Limited 180 gram vinyl LP pressing. True Blue is the third studio album by Madonna, released in 1986. She worked with Stephen Bray and Patrick Leonard on the album while co-writing and co-producing all the songs. Deemed Madonna's most girlish album, True Blue deals with her visions of love, work, dreams as well as disappointments, and was inspired by her then husband Sean Penn, to whom Madonna dedicated the album. Musically, the songs on the album took a different direction from her previous endeavors, incorporating classical music in order to engage an older audience who had been skeptical of her music. Includes "Papa Don't Preach,", "Open Your Heart," and "Live To Tell."
Not to take away from the two fine party albums that preceded it, but TRUE BLUE is arguably the first great Madonna album, the one on which she discovered that great soul music isn't just a beat; it usually requires delving into one's own soul. As originally released on LP, the album's first side, featuring a dizzying single about teen pregnancy ("Papa Don't Preach"), a perfect Tin Pan Alley pop song ("Open Your Heart") and the amazing "Live To Tell," a ballad on which she discovers, for the first time, the low end of her vocal range, is almost undoubtedly the finest album side she ever cut.
TRUE BLUE also includes "Where's The Party," a catchy throwback to the forget-your-cares dance pop of her debut album, and "La Isla Bonita," which represented the beginning of Madonna's fruitful obsession with Latin beats and culture. Five songs from the album, including the girl-groupy title cut, made the top five of the pop chart; three of them hit #1.
- Genre: Pop / Electronic
- Format: Vinyl
- Remastered
- 180 Gram Black Vinyl
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Track Listings
Side: 1
| 1 | Papa Don't Preach |
| 2 | Open Your Heart |
| 3 | White Heat |
| 4 | Live to Tell |
Side:
| 1 | Where's the Party |
| 2 | True Blue |
| 3 | La Isla Bonita |
| 4 | Jimmy Jimmy |
| 5 | Love Makes the World Go Round |
