Madonna

You are listening to the genuine Hi-Fi stereo sound transferred from the actual vinyl record in the best possible quality. Madonna is the debut studio album by American singer Madonna, released on July 27, 1983, by Sire Records. In the late 1970s, Madonna had established herself as a singer in downtown New York City; alongside her Michigan boyfriend Stephen Bray, she put together a demo tape with 4 dance tracks and began pitching it around local nightclubs. She managed to get Mark Kamins, the resident DJ at Danceteria, to play "Everybody" —one of the songs from the tape. The song drew positive reception from the crowd, and Kamins took Madonna to Sire Records, where label president Seymour Stein signed her on for 3 12-inch singles. Following its release on October 6, 1982, "Everybody" found success on the dance scene, and the label approved the recording of an album. For the album, Madonna worked with Warner Bros. producer Reggie Lucas, who had worked with artists like Roberta Flack and Stephanie Mills. Soon, however, problems between the singer and Lucas arose, as she was not happy with his production outputs. Madonna then invited John "Jellybean" Benitez, her boyfriend at the time, to work and remix the rest of the album. Madonna is mostly a dance-pop post-disco album, and features the newest technology of the time, including the LM-2 drum machine, Moog bass and Oberheim OB-X synthesizer. Its songs talk mostly about love and partying. 5 singles were released from the album: "Holiday" was Madonna's big breakout single, followed by "Lucky Star" and "Borderline". In the US, it peaked at number 8 on the Billboard 200 and was certified 5-times Platinum by the RIAA. It reached the Top 10 of the charts in Australia, France, the Netherlands, New Zealand and the UK, and has sold an estimated 10 million copies worldwide. In retrospective reviews, Madonna has been referred to as one of the greatest debut albums of all time, and one of the best albums from the 1980s. 🔘 Side 1: Lucky Star Borderline Burning Up I Know It 🔘 Side 2: Holiday Think of Me Physical Attraction Everybody

You are listening to the genuine Hi-Fi stereo sound transferred from the actual vinyl record in the best possible quality. Like a Virgin is the 2nd studio album by American singer Madonna, released on November 12, 1984, by Sire Records. Following the success of her 1983 eponymous debut album, Madonna was eager to start working on its follow-up. She selected Nile Rodgers to produce the album due to his work on Let's Dance (1983) by David Bowie, which she was a fan of. To ensure it be exactly as she envisaged it, Madonna chose all the songs for the album: she penned 5 of her own, 4 of which were co-written with former boyfriend and collaborator Stephen Bray, and 4 were written by other artists. Recording sessions took place at Power Station studio in New York City. It became Madonna's 1st number one album on the Billboard 200, as well as the 1st female album to sell over 5 million copies in the US. The RIAA later certified it diamond for shipment of 10 million units. Overseas, it reached number one in Germany, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Spain, Italy and the UK. With sales of over 21 million copies worldwide, Like a Virgin remains one of the best-selling albums of all time. In 2023, Like a Virgin was selected for preservation in the United States' National Recording Registry by the Library of Congress due to it being considered "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". 🔘 Side 1: Material Girl Angel Like a Virgin Over and Over Love Don't Live Here Anymore 🔘 Side 2: Dress You Up Shoo-Bee-Doo Pretender Stay