- pop, electro, dance-pop, electronic
- 67 min
- 13 tracks
- Warner Bros. Records
Ray of Light is the seventh studio album by American singer and songwriter Madonna. It was released on February 22, 1998, by Maverick Records. A major stylistic and aesthetic departure from her previous works, Ray of Light reflected Madonna's embrace of Kabbalah, study of Hinduism and Buddhism, and daily practice of Ashtanga yoga.
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Character
Character-led, grave, spare and contemporary.
- character-ledplot-driven
- gravecomic
- sparerichly built
- contemporarynostalgic
- warmbleak
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- Chicago Tribune3.5/4 ★
- Entertainment WeeklyA−
- The Guardian4/5 ★
- NME8/10
- Now2/5 ★
- Q4/5 ★
- Rolling Stone4/5 ★
- The Sydney Morning Herald3/5 ★
- USA Today4/4 ★
- AllMusic5/5 ★
- Encyclopedia of Popular Music5/5 ★
- MusicHound Rock3/5 ★
- Pitchfork8.1/10
- The Rolling Stone Album Guide4.5/5 ★
- Slant Magazine4/5 ★
- The Virgin Encyclopedia of Nineties Music4/5 ★
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Tracks
- 1Drowned World / Substitute for Love5:09
- 2Swim5:01
- 3Ray of Light5:21
- 4Candy Perfume Girl4:37
- 5Skin6:22
- 6Nothing Really Matters4:27
- 7Sky Fits Heaven4:48
- 8Shanti / Ashtangi4:29
- 9Frozen6:13
- 10The Power of Good-Bye4:12
- 11To Have and Not to Hold5:23
- 12Little Star5:18
- 13Mer Girl5:32
13 tracks, 67 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Madonna
- Label
- Warner Bros. Records
- Released
- 1998
- Type
- Album
- Format
- CD
- Country
- ZA
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