STUCK IN THE VINYL AGAIN - MADONNA - TRUE BLUE

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Good Monday morning gang and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again . Today we find ourselves celebrating the 63rd Birthday of Madonna Louise Ciccone, known the world over as simply Madonna. The Michigan born singer, songwriter, actress, and Queen Of Pop has released 14 albums and sold over 300 million copies, but it is her third album, True Blue, which is our focus today. True Blue was released in 1986 on the the Sire label and produced by  Madonna, Stephen Bray, and Patrick Leonard. The album is an international #1, clenching the top spot in Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Denmark, the Netherlands, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Italy, Ireland, Japan, New Zealand, the Philippines, Spain, Switzerland, the UK, as well as the Cash Box and the Billboard 200 in the US, where it has been certified 7X Platinum. Five singles were released from the 9 track album :

"Live To Tell" (#1 in Canada, Canada Adult Contemporary,  European Hot 100 Singles, European Airplay Top 50, Greece, Italy, Hot 100, Billboard Adult Contemporary, and the Cash Box Top 100 Singles)

"Papa Don't Preach" (#1 Australia, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, European Hot 100 Singles,  European Airplay Top 50, Finland, Greece, Italy, Ireland, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, the UK, Hot 100, Adult Contemporary, and the Cash Box)

"True Blue" (#1 Canada, Denmark, European Hot 100 Singles, European Airplay Top 50, Ireland, the UK)

"Open Your Heart" (#1 European Airplay Top 50, Hot 100,  Dance Club Songs, Cash Box)

"La Isla Bonita" (#1 Austria, Canada, Canada Adult Contemporary, European Airplay Top 50,  European Hot 100 Singles, France, Germany, Iceland, Switzerland, the UK,  Billboard Adult Contemporary ).

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This album came in a huge 600 + donation to our collection by our good friend Brad. The records belonged to his Grandparents and he wanted them to go to a good home. All the other albums were either gospel or country except this one. It is our only Madonna album (on vinyl) as well. Thanks Brad !

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Papa Don't Preach 4:27
Open Your Heart 4:12
White Heat 4:25
Live To Tell 5:45
Where's The Party 4:20
True Blue 4:16
La Isla Bonita 4:01
Jimmy Jimmy 3:54
Love Makes The World Go Round 4:27

Madonna – producer, lead vocals, background vocals

Jeffrey Kent Ayeroff – art direction
Dave Boroff – saxophone

Stephen Bray – producer, music programming, drums, keyboards, drum programming
Keithen Carter – background vocals
Paulinho da Costa – percussion

Bruce Gaitsch – guitar, electric guitar, rhythm guitar

Siedah Garrett – background vocals
Dann Huff – guitar

Michael Hutchinson – engineering
Jackie Jackson – background vocals
Paul Jackson Jr. – guitar

Edie Lehmann – background vocals

Patrick Leonard – producer, drum programming, drums, keyboards, programming
Jonathan Moffett – background vocals, drums, percussion

Richard Marx – background vocals
Jeri McManus – art direction, design
Billy Meyers – string arrangements

Dan Nebenzal – mixing, mixing assistant

John Putnam – guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar
Herb Ritts – photography

Michael Verdick – engineering, mixing at Channel Recording Studios, Los Angeles, California
David Williams – background vocals, guitar, rhythm guitar
Fred Zarr – keyboards

Steve Hall – Mastering engineer, at Future Disc Systems, Hollywood, California