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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.
Recorded at Mastermix and Sound Works, New York, New York.
Personnel: Madonna (vocals); Jerome Dickens, Paul Pesco (guitar); Andre Betts (strings, piano, keyboards, synthesizer, string synthesizer, drums, programming, drum programming); Danny Wilensky (saxophone); James Preston (piano, keyboards, string synthesizer); Jimmy Preston (piano); Joey Moskowitz (keyboards, drums, programming); Tony Shimkin (keyboards, programming, drum programming, background vocals); Shep Pettibone (keyboards, programming); Doug Wimbish (bass guitar); Anton Fig (drums); Sander Selover (programming); Donna De Lory, Nikki Harris (background vocals).
Audio Mixers: George Karras; Goh Hotoda.
Recording information: Clinton Recording, New York, NY; MasterMix; Mastermix, New York, NY; Sound Works, New York, NY.
Photographer: Steven Meisel.
Unknown Contributor Role: New York Philharmonic.
Arranger: Jeremy Lubbock.
Personnel: 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.
Rolling Stone (11/26/92, p.70) - 4 Stars - Excellent - "...EROTICA is everything Madonna has been denounced for being--meticulous, calculated, domineering and artificial. It accepts those charges and answers with a brilliant record to prove them..."
Spin (1/93, p.62) - Recommended - "...largely poignant, reflective, and compassionate in tone..."
Q (12/92, p.121) - 3 Stars - Good - "...the substance of EROTICA resides in a range of straight-talking, almost intimate songs based, not on an idea about sex, but on experience of relationships..."
Musician (1/93, p.90) - "...ranges from the snazzy, deep house groove of `Deeper And Deeper' to the luscious, slow-tickling pulse of `Rain'..."
Village Voice (3/2/93, p.5) - Ranked #22 in the Village Voice's list of the 40 Best Albums Of 1992. Erotica Music | List Price | $7.98 (You save $1.69) | | Category | Rock Albums, R&B CDs, Pop, Rock/Pop, Dance | | Label | Maverick | | Orig Year | 1992 | | All Time Sales Rank |  6731  | | CD Universe Part number | 1101100 | | Catalog number | 45031 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Oct 20, 1992 | | Studio/Live | Studio | | Mono/Stereo | Stereo | | Engineer | George Karras; P. Dennis Mitchell; Robin Hancock; Shep Pettibone; Tony Shimkin; Mike Farrell | | Recording Time | 75 minutes | | Personnel | Anton Fig - drums
Madonna - vocals
Doug Wimbish - bass
Paul Pesco - guitar
Niki Harris - background vocals
Donna DeLory
Danny Wilensky - saxophone
Shep Pettibone - keyboards, sequencing, programming
Andre Betts - keyboards, strings, synthesizer, piano, bass, drums
James "Sleepy Keys" Preston - piano
Jerome Dickens - guitar
Joe Moskowitz - keyboards, drums, programming
Sander Selover - programming
Tony Shimkin - keyboards, sequencing, programming, drum programming, background vocals
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Erotica Music Review Average Rating: (4.7 out of 5 stars)   List All Reviews One of Madonna's Best.....
This is surely one of Madonna's best recordings. I believe all the music on this CD is just great! This is a must have CD for all the Madonna fans. Good music for you and your loved one.....
Submitted by wawa.1962 (Chicago, IL) 
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Madonna Rocked Here
OK, Erotica wasn't Madonna's #1 album but I loved it too. All songs were a little similar. My friends say that Erotica is great choice to have a sex. Bad girl is my favorite song here - one of Madonna's best ballads to date. Deeper and Deeper, Rain, Thief of Hearts, Words, Waiting and Why It's So Hard were really good songs.
Erotica is the sexiest album ever made!
Submitted by Irina (Ternopil, Ukraine)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No Underrated album
Erotica showed new Madonna's sound but unfortunately critics didn't appreciate it.
I think Erotica was brilliant album with such hits like Rain, Deeper and Deeper, Erotica, Bad Girl (#1 here) and beautiful non-single songs like Thief of Hearts, Words, Waiting...
Submitted by Irina (Ternopil, Ukraine)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No One of Madonna's best Albums
This album is a masterpiece, only compared with "Ray of light" and "True Blue", but obviously with a totaly different point of view: the pleasure of sex, the relationships issues and the joy of life. Critics and fans agree in which this is one of her better works. "Erotica" is a relaxing song for me, but at the same time wakes up my sensuality, it's one of my favorites Madonna's songs. "Where life begings" have the more controversial lyrics, it's a hynm to oral sex. "Fever" an "Deeper and Deeper" are everybody favorites club anthems. "Bad Girl" describes a empty life without find the true love. "Thief of hearts" is a funny and furious accusation to those who try to still your boy/girl friend. "Waiting" have the best closing for a song: "And the next time you want pu***, just look in the mirror, baby♫", "Bye bye baby" talks about the breaking in relationships in a funny way since Mo's point of view.
Submitted by erickra77 (San José, Costa Rica)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No Madonna's best album to date
Madonna re-invented herself as a sexgod. To bad the public didn't appreciate it. She was shocking again, but this time not in a good way. However, Erotica is a fan's favourite. The beats are great, and what about the lyrics? The album has a relaxt sound but can also be used if you are having sex as background music. Rain is the only ballad, and it is one of her best ever. This track really stands out! Other good tracks are Erotica, Bad Girl, Words and Thief Of Hearts.
Submitted by Julia (Washington)
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