Like a Virgin

by Madonna

Type: Album
Released: 12 November 1984
Label: Sire
Country: United States
Length: 38:44
Community rating: 3.47/5 from 8 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Propelled by Nile Rodgers's crisp, funk-inflected production, 'Like a Virgin' solidified Madonna as a global cultural icon. The album blends highly melodic synth-pop and upbeat dance-pop structures with sexually liberated, confident lyricism that challenged 80s pop norms. It is a fiercely energetic, deeply romantic blockbuster that redefined the modern female pop star.

Genres

Descriptors: club, dance, melodic, party, rhythmic

Tracklist

Credits

Madonna - primary artist, backing vocals, written-by
Jeffrey Kent Ayeroff - art direction
Paula Greif - art direction
Jeri McManus - art direction, design
Curtis King - backing vocals
Frank Simms - backing vocals
George Simms - backing vocals
Bernard Edwards - bass
Jimmy Bralower - drum programming [linn, simmons]
Tony Thompson - drums
Eric Mohler - edited by [digital assistants]
Malcolm Pollack - edited by [digital assistants]
Gus Skinas - edited by [digital]
Rob Eaton - engineer [2nd]
Jason Corsaro - engineer, mixed by
Weisner-DeMann Entertainment - management
Bob Ludwig - mastered by [original]
Steven Meisel - photography by
Nile Rodgers - producer, guitar, synthesizer [synclavier 2, juno 60], acoustic guitar, arranged by [strings], conductor [strings], synthesizer [synclavier 2]
Rob Sabino - synthesizer [assorted], synthesizer [bass], piano [acoustic]
Stephen Bray - written-by
Peter Brown - written-by
Robert Rans - written-by
Steinberg & Kelly - written-by
Karen Milne - contractor [strings]
Kermit Moore - contractor [strings]
Miles Gregory - written-by
Andrea LaRusso - written-by
Peggy Stanziale - written-by
Brenda White King - backing vocals
Lenny Pickett - saxophone [solo]