Y'all need to give props to Shep Pettibone!

He co-produced this album and co-wrote "Bad Girl"

http://en.wikipedia.org/w..._Pettibone

Later: work with Madonna, Pet Shop Boys, Janet Jackson & others

Shep Pettibone added to his work at 98.7 Kiss FM from 1982 by working in the studio on a number of well-known 12" singles for Salsoul Records in 1983, including hits by Skyy, Inner Life, the Salsoul Orchestra and Loleatta Holloway, among others. His remix of First Choice's "Let No Man Put Asunder" is the version now found in the majority of urban DJ's record crates. Shep also had a go at remixing "Dr. Love" (which had anthemized many a disco night in the late 1970s as A Tom Moulton Mix). Moulton wished Shep luck, but later hinted that he did not care for the remix.

Shep Pettibone formed an early alliance with Pet Shop Boys, mixing "West End Girls" and co-producing some B-side material with the group, like "Was That What It Was?" (1986), "You Know Where You Went Wrong" (1987). He also did a notable "turnaround mix" for Level 42 on their "Something About You" single in 1985, garnering the record airplay and decent sales after its first release had been a flop.

His most famous work by far would be his remixes, writing and production collaborations with Madonna, starting in earnest in 1986 with the "Color Mix" of "True Blue". In 1987, he added new material to Madonna's "Into the Groove", significantly changing the arrangement so that Madonna could get more stage time and a broader performance out of the song. Shep Pettibone had obviously been smitten with the record, as he had used the basic rhythm arrangement for New York teen queen Alisha's "Baby Talk" in 1985. He went on to remix several more of Madonna's hit singles, including "Causing a Commotion", "Like a Prayer" and "Express Yourself." Most notable were the duo's collaborations on the number one song "Vogue" and the "Erotica" album. Their association appeared to end soon after working on several songs together in 1994 for a Madonna album that did not eventuate. Madonna finished two of the songs with different collaborators (see Unreleased Madonna Songs). A third tune from this session, "Love Won't Wait", was later given to Gary Barlow (Take That's songwriter and singer), to record and it reached #1 in the UK in 1997 with co-writing credit given to both Shep Pettibone and Madonna.

Shep Pettibone mixed the famous video version of Janet Jackson's The Pleasure Principle in 1987. He also mixed several of the singles from her Rhythm Nation 1814 album, including the title track, Miss You Much, Alright, Love Will Never Do (Without You) and Escapade.

Shep Pettibone helped British songbird (now Kylie Minogue's songwriter and producer) Cathy Dennis, break US radio by means of his mixes of "Just Another Dream" and "Touch Me (All Night Long)". The latter is a definitive example of a "turnaround" mix, where a remixer significantly commercialises an otherwise uncommercial song for single release, usually resulting much improved sales for the associated album. Shep Pettibone worked with Cathy Dennis on her second release "You Lied To Me", which did not perform as well as its predecessor.

In April 1987, Pettibone also produced the first version of the Pet Shop Boys hit "Heart", although an entirely new production would be used for the eventual single and yet another mix was used and produced by Andy Richards (Holly Johnson, Inga and O.M.D. producer), on the album Actually. Which was reached number one UK Single Chart in April 1988. Shep's version was eventually released on the 2001 2-disc re-release of "Actually".

These have been around for years but I love them. Shep Pettibone's diary of the writting of the album. Wonder what the rap on Why's It So Hard sounded like

http://www.madonna-online...iaries.htm

Erotica is one of my favourite madonna video's

^^ I love the Erotica diaries.Interesting read! Alot of insight into the making of this album.

paisleypark4 said:

Bad Girl....I hated at first.

After listening to it years later and becoming a Modonna fan slowly I thought it was lyriclly engrossing and thoughtful. The video was done very well and is a bit depressing.

Now...I dont hate the song but I don't find myself playing it much...the melody is too slow and singing those same words over and over wears thin after a while.

"Bad Girl" was always my favorite song from this album

I love it when Madonna does 'sad' songs...she has a real knack for songs that are emotional and heartfelt."To Have And Not To Hold" and "Miles Away" are two other examples.I wish she would write more stuff like this!

SoulAlive said:

From Body of Evidence, the highly criticized erotic
melodrama by Uli Edel starring Madonna and Willem Defoe

Was the song Bad Girl used in this movie?