AlexdeParis said:

SoulAlive said:

"Spotlight" certainly is an outtake from this album.I think it should have appeared on the album instead of "Jimmy,Jimmy" which nobody likes,lol.

Doesn't Moonbeam like that one?

I don't know it's such a lousy song,lol

alphastreet said:

I heard on a Madonna forum years ago from a fan that in their yearbook back then, they called True Blue a flop for selling 1 million less than Like a Virgin in the US, blasphemy!

This is the earliest Madonna era I remember when I was 3 years old that made me into a fan. Papa Don't Preach was the song I loved and I have memories of my cousin dancing to it and the tape when I visited, and also discovered Madonna videos from the eras before it that I had on tape. I knew Live To Tell as well and liked her dress, but I didn't appreciate slow Madonna yet, I liked fast Madonna songs. I had it on cassette for years though not at the time though I did get the Like a Virgin album and a poster for my room, but I didn't own it on CD until the remasters were released. Best tracks are:

White Heat

Where's The Party

Open Your Heart

Papa Don't Preach

La Isla Bonita

True Blue

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I thought "True Blue" was her biggest selling studio album to date. It was anything but a flop.

from Wikipedia:

According to Guinness Book of World Records, True Blue reached number one in at least 28 countries worldwide, an unprecedented achievement at that time. It was the world's top-selling album of 1986, and by 1991 it had sold over 17 million copies worldwide. It has become one of the best-selling albums in history, selling over 24 million copies worldwide. In the United States, True Blue debuted at number twenty-eight on the Billboard 200 and reached number one on the issue dated August 16, 1986, staying on the top for six weeks, and was on the chart for a total of eighty-two weeks. The album also reached a peak of forty-seven on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. On February 9, 1995, the album was certified seven times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for shipments of over seven million copies of the album. This made True Blue the third best selling album of Madonna in the United States behind Like a Virgin (1984) and The Immaculate Collection (1990). After the advent of the Nielsen SoundScan era in 1991, the album sold a further 404,000 copies.

In Canada the album debuted at number seventy-three on the RPM chart for the issue of July 5, 1986. The album climbed rapidly upwards and peaked the chart on the issue dated August 9, 1986 staying on the top for nine weeks. The album was present on the chart for seventy-seven weeks. On June 11, 1986, it was certified diamond by the Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA) for shipment of one million copies. In the United Kingdom, True Blue entered the UK Albums Chart at number one, becoming the first album by American artist to do so. It was present on the chart for a total of 85 weeks and became the biggest-selling album of 1986 in the country. The album was certified seven times platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) on March 1, 1992 for shipment of 2,100,000 copies of the album.The album has sold a total of 1,961,164 copies, landing at number sixty-four on the list of the UK's 100 best-selling albums of all time.

AlexdeParis said:

Doesn't Moonbeam like that one?

i LOVE it!!

Not my favorite album, but its my favorite album artwork. I think Like A Virgin and Like A Prayer are both better albums, song for song.

Spinlight said:

Not my favorite album, but its my favorite album artwork. I think Like A Virgin and Like A Prayer are both better albums, song for song.

Like a Prayer? definitely, obviously...

but, Like a Vigin?

Material Girl vs Papa Don't Preach = Draw

Angel vs Open Your Heart = Draw

Like a Virgin vs White Heat

Over and Over vs Where's The Party

Love Don't Live Here Anymore vs Live to Tell

Dress You Up vs True Blue

Shoo-Bee-Doo vs La Isla Bonita (oh lawd, this one was easy)

Pretender vs Jimmy Jimmy

Stay vs Love Makes the World Go Round (cheesier, but more enjoyable)

I'd say that TB is the better album overall...

^^ I have the same opinion about LAV and True Blue: the singles are fantastic,but the other songs are just 'OK'.It wasn't until LAP that Madonna began to make full,complete albums where even the non-singles were interesting.

JoeTyler said:

SoulAlive said:

AlexdeParis said:

SoulAlive said:

^^ I have the same opinion about LAV and True Blue: the singles are fantastic,but the other songs are just 'OK'.It wasn't until LAP that Madonna began to make full,complete albums where even the non-singles were interesting.

That's because you always underestimate her first album.

