Madonna in Rock & Pop Music

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"Erotica [PA]" (01/20/1992) Rock & Pop Madonna, MaverickPersonnel: Madonna (vocals); Paul Pesco, Jerome Dickens (guitar); Danny Wilensky (saxophone); James "Sleepy Keys" Preston (piano); Joe Moskowitz (keyboards, drums, programming); Shep Pettibone (keyboards, sequencing, programming); Tony Shimkin (keyboards, sequencing, programming, drum programming, background vocals); Andre Betts (keyboards, strings, synthesizer, piano, bass, drums); Doug Wimbish (bass); Anton Fig (drums); Sander Selover (programming); Donna Delory, Niki Harris (background vocals). Producers: Madonna, Shep Pettibone, Andre Betts. Recorded at Mastermix and Sound Works, New York, New York. Madonna released EROTICA around the same time she released her SEX book, and that's exactly what it sounds like. The title song has a sensuously static groove over which she commands, "Put your hands all over my body." "Where Life Begins" demands that you do something a whole lot more intimate (and quite unrepeatable here) to her. The CD booklet has a photo of Madonna in bondage. To get across the album's naughty feel, Madonna dispensed with the pop prettiness of LIKE A PRAYER and returned to her hard-core dance club roots. She and co-producer Shep Pettibone, who had made his name as a club DJ and dance remixer, craft some alluring bad-girl grooves (catch the ocean-deep bass on "Waiting") while still managing to keep things catchy. "Deeper And Deeper" is celebratory dance-pop (with a brief Latin break that nods to the music's true roots) and "Rain" stands among Madonna's major ballads. There's a strange heaviness amidst the fun, games and bondage on EROTICA, which "In This Life" goes a long way toward explaining: it's about AIDS and homophobia. At her naughtiest and most R-rated, Madonna still carries a message, and it resonates well beyond the dance floor.

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"The Dance Floor Tribute to Madonna" (01/14/2003) Rock & Pop Various Artists, Vitamin Records (USA)

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"Like a Virgin [Remaster]" (05/22/2001) Rock & Pop Madonna, Warner Bros. Records (Record Label)Includes rare 12" dance remixes previously unavailable on CD. Personnel: Madonna (vocals); Nile Rodgers (guitar, Synclavier); Lenny Pickett (saxophone); Rob Sabino (synthesizer); Bernard Edwards (bass); Tony Thompson (drums); Jimmy Bralower (programming); Curtis King, Frank Simms, George Simms, Brenda King (background vocals). Digitally remastered by Ted Jensen (Sterling Sound, New York, New York). Madonna had already made serious waves with her 1983 self-titled debut, springing her irresistibly exuberant, sexy dance-pop onto an unsuspecting public. But it was 1984's LIKE A VIRGIN that exhibited the calculated pop mastery that would define the singer's career. Everything from the cover art (which features Madonna splayed out provocatively in a wedding dress) to the sleek production from Chic's Nile Rogers announced Madonna's arrival as the queen of pop. If only for the album's two gargantuan smash singles, the bouncy, coy, gold-digging ode "Material Girl" and the racy title cut, LIKE A VIRGIN would go down in pop history. The dominating force of both songs, their videos, and their subject matter helped make Madonna a household name. The rest of the album delivers too. The energetic shimmy of "Dress You Up" and "Angel" are infectious dance floor workouts, and her cover of Rose Royce's "Love Don't Live Here Anymore" is sharp and compelling. LIKE A VIRGIN still shines as an indispensable `80s dance-pop classic.

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"Getting Into the Grooves: A Tribute to Madonna" (04/18/2000) Rock & Pop Various Artists, Vitamin Records (USA)

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"The Electronic Tribute to Madonna" (11/15/2005) Rock & Pop Various Artists, Vitamin Records (USA)

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"Remixed & Revisited" (11/25/2003) Rock & Pop Madonna, MaverickPersonnel includes: Madonna (vocals, guitar); Missy Elliott, Christina Aguilera, Britney Spears (vocals); Mirwais Ahmadzai (guitar, programming, background vocals). Always one for a remix, Madonna follows the AMERICAN LIFE album with an EP that includes alternate mixes of four album tracks. "Nothing Fails (Nevins Mix)" glides along on an acoustic guitar line and skittering, distorted beats, while 1980s revisionists Mount Sims take on "Nobody Knows Me" with a dirty keyboard/vocoder barrage. Finally the Headcleanr rock mixes of "Love Profusion" and "American Life" are energetic, guitar-heavy versions of the originals. Also included on REMIXED & REVISITED is a live recording of the Material Girl's show-stopping 2003 MTV Video Music Awards performance of her "Like a Virgin" and "Hollywood" medley, featuring the additional diva trinity of Christina Aguilera, Britney Spears, and Missy Elliott. On "Into the Hollywood Groove," Missy pops by again for a studio fusion of Madonna's "Into the Groove" and the aforementioned "Hollywood." Topping everything off is the previously unreleased "You Honesty," a buoyant, funky track from the BEDTIME STORIES sessions.

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"Remixed Prayers EP [Single]" (12/16/1993) Rock & Pop Madonna, Warner Brothers Records (Australia)The EP REMIXED PRAYERS collects five mixes of Madonna's notorious 1989 #1 hit "Like A Prayer," backed by three versions of the follow-up hit "Express Yourself."

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"Truly Blue: A Tribute to Madonna" (01/25/2000) Rock & Pop Various Artists, Dressed To Kill (UK)

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"Bedtime Story Pt.2 [Single]" (06/24/1997) Rock & Pop Madonna, Warner Brothers Records (UK)

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"Take 3 Girls: Tribute to Cher, Madonna & Kylie" (06/12/2001) Rock & Pop Various Artists, Dressed To Kill (UK)Full title: Take 3 Girls: A Tribute To Tori Amos, Bjork & P.J. Harvey. Includes 24-page booklet.

