Erotica

by Madonna

Erotica cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 20 October 1992
  • Label: Maverick
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 1:10:27
  • Community rating: 3.79/5 from 11 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

'Erotica' is a highly controversial, unapologetically sexual concept album that delves into deep house, contemporary R&B, and dark dance-pop. Madonna utilizes cold, incredibly sensual beats and a hushed, nocturnal vocal delivery to explore themes of romance, power dynamics, and LGBTQ liberation.

Genres

Descriptors: lgbtq, atmospheric, hedonism, dance, club, rhythmic, slick, vocal

Tracklist

  1. Erotica (5:18)
  2. Fever (5:00)
  3. Bye Bye Baby (3:56)
  4. Deeper and Deeper (5:33)
  5. Where Life Begins (5:57)
  6. Bad Girl (5:23)
  7. Waiting (5:46)
  8. Thief of Hearts (4:51)
  9. Words (5:55)
  10. Rain (5:24)
  11. Why's It so Hard (5:23)
  12. In This Life (6:23)
  13. Secret Garden (5:32)

Credits

  • Madonna - primary artist, producer [produced by], written-by
  • George Karras - engineer [mix engineer]
  • Dennis Mitchell - engineer [recording engineers]
  • Robin Hancock - engineer [recording engineers]
  • Shep Pettibone - producer [produced by], written-by

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