- pop, dance-pop, adult contemporary, electronic
- 39 min
- 9 tracks
- Sire Records
Like a Virgin is the second studio album by American singer and songwriter Madonna. It was 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.
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Character
Spare, character-led, classical in form and warm.
- sparerichly built
- character-ledplot-driven
- classical in formformally daring
- warmbleak
- effortlessdemanding
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- Blender3/5 ★
- Classic Pop4/5 ★
- Christgau's Record GuideB
- Entertainment WeeklyA
- Q4/5 ★
- Rolling Stone3.5/5 ★
- Slant Magazine3.5/5 ★
- AllMusic4.5/5 ★
- MusicHound Rock4/5 ★
- The Rolling Stone Album Guide3/5 ★
- Spin Alternative Record Guide9/10
- Tom Hull – on the Web(**)
- The Virgin Encyclopedia of Nineties Music3/5 ★
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Tracks
- 1Material Girl4:01
- 2Angel3:56
- 3Like a Virgin3:39
- 4Over and Over4:13
- 5Love Don’t Live Here Anymore4:50
- 6Dress You Up4:02
- 7Shoo-Bee-Doo5:17
- 8Pretender4:30
- 9Stay4:06
9 tracks, 39 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Madonna
- Label
- Sire Records
- Released
- 1984
- Type
- Album
- Format
- CD
- Country
- US
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