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"Confessions On A Dance Floor" (11/15/2005) Electronic Madonna, Warner Bros. Records (Record Label)1998's RAY OF LIGHT marked Madonna's move toward electronica, and a larger journey back to her dance-club roots. That journey was completed with 2005's CONFESSIONS ON A DANCEFLOOR. A collection of hardcore club tracks with few mainstream pop concessions, CONFESSIONS is packed wall-to-wall with driving, electronica-driven grooves. Madonna has always been one of the reigning queens of postmodern alchemy, and this record is a perfect example of her magic. A primary layer of sleek, old-school disco is combined with pile-driving house and techno, not to mention more than a few contemporary production flourishes. Either directly or indirectly, CONFESSIONS references '70s and early-'80s dance music, including Madonna's own, but while the album seems retro in several areas, it also has a distinct futuristic sheen. Nothing here has the hook-heavy single status of "Material Girl" or "Like A Prayer," but the pulsing intensity of the tracks is sheer sonic pleasure, making Madonna's return to straight-up dance music a welcome homecoming.

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"Like a Prayer" (1989) Rock & Pop Madonna, Sire Records (USA)Personnel: Madonna (vocals, keyboards); Chester Kamen, David Williams, Dann Huff, Bruce Gaitsch, Marcos Loya (guitar); Larry Corbett (cello); Patrick Leonard, Jai Winding, Stephen Bray, Geary Lanier (keyboards); Joseph Mayer, Richard Todd (French horn); Guy Pratt, Randy Jackson (bass); Jonathan Moffett, Jeff Porcaro, John Robinson (drums); Luis Conte, Paulinho da Costa, Sandra Crouch (percussion); Niki Harris, Marilyn Martin, Donna Delory, Ali Nadirah, Lynne Fiddmont, Rose Banks, Marcos Loya, Andrae Crouch Choir (background vocals). Producers: Madonna, Pat Leonard, Stephen Bray, Prince. Recorded at Johnny Yuma Recording, Burbank, California; Saturn Sound, Sherman Oaks, California; Ocean Way Recording, Los Angeles, California; Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, Minnesota. Madonna's exquisite sense of the pop song, and suitably stylish aesthetic to match, was pushed to the hilt for 1989's LIKE A PRAYER. Sporting a bare midriff and a stylishly dark bob, she immediately set the Moral Majority up in arms with the title track's video, depicting, among other things, a black Christ and a hillside of burning crosses. The song, however, was as strong and as dazzling as the images. Before deciding on utilizing a constant barrage of public sexuality over songs, Madonna made great records. Highlights here include the sexy bubble-gum of "Cherish" and the delightful "Express Yourself." Great pop to go.

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"Confessions On a Dance Floor [Limited]" (12/13/2005) Electronic Madonna, Warner Bros. Records (Record Label)1998's RAY OF LIGHT marked Madonna's move toward electronica, and a larger journey back to her dance-club roots. That journey was completed with 2005's CONFESSIONS ON A DANCEFLOOR. A collection of hardcore club tracks with few mainstream pop concessions, CONFESSIONS is packed wall-to-wall with driving, electronica-driven grooves. Madonna has always been one of the reigning queens of postmodern alchemy, and this record is a perfect example of her magic. A primary layer of sleek, old-school disco is combined with pile-driving house and techno, not to mention more than a few contemporary production flourishes. Either directly or indirectly, CONFESSIONS references '70s and early-'80s dance music, including Madonna's own, but while the album seems retro in several areas, it also has a distinct futuristic sheen. Nothing here has the hook-heavy single status of "Material Girl" or "Like A Prayer," but the pulsing intensity of the tracks is sheer sonic pleasure, making Madonna's return to straight-up dance music a welcome homecoming.

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"One Hundred Beacons" (09/15/2003) Rock & Pop Fortress Madonna, Laughing Outlaw RecordsFortress Madonna includes: Mick Murphy (vocals, guitar); Emily Johnson (vocals); Bill Owen (trumpet); Spencer Jones (bass); Thomas Smith (drums).

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"The Immaculate Deception: A Tribute to the Music of Madonna" (03/09/2004) Rock & Pop Various Artists, Delirium Records (USA)Performers include: Danny Dean & The Homewreckers, Drag, Doom Kounty Electric Chair, Lift Off, The Put-Ons, The Toast.

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"Virgin Voices Box Set: The Ultimate Madonna Tribute Collection [Box]" (01/14/2003) Rock & Pop Various Artists, CleopatraIncludes liner notes by Dave Thompson, David Richards.

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"The World's Greatest '80s Tribute to Madonna" (01/10/2006) Rock & Pop Various Artists, Tributized

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"Take 3 Girls: Tribute to Tori Amos, Bjork, Harvey" (06/12/2001) Rock & Pop Various Artists, Dressed To Kill (UK)Full title: Take 3 Girls: A Tribute To Tori Amos, Bjork & P.J. Harvey. Includes 24-page booklet.

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"Estonian Female Snipers [EP] *" (06/24/2003) Rock & Pop Fortress Madonna, Laughing Outlaw Records (Australia)

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"The String Quartet Tribute to Madonna" (10/15/2002) Rock & Pop Vitamin String Quartet, Vitamin Records (USA)Tributee: Madonna.

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"Rain/Fever EP [Single]" (12/16/1993) Rock & Pop Madonna, Warner Brothers Records (Australia)Madonna's EP for RAIN/FEVER features three different versions of the song "Rain," as well as three for the song "Fever," and additional tracks including "Waiting (remix)," "Up Down Suite," "Bad Girl (extended Mix)."