Madonna - Like A Virgin (1984/1994) [Complete CD] Europe

Like a Virgin is the second 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 five of her own, four of which were co-written with former boyfriend and collaborator Stephen Bray, and four were written by other artists. Recording sessions took place at Power Station studio in New York City. Rodgers enlisted the help of his former Chic bandmates Bernard Edwards and Tony Thompson.

Upon release Like a Virgin received mixed reviews from music critics: Rodgers's production received praise, but Madonna's vocals were criticized. It became Madonna's first number one album on the Billboard 200, as well as the first female album to sell over five million copies in the United States. The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) later certified it diamond for shipment of ten million units. Overseas, it reached number one in Germany, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Spain, Italy and the United Kingdom. With sales of over 21 million copies worldwide, Like a Virgin remains one of the best-selling albums of all time. In the United States, four singles were released from the album ―all reached the top five of the Billboard Hot 100, with the title track becoming Madonna's first number one, and "Material Girl" reaching number two.

Tracklist:
01 - Material Girl 0:00
02 - Angel 4:02
03 - Like A Virgin 7:57
04 - Over And Over 11:36
05 - Love Don't Live Here Anymore
06 - Into The Groove
07 - Dress You Up
08 - Shoo-Bee-Doo
09 - Pretender
10 - Stay

Audio: 195 kbps 48.000 kHz

Musicians
Madonna – lead vocals (all tracks), background vocals (1, 2, 7)
Nile Rodgers – Roland Juno-60 (1), Synclavier II (1, 9), guitars (1–4, 6–9), acoustic guitar (5), electric guitar (5), string arrangements and conductor (5)
Nathaniel S. Hardy Jr. – keyboards (1, 5)
Robert Sabino – synthesizers (2–9), bass synthesizer (2–6, 8, 9), acoustic piano (7), Fender Rhodes electric piano
Bernard Edwards – bass (1, 3, 5, 7)
Tony Thompson – drums (1, 3, 5, 7)
Jimmy Bralower – LinnDrum and Simmons drum machine programming (2, 4, 6, 8, 9)
Lenny Pickett – saxophone solo (7)
Karen Milne – string contractor (5)
Kermit Moore – string contractor (5)
Curtis King – background vocals (1, 2, 4–9)
Frank Simms – background vocals (1, 2, 4–9)
George Simms – background vocals (1, 2, 4–9)
Brenda King – background vocals (7)