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CellarDweller:
With the success of "Lucky Star", Madonna's debut album (Madonna) went on to sell 3 million copies, and hit the Top 10 on the album chart.
As the single "Lucky Star" started to drop down the chart, Madonna released her follow up album, titled "Like A Virgin".
The lead off single was the title track. The song "Like A Virgin" went on to spend 6 weeks at #1 on the Hot 100 Singles chart. The album of the same name spent 3 weeks at #1, and sold 10 million copies in the US. Images of Madonna and her "Boy Toy" belt buckle were all over TV and in magazines.
[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdbR1VTnLTg[/youtube]
Three more singles went on to become Top 10 hits from the "Virgin" album. "Material Girl", "Angel" and "Dress You Up".
At this time, Madonna started her first tour, called "The Virgin Tour" and her performance of "Dress You Up" became the video for the single.
[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xgnDJ07GexI[/youtube]
CellarDweller:
After her successful "Virgin Tour", Madonna went back into the studio to record her 3rd CD, "True Blue".
It revealed a "new" Madonna, lighter hair, slimmer, and she lost the bows, belt buckle, and jewelery.
The first look at this Madonna was the CDs lead off single, "Live To Tell".
[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aj_5YSqJM60[/youtube]
5 singles were released, and all of them hit the Top 5 of the Billboard Hot 100, three of them getting to the #1 position. The album went on to hit #1 on the Top 200 Album charts, and sold 7 million copies in the US.
The most controversial video from the album was the second single, "Papa Don't Preach", which was about pregnant teenaged girl, telling her father she wanted to keep her baby.
[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=67uQGtRAWIQ[/youtube]
CellarDweller:
1987 saw the release of the Madonna film "Who's That Girl?". The movie was a flop. However, the soundtrack was a hit.
The soundtrack was not a full length Madonna CD, however, it did include 4 new Madonna songs. The title song "Who's That Girl" got to #1 on the Hot 100, and the follow up, "Causing A Commotion" got to #2. The soundtrack sold 2 million copies, and also helped launch the "Who's That Girl" wolrd tour, which was a huge success.
[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqU54ApWj_k[/youtube]
The video for "Causin' A Commotion" was filmed at her Italian stop of the Who's That Girl" Tour.
[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HogKz2cYaZ4[/youtube]
CellarDweller:
After 3 successful albums, and a hit soundtrack, it was time for new product.
However, Madonna was out on tour, and not in the studio making new music. What to do? Release a compilation.
Released in late 1987, "You Can Dance" was a remix album....featuring newer remixes of classic Madonna hits, mostly from her first album. However, the album included "Into The Groove", which was available before only on the "Desperately Seeking Susan" soundtrack, and an older song that was never included on any Madonna album, "Spotlight".
Although not officially released as a single, "Spotlight" got major airplay on radio stations, and pushed "You Can Dance" up into the Top 10 of the Billboard Top 200.
[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQEcwAax14o[/youtube]
*no official video was made for "Spotlight", this is a fan vid*
[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s87vzftMxxo[/youtube]
CellarDweller:
After her "Who's That Girl" tour, Madonna went back into the studio to record music that was very reflective on what she was going through. She was divorcing Sean Penn, and it was coming out in her music.
1989 saw the release of her album, "Like a Prayer".
The first single from the album was the title track, and it was surrounded by controversy. Including religous imagery (including Madonna kissing a statue of a black saint come to life, showing the stigmata, and burning crosses) the video was a big attention getter, and became Madonna's next #1 single. The album went on to hit #1 as well.
Express Yourself, Keep It Together, Cherrish, and Oh Father all became hit singles, the first three getting into the Top 10, and "Oh Father" getting to the top 20.
[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lh-SPlEpHw0[/youtube]
[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4CuDvu7qtKY[/youtube]
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