Madonna (Madonna album)
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Studio album by Madonna | |||||
Released | July 27, 1983 (US) August 1985 (Europe) May 21, 2001 (Remastered) |
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Recorded | 1982, Sigma Sound Studios, New York | ||||
Genre | Pop, Dance | ||||
Length | 40:47 | ||||
Label | Sire, Warner Bros. | ||||
Producer | Reggie Lucas, John "Jellybean" Benitez, Mark Kamins | ||||
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1985 re-release | |||||
Cover to the 1985 re-release Madonna - The First Album. This version was released internationally except for the United States, where it retained its original artwork and title. This version has been deleted since the 2001 Remastered version was released.
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Singles from Madonna | |||||
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Madonna is the debut album by American singer-songwriter Madonna, released on July 27, 1983 by Sire Records. The album was re-released in 1985 for the European market and re-packaged as Madonna - The First Album. In 2001, Warner Bros. released a remastered version with two bonus remix tracks. The RIAA certified it Gold on May 31, 1984 & 5x platinum on Oct 3, 2000, denoting 5 million shipments throughout the United States alone. Worldwide, the album has sold at least 8 million copies.[1][2].
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[edit] Album history
After achieving success on the dance charts (if not the pop charts) with the first two singles, "Everybody," and "Physical Attraction," Sire Records gave Madonna the green light to record this full-length album. Though Madonna told New York DJ Mark Kamins she would let him produce the entire album if he got her a record deal (which he did), when it was time to record the full length album, she decided to go with a more experienced producer in Reggie Lucas. This left Kamins credited with producing one song, "Everybody." After production on the album began, Madonna and Lucas clashed, as they each had different ideas of how they wanted the final product to sound. When the album was completed, a dissatisfied Madonna called upon her friend John "Jellybean" Benitez for additional production.
Madonna originally intended for the song "Ain't No Big Deal" to be included on the album, however, Stephen Bray, a former boyfriend and collaborator on the song, had sold the song rights to another label, leaving Madonna and her producers to find another track. The song that made it onto the album was “Holiday,” written by Curtis Hudson and Lisa Stevens. "Holiday" had originally been offered to, but turned down by, singer and original Supremes member, Mary Wilson.
The artwork that was featured on the original release of the album started the public fascination with Madonna. On the cover she has short-cropped, platinum hair, and stretches a dog chain roughly around her throat. Madonna's navel is prominent on the inner sleeve of the album, which became one of her trademarks.
The album was originally slated to be titled Lucky Star, after the track of the same name. It is unknown why the title was changed, but the original artwork created for the album was scrapped and a new, darker direction was taken. The original album title was kept on early pressings of the LP in South Africa and contained a 3:41 version of "Burning Up."[3]
The European pressing of the LP contained a different mix of "Burning up," but the CD pressing had the same version as the American pressing.
[edit] Track listing
# | Title | Composers | Production credits | Time |
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01 | "Lucky Star" | Madonna | Reggie Lucas Remixed by John "Jellybean" Benitez |
5:37 |
02 | "Borderline" | Reggie Lucas | Reggie Lucas | 5:20 |
03 | "Burning Up" | Madonna | Reggie Lucas Remixed by John "Jellybean" Benitez |
3:45 4:47 2 |
04 | "I Know It" | Madonna | Reggie Lucas | 3:47 |
05 | "Holiday" | Curtis Hudson, Lisa Stevens | John "Jellybean" Benitez | 3:51 6:10 |
06 | "Think of Me" | Madonna | Reggie Lucas | 4:54 |
07 | "Physical Attraction" | Reggie Lucas | Reggie Lucas Remixed by John "Jellybean" Benitez |
6:39 |
08 | "Everybody" | Madonna | Mark Kamins | 4:57 6:02 1 |
2001 Remastered version bonus tracks | ||||
09 | "Burning Up" (12" version) | Madonna | Reggie Lucas Remixed by John "Jellybean" Benitez |
5:59 |
10 | "Lucky Star" ("New mix") | Madonna | Reggie Lucas and John "Jellybean" Benitez | 7:15 |
- 1 This longer version is only available on the 2001 Remastered Version. Original album version is 4:57 minutes in duration.
- 2 Original album version: does not contain the electric guitar sound, originally with electronic synthesizer laser sound. Originally available on the first LP and cassette pressings. Later replaced with the rock guitar shorter version. This version is similar in sound to the bonus 12" Version track.
[edit] Album credits
[edit] Personnel
- Madonna - vocals, background vocals, cowbell
- Tina B. - background vocals
- Christine Faith - background vocals
- Dean Gant - synthesizer, piano, electric piano
- Gwen Guthrie - background vocals
- Curtis Hudson - guitar
- Raymond Hudson - bass
- Anthony Jackson - electric bass
- Bashiri Johnson - percussion
- Reggie Lucas - guitar
- Bob Malach - tenor saxophone
- Paul Pesco - guitar
- Ira Siegel - guitar
- Ed Walsh - synthesizer
- Brenda White - background vocals
- Norma Jean Wright - background vocals
- Fred Zarr - synthesizer, piano, drums, electric piano, Moog synthesizer, Fender Rhodes, Moog bass
[edit] Production
- Produced by Reggie Lucas for Kalisa, Inc.
- Engineered by Jim Dougherty
- Recorded at Sigma Sound Studios NYC.
"Holiday":
- Produced by John "Jellybean" Benitez for Jellybean Productions Inc.
- Arranged by Curtis Hudson, co-arranged by Fred Zarr
- Recording Engineer: Michael Hutchinson
- Mixing Engineer: Jay Mark
"Everybody":
- Produced by Mark Kamins
- Engineered by Butch Jones
"Lucky Star", "Burning Up" and "Physical Attraction":
- Remixed by John "Jellybean" Benitez
- Remix Engineer: Jay Mark
"Lucky Star" ("New" Mix)
- Produced by Reggie Lucas for Kalisa, Inc. and John "Jellybean" Benitez for Jellybean Productions Inc.
- Mixed by John "Jellybean" Benitez
- Mixing Engineer: Michael Hutchinson
[edit] Design
- Art direction: Carin Goldberg
- Photography: Gary Heery
- Photography: George Holy (Madonna - The First Album)
[edit] Certifications, peaks & sales
Country | Peak position | Certification (if any) | Sales/shipments |
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Austria | 15 | 3x Platinum [4] | 100,000+ |
Brazil | 3 | Diamond[5] | 500,000 |
France | 8 | Platinum[6] | 300,000+ |
Germany | 16 | Gold[7] | 150,000+ |
Ireland | Gold | 9,195 | |
Netherlands | 7 | Platinum[8] | 100,000+ |
Sweden | 2 | Platinum[9] | 45,000+ |
United Kingdom | 6 | Platinum[10] | 300,000+ |
United States | 8 | 5x Platinum[11] | 5,000,000+ |