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Erotica [Edited] - Madonna (CD 1992)

Track Listing
1. Erotica
2. Fever
3. Bye Bye Baby
4. Deeper and Deeper
5. Where Life Begins
6. Bad Girl
7. Waiting
8. Thief of Hearts
9. Words
10. Rain
11. Why's It So Hard
12. In This Life
13. Secret Garden

Details
Distributor:WEA (distr)
Recording Type:Studio
Recording Mode:Stereo
SPAR Code:n/a

Album Notes
Personnel: Madonna (vocals); Paul Pesco, Jerome Dickens (guitar); Danny Wilensky (saxophone); James "Sleepy Keys" Preston (piano); Joe Moskowitz (keyboards, drums, programming); Shep Pettibone (keyboards, sequencing, programming); Tony Shimkin (keyboards, sequencing, programming, drum programming, background vocals); Andre Betts (keyboards, strings, synthesizer, piano, bass, drums); Doug Wimbish (bass); Anton Fig (drums); Sander Selover (programming); Donna Delory, Niki Harris (background vocals).
Producers: Madonna, Shep Pettibone, Andre Betts.
Recorded at Mastermix and Sound Works, New York, New York.
Madonna released EROTICA around the same time she released her SEX book, and that's exactly what it sounds like. The title song has a sensuously static groove over which she commands, "Put your hands all over my body." "Where Life Begins" demands that you do something a whole lot more intimate (and quite unrepeatable here) to her. The CD booklet has a photo of Madonna in bondage. To get across the album's naughty feel, Madonna dispensed with the pop prettiness of LIKE A PRAYER and returned to her hard-core dance club roots.
She and co-producer Shep Pettibone, who had made his name as a club DJ and dance remixer, craft some alluring bad-girl grooves (catch the ocean-deep bass on "Waiting") while still managing to keep things catchy. "Deeper And Deeper " is celebratory dance-pop (with a brief Latin break that nods to the music's true roots) and "Rain" stands among Madonna's major ballads. There's a strange heaviness amidst the fun, games and bondage on EROTICA, which "In This Life" goes a long way toward explaining: it's about AIDS and homophobia. At her naughtiest and most R-rated, Madonna still carries a message, and it resonates well beyond the dance floor.

Editorial Reviews
3 Stars - Good - ...the substance of EROTICA resides in a range of straight-talking, almost intimate songs based, not on an idea about sex, but on experience of relationships...
Q (12/01/1992)

...ranges from the snazzy, deep house groove of `Deeper And Deeper' to the luscious, slow-tickling pulse of `Rain'...
Musician (01/01/1993)

Recommended - ...largely poignant, reflective, and compassionate in tone...
Spin (01/01/1993)

4 Stars - Excellent - ...EROTICA is everything Madonna has been denounced for being--meticulous, calculated, domineering and artificial. It accepts those charges and answers with a brilliant record to prove them...
Rolling Stone (11/26/1992)

Ranked #22 in the Village Voice's list of the 40 Best Albums Of 1992.
Village Voice (03/02/1993)

4 Stars - Excellent - ...EROTICA is everything Madonna has been denounced for being--meticulous, calculated, domineering and artificial. It accepts those charges and answers with a brilliant record to prove them...
Rolling Stone (11/26/1992)

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    Reviews
      Superb CD
    Review created: 04/02/08

    Love the song FEVER on this CD. Can't believe I even found a copy of it on ebay. I remember how much I used to listen to this about 10 years ago.


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      A trip hop message
    Review created: 11/18/06
    by:

    Più ascolto l'album e più, a mio modesto avviso, mi esprime una quasi svolta trip hop di Madonna. E' un album sensuale, energico, e ricco di musica complessa ed intrigante. Tutti i brani sono decisamente all'altezza dei singoli, più conosciuti (Erotica, Fever)... e l'insieme è piacevolmente sorprendente, sopra le aspettative.
    Gli eccezionali prezzi in e-bay ovviamente mi hanno indotto ad acquistare questo CD. A me piace moltissimo Madonna, anche se non la acquisto se non di rado. Perchè la musica che ascolto spesso e più col cuore è il trip hop. Ed è anche cogliendo un influenza trip hop che mi sono appassionata ad Erotica. Da consigliare a chi ama le sperimentazioni musicali.


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      Modonna Erotica CD great CD I loved it
    Review created: 08/09/06
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    It was in excellent condition. Fast shipping!I loved it! The music is great to work out to. I ride my statioary bike to all the songs. I love her first four songs the best!!!!!!!!!! Modonna Rocks!!! I used to think she was a has-been, but I've changed my mind. Modonna will always be ahead of her time! No matter how high you turn up her music it sounds good! Now, that's good music!


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      MADONNA THE QUEEN OF GOOD MUSIC!!!
    Review created: 07/02/06
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    I've wanted this CD for some time but I refused to purchase it again as my friends always seem to take this one from me. I saw this on EBay and thought, what could I loose. So, I purchased it. It was in perfect condition, was sent to me in a short time and the seller was a joy. This is one of three CD's by Madonna that are EXCELLENT and an excellent place to purchase from, EBAY. Thanks EBay!


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      YAWN.
    Review created: 06/14/07
    by: starcollector-- a member of Epinions and Top Reviewer in Music

    Pros:
    "Deeper and Deeper" is great.

    Cons:
    This is mind-numbing and TOO FREAKING LONG.

    (Disclaimer: Those looking for a brief description of the album will find what their looking for in the "Review Body" section. The section titled "Track Reviews" is meant only for those who want to read detailed descriptions of the songs, and they do not constitute the essence of this review. Lastly and most importantly, this review is not necessarily written by the point of view of a Madonna fan.) Overall Score: 1/5 Best Song: "Deeper and Deeper" Worst Song: "Did You Do It?" Review Body: Thanks to the success Madonna had in 1990 with "Vogue," previously reviewed on I'm Breathless, Madonna...


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      Underrated-Saved my life!
    Review created: 01/18/08
    by: vinatieri4 -- a member of Epinions

    Pros:
    This Cd saved me from suicide! Bad Girl!

    Cons:
    Did you do it! (sucked!) Also she should have used "you thrill me" too.

    Madonna's Best Album! It shows the other side of real life. The club life, dealing with homosexuality,insecurity, sex, drugs, fame, and being alone and afraid.


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