True Blue

True Blue

by Madonna
True Blue

True Blue

by Madonna

Vinyl LP(Long Playing Record - 180 Gram Vinyl)

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Overview

True Blue is the album where Madonna truly became Madonna the Superstar -- the endlessly ambitious, fearlessly provocative entertainer who knew how to outrage, spark debates, get good reviews -- and make good music while she's at it. To complain that True Blue is calculated is to not get Madonna -- that's a large part of what she does, and she is exceptional at it, but she also makes fine music. What's brilliant about True Blue is that she does both here, using the music to hook in critics just as she's baiting a mass audience with such masterstrokes as "Papa Don't Preach," where she defiantly states she's keeping her baby. Her real trick here, however, is transcending her status as a dance-pop diva by consciously recalling classic girl group pop ("True Blue," "Jimmy Jimmy") to snag the critics, while deepening the dance grooves ("Open Your Heart," "Where's the Party"), touching on Latin rhythms ("La Isla Bonita"), making a plea for world peace ("Love Makes the World Go Round"), and delivering a tremendous ballad that rewrites the rules of adult contemporary crossover ("Live to Tell"). It's even harder to have the entire album play as an organic, cohesive work. Certainly, there's some calculation behind the entire thing, but what matters is the end result, one of the great dance-pop albums, a record that demonstrates Madonna's true skills as a songwriter, record-maker, provocateur, and entertainer through its wide reach, accomplishment, and sheer sense of fun. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date: 07/12/2016
Label: Rhino / Warner Bros.
UPC: 0081227973582
Rank: 19529

Tracks

  1. Papa Don't Preach
  2. Open Your Heart
  3. White Heat
  4. Live to Tell
  5. Where's the Party
  6. True Blue
  7. La Isla Bonita
  8. Jimmy Jimmy
  9. Love Makes the World Go Round
  10. True Blue [The Color Mix]
  11. La Isla Bonita [Extended Remix]

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Madonna   Primary Artist,Vocals,Lead Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Siedah Garrett   Guest Artist,Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Paulinho Da Costa   Guest Artist,Percussion
Richard Marx   Guest Artist,Vocals (Background)
Patrick Leonard   Drums,Keyboards
Stephen Bray   Drums,Keyboards
Paul Jackson, Jr.   Guitar
Keithen Carter   Vocals (Background)
Jackie Jackson   Vocals (Background)
Ed Terry   Keyboards
David Williams   Guitar,Guitar (Rhythm),Vocals (Background)
Dann Huff   Guitar
Bruce Gaitsch   Guitar,Guitar (Rhythm),Guitar (Electric)
Rev. Dave Boruff   Saxophone
Bill Meyers   Strings
Fred Zarr   Keyboards
John Putnam   Guitar,Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric)
Dave Boroff   Saxophone
Jonathan Moffett   Drums,Percussion,Vocals (Background)
Edie Lehmann   Vocals,Vocals (Background)
David Boruff   Saxophone

Technical Credits

Patrick Leonard   Composer,Producer,Programming,Drum Programming
Stephen Bray   Composer,Producer,Programming,Remix Engineer,Drum Programming
Shep Pettibone   Remixing,Remix Engineer,Additional Production
Paulinho Da Costa   Mixing
Steve Peck   Remix Engineer
Billy Meyers   Arranger
Latin Rascals   Editing
Gardner Cole   Composer
Madonna   Composer,Producer,Performer
Michael Barbiero   Remix Engineer
Michael Verdick   Mixing,Engineer
Bruce Gaitsch   Composer
Michael Hutchinson   Engineer
Steve Thompson   Remix Engineer
Bill Meyers   String Arrangements
Chris Lord-Alge   Remixing,Performer,Remix Engineer
Peter Rafelson   Composer
Brian Elliot   Composer
Herb Ritts   Photography
Dan Nebenzal   Mixing,Mixing Assistant
Jonathan Moffett   Mixing
Jeri McManus   Design,Art Direction
Jeffrey Kent Ayeroff   Art Direction
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