Can you recommend me some songs similiar to Madonna's first album??

Hey,

I always read: She was nothing special, there were so many other singers who sounded like her. Can you recommend me some songs (on youtube) in the "Madonna" vein. You know, songs a la Physical Attraction, Lucky Star, Angel...

Check out the other stuff Reggie Lucas did(with James Mtume). Its better I think Madge's debut was Reggie's SAFEST sound.

They produced:

Phyllis Hyman
Stephanie Mills
Marc Sadane
Donny Hathaway & Roberta Flack

Among other talents, I'm sure.

graecophilos said:

graecophilos said:

wow, thank you, I'm gonna listen to them tomorrow.

anyone else has some recommendations??

you know, like when I feel in a Thriller mood but don't want to listen to it again I take some Heatwave records...

It's the same with this now. I like Madonna's first album and search for songs that sound pretty much like those songs.
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OMG...I"m breaking out Baby Talk right now....I thought this was Madonna for sure. The 12" Vinyl is what I have and I wore the grooves out! All Night Passion was ridiculous...Pure Pop Dance MAGIC!!!!!

dancerella said:

DAV123 said:

Aretha Franklin-"Who's Zoomin' Who"
Tina Turner-"Typical Male"

Both always struck me as very Madonna sounding tracks musically. You can't deny the dance pop sound of those two tracks. I love both those tracks but the best of the Madonna sounding tracks has to be Regina's "Baby Love". Madonna was a fool not to pick that one up!

I don't know about YouTube but Gwen Stefani did a song called "Serious" that sounds like it could have been a Madonna - Jellybean Benetiz joint.

I thought of Serious by Gwen as well

also:

I Never Knew a Love Like This Before-Stephanie Mills
Genius of Love-Tom Tom Club
Upside Down-Diana Ross
Square Biz-Teena Marie
Don't You Want Me Baby-Human League
Let's Hear It For the Boy-Deneice Williams
Outta My Head-Ashlee Simpson
Rhythm of the Night-El Debarge
Everything She Wants-Wham

Anything by Jody Watley from her first solo album

alphastreet said:

VoicesCarry said:

get "Regina" also. Her producer did a track called Baby Love. I think he might have produced her whole album

graecophilos said:

paisleypark4 said:

bobsteezy said:

VinnyM27 said:

I remember "Baby Love" by Regina! It's from 1986 and it sounds just like a Madonna track from that period!! Wasn't it produced by Patrick Leonard?

SoulAlive said:

I remember "Baby Love" by Regina! It's from 1986 and it sounds just like a Madonna track from that period!! Wasn't it produced by Patrick Leonard?

i think Madonna sings in the chorus. It sounds EXACTLY like her, you know that nasal singing.

graecophilos said:

SoulAlive said:

graecophilos said:

i think Madonna sings in the chorus. It sounds EXACTLY like her, you know that nasal singing.

Bumping this thread because I was always curious about this. Madonna's first album was always named as her most influential. Thanks a lot for the suggestions!

Under Your Spell-Candy

Krystol's "Talk Of The Town"

I did soem research as well.

Of all the Mtume songs "Would You Like (To Fool Around)" comes next to her. Also "Never Knew Love Like This Before" is the older sister of Borderline. (Intro?)

Now I'm listening to Evelyn King. I like her voice, I believe she would have handled the Madonna-album songs better than Madonna.

graecophilos said:

graecophilos said:

SoulAlive said:

yeah, I even think it's her. It was around the same time "Each Time You Break My Heart" was released.

SoulAlive said:

One that just came to mind was Cher's "Skin Deep" from her 1987 self titled album (the faux metal one with "We All Sleep Alone" and "I Found Someone"). It was a single but charted low. Something tells me if this single was the biggest hit, Cher would have gone dance again sooner than 1998's "Believe" (although the hint that Cher and dance music were a good mix in the post disco era came when Jr. Vasquez mixed "One By One" and it was so big, it appeared on VH1 for a while).