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Madonna - Ray Of Light (CD 1998)

Track Listing
1. Drowned World (Substitute For Love)
2. Swim
3. Ray Of Light
4. Candy Perfume Girl
5. Skin
6. Nothing Really Matters
7. Sky Fits Heaven
8. Shanti/Ashtangi
9. Frozen
10. Power Of Goodbye
11. To Have And Not To Hold
12. Little Star
13. Mer Girl

Details
Number of CDs:1
Recording Type:Studio
Distributor:Cinram Logistics
Recording Mode:Stereo

Album Notes
Personnel: Madonna (vocals); William Orbit (guitar, electronics); Mark Moreau (guitar); Pablo Cook (flute); Marius De Vries (keyboards, programming); Fergus Gerrand (drums, percussion); Steve Sidelnyk (programming); Donna DeLory, Niki Harris (background vocals).Producers: Madonna, William Orbit, Patrick Leonard, Marius De Vries.Engineers include: Pat McCarthy, David Reitzas, Jon Englesby.Recorded at Larrabee Studios North, Universal City, California.RAY OF LIGHT won the 1999 Grammy Award for Best Pop Album and for Best Recording Package, and was nominated for Album Of The Year. "Ray Of Light" won the 1999 Grammy for Best Dance Recording and Best Short Form Music Video, and was nominated for Record Of The Year.Relentlessly contemporary, RAY OF LIGHT pairs Madonna with producer William Orbit, an electronics wizard who has worked with major R&B acts and even such modern rockers as Blur and Depeche Mode. Reportedly, Madonna tried to snare Liam Howlett of high-strung techno-rockers the Prodigy into the project--Howlett claims to have turned her down. But the more dextrous, less in-your-face Orbit was probably a better choice anyway. He provides a dizzying array of soundscapes, incorporating everything from psychedelic-rock guitar to dub-reggae echo and cold, cutting techno beats for what critics are calling Madonna's most committed performance in years. From the slow chill of the album's first single, "Frozen," to the disco-like title track, RAY OF LIGHT finds Madonna embracing the club beats that are her roots while still teetering on the edge of dance-club vogue. It also finds the singer, who has become a mother since her last studio album, in a long-untapped spiritual mode. When the inevitable comparisons are made to Madonna's previous standard-bearer, 1989's LIKE A PRAYER, that may well be the reason.

Editorial Reviews
Included in Rolling Stone's Essential Recordings of the 90's.
Rolling Stone (05/13/1999)

Included in Q Magazine's 90 Best Albums Of The 1990s.
Q (12/01/1999)

...with RAY OF LIGHT's futuristic music and ancient ideals, she's crafted something danceable but decidedly less commercial. Something more cerebral than usual, both sonically and lyrically...
Vibe (04/01/1998)

...RAY OF LIGHT is some of the most alluring and captivating music she's ever crafted....Madonna looks for--and finds--a middle ground between her now-old-school approach and the new club music. She dresses her music up with her electronic love... - Rating: A-
Entertainment Weekly (03/06/1998)

4 Stars (out of 5) - ...RAY OF LIGHT is her maternity album as well as her avant-dance album....Our Lady hasn't assembled this many songs worth her time since 1989's LIKE A PRAYER....all her desperately chic decor can't hide her rock & roll heart...
Rolling Stone (04/02/1998)

Ranked #46 in Q's Best 50 Albums of Q's Lifetime - ...Madonna was influential and interested again...
Q (10/01/2001)

8 (out of 10) - ...RAY OF LIGHT is her most accomplished set for years. It offers a lightness of touch and a depth of feeling unmatched since the glory days of LIKE A PRAYER....here we're drawn into the depths by subtler means...
NME (02/28/1998)

Included in Rolling Stone's Essential Recordings of the 90's.Q (10/01, p.45) - Ranked #46 in Q's Best 50 Albums of Q's Lifetime - ...Madonna was influential and interested again...Q (12/99, p.100) - Included in Q Magazine's 90 Best Albums Of The 1990s.Rolling Stone (4/2/98, pp.70-71) - 4 Stars (out of 5) - ...RAY OF LIGHT is her maternity album as well as her avant-dance album....Our Lady hasn't assembled this many songs worth her time since 1989's LIKE A PRAYER....all her desperately chic decor can't hide her rock & roll heart...NME (2/28/98, p.43) - 8 (out of 10) - ...RAY OF LIGHT is her most accomplished set for years. It offers a lightness of touch and a depth of feeling unmatched since the glory days of LIKE A PRAYER....here we're drawn into the depths by subtler means...Entertainment Weekly (3/6/98, pp.77-78) - ...RAY OF LIGHT is some of the most alluring and captivating music she's ever crafted....Madonna looks for--and finds--a middle ground between her now-old-school approach and the new club music. She dresses her music up with her electronic love...- Rating: A-Vibe (4/98, p.139) - ...with RAY OF LIGHT's futuristic music and ancient ideals, she's crafted something danceable but decidedly less commercial. Something more cerebral than usual, both sonically and lyrically...
Rolling Stone (05/13/1999)

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  Madonna Ray Of Light cd
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There are some great tracks on this album, some of it is a bit too similar, but the good songs make up for it!!! Excellent condition! Mega Madonna fan and collecting all her albums dvds etc..


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  madonna ray of light cd
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i bought this as the price was a good deal the cd was just as explained infact its in great condition over all great purchase from ebay


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  Madonna - Ray of Light album
Review created: 11/07/08(updated 11/07/08)
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This is my favourite of all Madonnas albums. It has a really soulful sound, yet is very up tempo. I find many of Madonnas songs to be too disco, but this one stands out as having more maturity to it. A beautiful album and well worth getting.


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  A true ray of light
Review created: 08/05/08(updated 08/05/08)
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Madonna has always managed to stay well ahead of her game and this album doesn't disappoint one bit. Pure geneses 10 out of 10


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  very good
Review created: 06/05/08
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this is as always very good quality of music. addressed to every one.She is real queen of pop. And She will be for many years to come because of Her approach for music and yang generation.


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