Her first album is okay but I don't think it's the masterpiece that so many other fans think it is

SoulAlive said:

alphastreet said:

I also like to believe Who's That Girl and Spotlight were outtakes that were used later on, I can't get enough of those songs.

"Spotlight" certainly is an outtake from this album.I think it should have appeared on the album instead of "Jimmy,Jimmy" which nobody likes,lol.

The only reason why Spotlight didn't make it on the True Blue album is because it sounds like a sequel to Where's The Party.

AlexdeParis said:

JoeTyler said:

Like a Prayer? definitely, obviously...

but, Like a Vigin?

Material Girl vs Papa Don't Preach = Draw

Angel vs Open Your Heart = Draw

Like a Virgin vs White Heat

Over and Over vs Where's The Party

Love Don't Live Here Anymore vs Live to Tell

Dress You Up vs True Blue

Shoo-Bee-Doo vs La Isla Bonita (oh lawd, this one was easy)

Pretender vs Jimmy Jimmy

Stay vs Love Makes the World Go Round (cheesier, but more enjoyable)

I'd say that TB is the better album overall...

"Jimmy Jimmy" and "Loves Makes the World Go Round"? Two of her worst songs ever. No way are they better than "Pretender" and "Stay." I also think "Over and Over" earns a draw, which gives a huge edge to LAV. And that's without "Into the Groove"...

the "why oh why oh why oh why oh why oh why oh whyyyyyy" part is clearly better than "He's a Pretendaaaa! lol lol

and LMTWGR is a CLASSIC, Live Aid anyone?

and Where's the Party could have been, easily, the sixth single (hit), so O&O fails...

TB all the way...

JoeTyler said:

AlexdeParis said:

JoeTyler said: "Jimmy Jimmy" and "Loves Makes the World Go Round"? Two of her worst songs ever. No way are they better than "Pretender" and "Stay." I also think "Over and Over" earns a draw, which gives a huge edge to LAV. And that's without "Into the Groove"...

the "why oh why oh why oh why oh why oh why oh whyyyyyy" part is clearly better than "He's a Pretendaaaa! lol lol

and LMTWGR is a CLASSIC, Live Aid anyone?

and Where's the Party could have been, easily, the sixth single (hit), so O&O fails...

TB all the way...

I think "White Heat" could have been a single.I'm actually surprised that it wasn't.

I think Spotlight and Who's That Girl sound kind of girly though the sound is similar to the album, so I understand why they didn't make it, but I love them so much! I bought the Holiday Collection and You Can Dance so I could own them. I saw the Papa Don't Preach record recently, and I'm considering buying it cause of the poster that comes with it, it's rare and iconic, and when I redo my room soon, I've decided I want one Madonna pic, but I want it to be something iconic, and definitely from the 80's, one from one of the first 3 album eras.

AlexdeParis said:

"Live to Tell" was probably her breakthrough as a "mature" artist. Still love it to this day. The singles are all great, but too much filler makes this easily her worst album of the '80s.

Agree.

La Isla Bonita has aged well, I know so many people who love this song still. The look with the red dress is one of her best.

armpit said:

CHIC0 said:

Ooh, ooh!

*claps happily*

I have to go listen to that now, I'm all tweaking and shit LOL.

mancabdriver said:

alphastreet said:

I heard on a Madonna forum years ago from a fan that in their yearbook back then, they called True Blue a flop for selling 1 million less than Like a Virgin in the US, blasphemy!

This is the earliest Madonna era I remember when I was 3 years old that made me into a fan. Papa Don't Preach was the song I loved and I have memories of my cousin dancing to it and the tape when I visited, and also discovered Madonna videos from the eras before it that I had on tape. I knew Live To Tell as well and liked her dress, but I didn't appreciate slow Madonna yet, I liked fast Madonna songs. I had it on cassette for years though not at the time though I did get the Like a Virgin album and a poster for my room, but I didn't own it on CD until the remasters were released. Best tracks are:

White Heat

Where's The Party

Open Your Heart

Papa Don't Preach

La Isla Bonita

True Blue

[Edited 7/2/11 23:27pm]

I thought "True Blue" was her biggest selling studio album to date. It was anything but a flop.

It really wasn't a flop. Like I said, 1 million less in the US. Like a Virgin sold 10 million and True Blue 9 million. Worldwide, it was 25 million or something like that.

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Just received this from Madonna's site.

Dear Madonna fans,