- pop, synth-pop, dance-pop, electronic
- 41 min
- 8 tracks
- Warner Bros. Records
Madonna is the debut studio album by American singer and songwriter Madonna. It was released on July 27, 1983, by Sire Records. In the late 1970s, Madonna had established herself as a singer in downtown New York City; alongside her Michigan boyfriend Stephen Bray, she put together a demo tape with four dance tracks and began pitching it around local nightclubs.
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Spare, classical in form, grave and character-led.
- sparerichly built
- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
- character-ledplot-driven
- warmbleak
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- Christgau's Record GuideA−
- Music Week2/5 ★
- Orlando Sentinel3/5 ★
- Rolling Stone3/5 ★
- Smash Hits6/10
- AllMusic5/5 ★
- Blender3/5 ★
- Entertainment WeeklyA
- MusicHound Rock2/5 ★
- Pitchfork8.2/10
- The Rolling Stone Album Guide3.5/5 ★
- Slant Magazine3.5/5 ★
- Spin Alternative Record Guide8/10
- The Virgin Encyclopedia of Nineties Music3/5 ★
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Tracks
- 1Lucky Star5:38
- 2Borderline5:22
- 3Burning Up3:46
- 4I Know It3:47
- 5Holiday6:11
- 6Think of Me4:56
- 7Physical Attraction6:40
- 8Everybody4:56
8 tracks, 41 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Madonna
- Label
- Warner Bros. Records
- Released
- 1983
- Type
- Album
- Format
- CD
- Country
- US
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