Madonna – Ray Of Light
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Warner Bros. Records – 9 46847-2 |
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Country: |
US |
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Genre: |
Pop |
Style: |
House |
Tracklist
| 1 | Drowned World / Substitute For Love | 5:09 | |
| 2 | Swim | 5:00 | |
| 3 | Ray Of Light | 5:21 | |
| 4 | Candy Perfume Girl | 4:34 | |
| 5 | Skin | 6:22 | |
| 6 | Nothing Really Matters | 4:27 | |
| 7 | Sky Fits Heaven | 4:48 | |
| 8 | Shanti / Ashtangi | 4:29 | |
| 9 | Frozen | 6:12 | |
| 10 | The Power Of Good-Bye | 4:10 | |
| 11 | To Have And Not To Hold | 5:23 | |
| 12 | Little Star | 5:18 | |
| 13 | Mer Girl | 5:32 |
Companies, etc.
- Record Company – Maverick Recording Company
- Record Company – Time Warner
- Record Company – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
- Licensed From – Universal Music Special Markets, Inc.
- Recorded At – Larrabee Sound Studios
- Mastered At – Sterling Sound
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
- Copyright © – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
- Copyright © – Wb Music Corp.
- Published By – Webo Girl Publishing, Inc.
- Published By – Wb Music Corp.
- Published By – Rondor Music (London) Ltd.
- Published By – Stanyan Music Group
- Published By – Anita Kerr Publishing
- Published By – Purple Music Ltd.
- Published By – Chrysalis Music Ltd.
- Published By – No Tomato Music
- Published By – EMI Virgin Music, Inc.
- Published By – Future Furniture Music
- Published By – Gabor & Cardigan Music
- Manufactured By – WEA Manufacturing
- Marketed By – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
- Pressed By – WEA Mfg. Commerce
- Glass Mastered At – WEA Mfg. Olyphant – W2306
Credits
- Art Direction, Design – Kevin Reagan
- Conductor [Orchestra] – Susie Katayama*
- Design – Kerosene Halo
- Engineer – Pat McCarthy
- Mastered By – Ted Jensen
- Photography By – Mario Testino
- Producer – William Orbit (tracks: 1 to 11, 13)
Notes
Recorded at Larrabee Studios North, Universal City, California.
Mastered at Sterling Sound, New York.
Track 1 contains a sample of "Why I Follow The Tigers" performed by the San Sebastian Strings.
Words for track 8 adapted from text by Shankra Charya taken from the Yoga Taravali.
Track 13 contains an interpolation of and elements from the song "Space" written and performed by Gabor Szabo.
Mastered at Sterling Sound, New York.
Track 1 contains a sample of "Why I Follow The Tigers" performed by the San Sebastian Strings.
Words for track 8 adapted from text by Shankra Charya taken from the Yoga Taravali.
Track 13 contains an interpolation of and elements from the song "Space" written and performed by Gabor Szabo.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode (Text): 0 9362-46847-2 5
- Barcode (Scanned UPC-A): 093624684725
- Rights Society: ASCAP
- Mastering SID Code: ifpi L901
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 1): wea mfg. OLYPHANT W2306 1 46847-2 01 ＊M3 S4
- Other (Mould ring, variant 1): WEA mfg./CA
- Mould SID Code (Variant 1): IFPI 2V2K
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 2): wea mfg. OLYPHANT W2306 1 46847-2 01 ＊M3 S5
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 3): wea mfg. OLYPHANT W2306 1 46847-2 01 ＊M3 S20
- Mould SID Code (Variant 3): IFPI 2V2U
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- Mould SID Code (Variant 4): IFPI 2V2K
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- Mould SID Code (Variant 5): IFPI 2V2F
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 6): wea mfg. OLYPHANT W2306 1 46847-2 01 ＊M3 S3
- Mould SID Code (Variant 6): IFPI 2V2J
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 7): wea mfg. OLYPHANT W2306 1 46847-2 01 ＊M3 S10
- Mould SID Code (Variant 7): IFPI 2V2F
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 8): wea mfg. OLYPHANT W2306 1 46847-2 01 ＊M3 S2
- Mould SID Code (Variant 8): IFPI 2V2M
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 9): wea mfg. OLYPHANT W2306 1 46847-2 01 ＊M3 S9
- Mould SID Code (Variant 9): none
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 10): wea mfg. OLYPHANT W2306 1 46847-2 01 ＊M3 S8
- Mould SID Code (Variant 10): IFPI 2V2K
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 11): wea mfg. OLYPHANT W2306 1 46847-2 01 ＊M3 S3
- Other (Mould ring, variant 11): WEA mfg./CA
- Mould SID Code (Variant 11): IFPI 2V2I
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 12): wea mfg. OLYPHANT W2306 1 46847-2 01 CI / CA ＊M4S7
- Other (Mould ring, variant 12): WEA mfg./CA
- Mould SID Code (Variant 12): IFPI 2V2L
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 13): wea mfg. OLYPHANT W2306 1 46847-2 01 ＊M3 S17
- Mould SID Code (Variant 13): none
Other Versions (5 of 204)
View All| Title (Format) | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |||
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| Demo Assembly As Of 6/4/97 (CDr, Test Pressing) | Maverick | none | US | 1997 | |||
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LP Seq As Of 12/4/97 (CDr, Album) | Maverick | none | US | 1997 | ||
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Ray Of Light (CD, Album) | Warner Bros. Records | 9362-46847-2 | Europe | 1998 | ||
| Ray Of Light (2×LP, Album) | Maverick | 9362-46847-1 | Europe | 1998 | |||
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Ray Of Light (CD, Album, Limited Edition, Special Edition, Lenticular Digipak) | Warner Bros. Records | 9 46884-2, 9362-46884-2 | UK & Europe | 1998 |
Recommendations
Reviews
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Ambitious projects of this sort by veteran musicians often fall into one of two bivouacs: pompous self-indulgence by an artist desperate to remain bankable and in touch with the zeitgeist, or refreshing and daring incursions into modern styles. The 7th album by this global superstar falls into the latter category, also placed at 7th in the UK’s highest-selling albums of 1998 (4th if only considering studio albums made in that year); Ray of Light sounded not a scintilla similar to anything Madonna had committed to record before, or indeed since. Swim – perhaps the opening theme to a maritime movie yet to be made – is a case in point of how dystopian lyrics can be dipped in a light electronica sauce, then marinaded in celestial seasonings (courtesy of William Orbit) and sound splendiferous without resorting to musical clichés or unashamed trend-hopping.
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