the album, although similarly frothy, is superior to those warhorses, notably the irresistible LP tracks "Over and Over," and "Pretender"--which adds a bit of gossamer delicacy to the mandatory bounciness. "Dress You Up" is a Madonna classic, an insubstantial dance-pop delight bedecked in synthesized bells and replete to the beat with kinky suggestions. And there's a sign of greater depth to come in her cover of Rose Royce's elegiac ballad "Love Don't Live Here Anymore," a heartfelt vocal supported by a subtle, gorgeous arrangement helmed by producer Nile Rodgers and his two key Chic instrumental compatriots, Bernard Edwards and Tony Thompson. --Ken Barnes
Track Listing:
1.
Material Girl - Madonna, Brown, Peter
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Angel - Madonna, Madonna
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Like a Virgin - Madonna, Steinberg, Billy
4.
Over and Over - Madonna, Bray, Stephen
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Love Don't Live Here Anymore - Madonna, Gregory, Miles
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Dress You Up - Madonna, Stanziale, Peggy
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Shoo-Bee-Doo - Madonna, Madonna
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Pretender - Madonna, Madonna
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Stay - Madonna, Madonna
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Like a Virgin / - Madonna, Kelly, Tom [Vocals]
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Material Girl / - Madonna, Brown, Peter
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Borderline annoyingDec 09, 2008 This is my least favorite Madonna album. Despite the title track and "Material Girl", the rest of the songs are almost to the point of being annoying. This album showcases Madonna's limited vocal ability to sing in the high-octave range. Thank goodness her voice kept maturing throughout her next albums.
No Sophomore slump here!Apr 29, 2008 An artist's biggest fear: The sophomore slump.
The industry's nickname of when a new artist fails to match or best the success of their first release. As we all know, this was not an issue with Madonna. And on November 12, 1984, we all witnessed the now "Material Girls" meteoric rise to superstardom.
What was apparent was what was on the horizon. Controversy.
Titling an album with the word "Virgin" was pretty gutsy in 1984. And what happened on the very first MTV video music awards had some in shock. But, like it or not, Madonna had found America's "button" and she pushed it with glee.
Labeled "An annoying one-hit-wonder, with the voice of Minnie Mouse on helium", Madonna's second album found her branching out to new musical genres. Pop, R&B, and a first for Madonna, ballads.
Selling almost 20 Million copies worldwide, this is Madonna's second album, and a fine example of what was happening musically in 1984.
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Madonna's Signature AlbumJan 09, 2008 This is probably Madonna's most Popular and well known Album.
Out of all of her 80's Albums its not my Favourite Album, "Like A Prayer is, after that "True Blue" is my fave, and Behind that is "Madonna" her debuet, and since "Into The Groove" isnt on this CD it looses a star. But this is a fun pop Album. My Favourite songs are "Material Girl" "Like A Virgin", "Angel" and "Dress You Up". ( Basically the singles ). I also like "Stay", but I feel like the other tracks "Over and Over", "Love Don't Live Here Anymore", and "Pretender" are basically filler, even though fun. Out of the filler tracks "LDLHA" IS My fave as it was Madonna's first attempt at a Epic Ballad, though they would get much better on her next album like "Live To Tell". Two bonus tracks are included however. They are extended remixes of "Like A Virgin", and "Material Girl" remixed by the Albums producer John Jellybean Benitez. This is a Definitive MTV Album, and also a Definitive Pop Culture Album. This is for Madonna, what "Thriller" was for Michael Jackson....Of course the flashy video's for the Title track , and For "Material Girl" ( Who could forget Madonna as Marilyn Monroe in that Pink Dress ) and 1984 MTV Video Music Awards Performance of Like A Virgin helped. They were Defining moments in Pop Culture, and this Album deserves it's place in Pop Culture. It just sucks that "Into The Groove" wasn't included on this Remastered Warner Bros release like it was on the 1985 Re Release. It would have also been nice is "Crazy For You" was on here too. Overall the Sound Quality is Excellent. The Album is worth the Money for the Iconic Cover Alone.
Keeps things going at full speedOct 24, 2007 After her classic debut, there must've been a lot of speculation about whether or not Madonna could make something as great or better again, as it has been proven over the years that many artists don't. Not Madonna. Arguably her best album and certainly no worse than her debut, it contains four of her most signature songs, "Dress You Up", "Material Girl", "Angel" and the absolutely classic title track. All of these are some of the most exemplary pieces of 80s pop, and the world would have been much different (not in a good way) without them.
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