- pop, adult contemporary, dance-pop, synth-pop
- 51 min
- 11 tracks
- Sire Records
Like a Prayer is the fourth studio album by American singer and songwriter Madonna. It was released on March 20, 1989, by Sire Records. It saw Madonna continue to work with the producers Patrick Leonard and Stephen Bray, with whom she had collaborated on her previous album True Blue (1986), and the soundtrack for the 1987 film Who's That Girl.
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Spare, character-led, grave and contemporary.
- sparerichly built
- character-ledplot-driven
- gravecomic
- contemporarynostalgic
- classical in formformally daring
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- Chicago Sun-Times3.5/4 ★
- Los Angeles Times3/5 ★
- NME10/10
- Q5/5 ★
- Rolling Stone3.5/5 ★
- The Village VoiceB+
- AllMusic5/5 ★
- Blender4/5 ★
- Entertainment WeeklyA
- MusicHound Rock4/5 ★
- Pitchfork9/10
- The Rolling Stone Album Guide5/5 ★
- Spin Alternative Record Guide10/10
- The Virgin Encyclopedia of Nineties Music4/5 ★
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Tracks
- 1Like a Prayer5:41
- 2Express Yourself4:39
- 3Love Song4:53
- 4Till Death Do Us Part5:18
- 5Promise to Try3:38
- 6Cherish5:03
- 7Dear Jessie4:22
- 8Oh Father4:59
- 9Keep It Together5:03
- 10Spanish Eyes5:18
- 11Act of Contrition2:19
11 tracks, 51 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Madonna
- Label
- Sire Records
- Type
- Album
- Format
- CD
- Country
- AU
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