Includes rare 12" dance remixes previously unavailable on CD.
Punk and disco were the major musical innovations of the '70s. No one utilized these sources as shrewdly as Madonna, whose 1983 self-titled debut still sounds sharp 15 years later. A CBGB-era band waif who also loved the N.Y. dance club scene, Madonna Ciccone brought the brash, self-determining ethos of punk rock to the ecstastic melodic lift of Chic-style dance music.
That other N.Y. sex symbol, Debbie Harry of Blondie, also had her biggest hits ("Heart Of Glass," "Rapture") when she flirted with disco and rap, but a winking flirtation is all it remained. Her reputation as a master of imagemaking notwithstanding, Madonna never had much use for irony. Songs like the soulful "Borderline" and the celebratory "Holiday" were heartfelt stabs at commercial pop success in which the singer never condescends to the listener. Chic guitarist Nile Rodgers produced her next album, and the rest is history.
All tracks have been digitally remastered.
W/ 2 Bonus Remixes
Recorded at Sigma Sound Studios, New York, New York.
Personnel: Madonna (vocals, cowbell); Reggie Lucas (guitar, programming); Ira Siegel, Curtis Hudson, Paul Pesco (guitar); Bobby Malach (tenor saxophone); Fred Zarr (piano, Fender Rhodes piano, Moog synthesizer, drums); Dean Gant (piano, electric piano, synthesizer); Ed Walsh (synthesizer); Raymond Hudson (bass); Anthony Jackson (electric bass); Bashiri Johnson (percussion); Leslie Ming (programming); Gwen Guthrie, Norma Jean Wright, Brenda White, Chrissy Faith, Tina B. (background vocals).
Producers include: Reggie Lucas, John "Jellybean" Benitez, Mark Kamins.
Engineers include: Jim Dougherty, Michael Hutchinson, Jay Mark.Rolling Stone (11/89) - Ranked #50 in Rolling Stone's "100 Best Albums Of The 80's" survey. Spin (p.112) - "[The] album mashed-up street sounds and reinvigorated disco for a generation..." Q (7/01, p.131) - 3 stars out of 5 - "...A curate's egg....'Borderline' is sweet and 'Holiday' still fizzes with invention and joie de vivre....this quintessentially '80s dance hit also features a barrelhouse piano solo..."
Growning up with Madonna It was great to get this albulm on CD. I had all of Madonna's early albulms and spent hours and hours listening to them on my record player...now, 20+ years later it's a thrill to listen to these songs all again and in such good quality.
If you were/are a fan of Madonna's older work, I highly suggest this albulm. I also got True Blue which I didn't enjoy as much before and still don't enjoy as much as this albulm. Submitted by Nikki (Philadelphia) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo 1 of 1 found this helpful.
GREAT DEBUT FROM AN AMERICAN MUSIC ICON!! A GREAT DEBUT AND JUST A PREVIEW OF THE GREAT MUSIC TO COME IN THE FUTURE!! Submitted by bigdaddyal32 (Rector,Arkansas) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo
MADONNA AT HER BEST. In my opinion this is the best album Madonna ever did. These songs are the most requested songs of Madonna and the one's that always gets the people on the dance floor when I play at a party.
This cd contains some of the hard to find extended versions.great buy
DJ AMADOR Submitted by djarmie (Worcester, Mass.) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo
Great Debut Album Great album which includes such megahits like Holiday, Lucky Star, Bordeline and Everybody.
I Know It and Burning up were good as well. god, I love Madonna of the 80's - best period for her Submitted by Irina (Ternopil, Ukraine) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo
AMAZING CD "Madonna" her debut album is really amazing. It has songs that are made to be played on dancefloor. Burning Up, Lucky Star and Borderline are just a few examples of songs that rock. If you listen to it and dont enjoy it....well, your ear is having a very serious problem. Submitted by shoo-bee-doo (BRAZIL) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo
Growning up with Madonna
MADONNA AT HER BEST.
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