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Music CD - Madonna: Confessions on a Dance Floor
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Music CD: Confessions on a Dance Floor
Artist: Madonna
List Price: $18.98
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Manufacturer: Warner Bros / Wea
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Tracks:
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1. Hung Up
2. Get Together
3. Sorry
4. Future Lovers
5. I Love New York
6. Let It Will Be
7. Forbidden Love
8. Jump
9. How High
10. Isaac
11. Push
12. Like It Or Not
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0093624946021
Label: Warner Bros / Wea
Manufacturer: Warner Bros / Wea
Number Of Discs: 1
Publication Date: 2005
Publisher: Warner Bros / Wea
Release Date: 2005-11-15
Studio: Warner Bros / Wea
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Summary: Madonna is the Reigning Queen of the Dance Floor.
Comment: It is no surprise that Madonna's tenth studio album, Confessions on a Dance Floor (2005), went triple platinum in the EU in only a month, and has sold over 9 million copies worldwide since its 2005 release. It's no surprise the album won a Grammy Award for Best Electronic/Dance Album in 2007. What is truly surprising is that this disco fusion of pop, dance, electronica, and adrenaline is the work of a woman now on the eve of her 50th birthday. Confessions hooked me with its opening track, "Hung Up" (which samples another great song, ABBA's "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)"), and held my full attention with its non-stop, rhythm-driven grooves through its final track, "Fighting Spirit." Confessions on a Dance Floor is Madonna's challenge to get on your feet and then get your disco groove on. Tracks include:
1. Hung Up 5:37
2. Get Together 5:15
3. Sorry 4:41
4. Future Lovers 5:01
5. I Love New York 4:35
6. Let It Will Be 4:20
7. Forbidden Love 4:22
8. Jump 3:58
9. How High 4:03
10. Isaac 5:59
11. Push 3:32
12. Like It Or Not 4:35
G. Merritt
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Summary: + 1/2, Madonna rebounds
Comment: Madonna apparently took the criticisms hurled at 2003's dire AMERICAN LIKE album with considerable seriousness, as she does an almost complete about face of 2005's CONFESSIONS, returning to the club music that initially transformed her into a global superstar. Madonna's attempts to be political and serious minded have not been completely abandoned (particularly on "Like it or Not" and "Isaiah"), although she never becomes nearly as heavy-handed as on past efforts. Even Madonna's somewhat awkward rants on materialism ("Let it Will Be" and "How High," which feel somewhat hypocritical coming from a multi-millionaire) sail on their strong hooks and airy production. That last tidbit is perhaps the crucial component to CONFESSIONS' success, as Madonna has returned to crafting a solid collection of songs rather than simply relying on heavy handed moralizing and endless production gimmicks.
In order to maximize the club-like atmosphere, all 12 tracks are segued together into one 56-minute party. Ditching Mirwais Ahmadzai (who produced Madonna's previous two albums) in favor of Stuart Price was an invaluable decision, as CONFESSIONS feels like Madonna's most organic and least-forced album in years. Each track has an almost immediately likeable quality, with the international hits "Sorry" and "Jump" and the 2005 concert opener "Future Lovers," in particular emerging as three of the decade's best pop recordings. The only real downside to the album is that, given that the tempo and mood of the disc rarely changes, the songs begin to become interchangeable as the album nears to its close and leaves the tracks sounding more samey than they really are.
Internationally, the album was a huge smash selling over 8 million copies worldwide (1.7 million in the US) and returning Madonna to the #1 position on Billboard's Hot 200 in the states. Overall, CONFESSIONS was greeted with very positive reviews from both critics and fans, although some certainly felt that Madonna was playing safe with the set and that the disc was not in the same league as the major titles in Madonna's catalogue, such as LIKE A PRAYER or RAY OF LIGHT. The lead single "Hung Up" became an international chart-topper, landing in the Guinness Book of World Records for hitting #1 in 45 separate countries. The single peaked at #7 on the Hot 100 in the US, becoming Madonna's 36th Top Ten single.
Although "Sorry," "Get Together," and "Jump" were all huge international hits, the singles inexplicably failed to connect with the American mainstream, with "Sorry" stalling at an unimpressive #58 and "Get Together" and "Jump" both failing to even crack the Hot 100. Perhaps the US population just wasn't in the mood to dance in 2005, as the lackluster performance of these three singles is very perplexing. Particularly that of "Sorry" and "Jump," which would probably be considered crowning achievements in Madonna's career if they had only performed more successfully stateside. Of course, Madonna had no such problems on the US Dance Chart, where all four of the album's singles justifiably hit #1 without difficulty.
CONFESSIONS remains a crucial recording in Madonna's discography, as it showcases the singer/songwriter returning from the brink of disaster with an extremely engaging and satisfying set. The album features a set of sturdily constructed dance-pop confections that are consistently solid and listenable. Although the disc lacks variety and becomes a touch too monotonous before its conclusion, the goodwill and studio expertise of Madonna and producer Stuart Price successfully navigate the disc over such obstacles. Besides, you'll be dancing too hard to care anyway!
Customer Rating:
Summary: Classic. Best since Ray of Light
Comment: This cd is not for everyone, but it is a certified classic that I absolutely think deserves more than 1 or 2 stars. Excellent production, lyrics, and videos that only Madonna can make
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Summary: Madonna the greatest.
Comment: Great Album. Love all the songs. Madonna, you are the greatest entertainer in the universe. Keep up the good work as always
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Summary: disco, 80s synth, digital musical journey
Comment: This album feels like a non-stop club music event! Which is pure genius what Madonna did with this album, making the tracks just tie-in after another making it one continuous non-stop musical journey. It's early 80's Madonna meets the future electronica Madonna!
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Editorial Reviews:
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Apparently there's nothing in Kabbalah that disallows sweaty, head-spinningly good dance music, because here comes a flame-haired Madonna hawking a dozen songs' worth: Confessions on a Dance Floor darts seamlessly from Madge's early days, when she emerged as the genre's enduring darling, through the political, kiddie, and acoustic pap that drove a wedge between her and early adopters of the fingerless glove look. Songs like the pop-leaning "Jump" and first single "Hung Up"--an adrenaline drip on high that, like many of these tracks, will inspire mild shame among those who've thrilled to the much thinner disco-dusted outpourings of younger divas recently--represent both a return to form and an unmistakable march into the future. "Get Together" is a sonic freak-out in the best sense; "Push" traffics in gut-level futuristic trance; and "Forbidden Love" loops in '80s blips and bleeps for a follow-me-into-the-past effect that's both neo and retro. For all the image-affirming innovations here, though, these confessions find Madonna framed in her share of reflective moments too. "Was it all worth it/How did I earn it?" she asks on "How High," a song featuring vocoder. "Nobody's perfect/I guess I deserve it," comes the answer. A later lyrical inquiry is left for the listener to judge: "Does this get any better?" Madonna wants to know. But that opens the door to a dizzying proposition. Few of us would have guessed, after all, that it got this good. --Tammy La Gorce
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