Tracklist
| A1 | Papa Don't Preach | 4:27 | |
| A2 | Open Your Heart | 4:12 | |
| A3 | White Heat | 4:25 | |
| A4 | Live To Tell | 5:45 | |
| B1 | Where's The Party | 4:20 | |
| B2 | True Blue | 4:16 | |
| B3 | La Isla Bonita | 4:01 | |
| B4 | Jimmy Jimmy | 3:54 | |
| B5 | Love Makes The World Go Round | 4:27 |
Companies, etc.
- Record Company – Warner Communications
- Recorded At – Channel Recording
- Mixed At – Master Control, Burbank
- Mastered At – Future Disc
- Marketed By – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Sire Records Company
- Copyright © – Sire Records Company
- Pressed By – Specialty Records Corporation
- Published By – Elliot/Jacobsen Music Publishing Co.
- Published By – WB Music Corp.
- Published By – Bleu Disque Music Co., Inc.
- Published By – Webo Girl
- Published By – Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.
- Published By – Bertus Publishing
- Published By – Ralfelson Music
- Published By – Johnny Yuma Music
- Published By – Black Lion Music, Inc.
- Published By – Edge Of Fluke Music
Credits
- Acoustic Guitar – John Putnam (tracks: A1)
- Arranged By [Strings] – Billy Meyers* (tracks: A1)
- Art Direction – Jeffrey Kent Ayeroff
- Art Direction [With] – Jeri McManus
- Backing Vocals – Siedah Garrett (tracks: A1, B1 to B3, B5)
- Design – Jeri McManus
- Drum Programming – Stephen Bray (tracks: A3, B5)
- Drums – Stephen Bray (tracks: A1, B1, B2, B4)
- Electric Guitar – John Putnam (tracks: A1)
- Engineer, Mixed By – Michael Verdick
- Guitar – Paul Jackson, Jr.* (tracks: A3, B5)
- Keyboards – Stephen Bray (tracks: A1, B1, B2, B4)
- Keyboards [Additional] – Pat Leonard* (tracks: B4)
- Management – Weisner-DeMann Entertainment, Inc.*
- Mixed By [Assistant] – Dan Nebenzal
- Percussion – Paulinho Da Costa (tracks: A2, B3, B5)
- Photography By – Herb Ritts
- Producer – Stephen Bray (tracks: A1, B1, B2, B4)
- Rhythm Guitar – David Williams (4) (tracks: A1)
- Saxophone – Dave Boroff* (tracks: B1)
Notes
Variation information:
- Specialty Records Corporation pressing (SRC stamper and E A S T around spindle hole)
- hype sticker on the shrink
- glossy outer sleeve
- custom color inner sleeve with lyrics
- color poster
There are at least two hype sticker variations:
1. Live To Tell / Papa Don't Preach (1st version)
2. Open Your Heart / Live To Tell / Papa Don't Preach (2nd version)
This album was recorded at Channel Recording and mixed at Master Control.
Originally mastered at Future Disc.
Made in U.S.A.
Printed in U.S.A.
Marketed by Warner Bros. Records Inc.
Publishers per label:
A1 - Elliot / Jacobsen Music Pub. Co. ASCAP
A2 - WB Music Corp. / Bleu Disque Music Co., Inc. / Webo Girl . by WB Music Corp. ASCAP / Warner-Tamerlane Pub. Corp. / Bertus Pub. . by Warner-Tamerlane Pub. Corp. BMI / Rafelson Music ASCAP
A3, A4, B5 - WB Music Corp. / Bleu Disque Music Co., Inc. / Webo Girl . by WB Music Corp. ASCAP / Johnny Yuma Music BMI
B1 - WB Music Corp. / Bleu Disque Music Co., Inc. / Webo Girl . by WB Music Corp. / Black Lion Music, Inc. ASCAP / Johnny Yuma Music BMI
B2, B4 - WB Music Corp. / Bleu Disque Music Co., Inc. / Webo Girl . by WB Music Corp. / Black Lion Music, Inc. ASCAP
B3 - WB Music Corp. / Bleu Disque Music Co., Inc. / Webo Girl . by WB Music Corp. / Johnny Yuma Music BMI / Edge Of Fluke Music ASCAP
Track A3 movie samples from "White Heat." Dedicated to Jimmy Cagney
Paulinho da Costa appears courtesy of Pablo Records
Siedah Garrett appears courtesy of Qwest Records
Jackie Jackson appears courtesy of Epic Records
Paul Jackson, Jr. appears courtesy of Mankind Productions
Yamaha equipment appears courtesy of Doug Buttleman
This album is dedicated to my husband, the coolest guy in the universe
© ℗ 1986 Sire Records Company
- Specialty Records Corporation pressing (SRC stamper and E A S T around spindle hole)
- hype sticker on the shrink
- glossy outer sleeve
- custom color inner sleeve with lyrics
- color poster
There are at least two hype sticker variations:
1. Live To Tell / Papa Don't Preach (1st version)
2. Open Your Heart / Live To Tell / Papa Don't Preach (2nd version)
This album was recorded at Channel Recording and mixed at Master Control.
Originally mastered at Future Disc.
Made in U.S.A.
Printed in U.S.A.
Marketed by Warner Bros. Records Inc.
Publishers per label:
A1 - Elliot / Jacobsen Music Pub. Co. ASCAP
A2 - WB Music Corp. / Bleu Disque Music Co., Inc. / Webo Girl . by WB Music Corp. ASCAP / Warner-Tamerlane Pub. Corp. / Bertus Pub. . by Warner-Tamerlane Pub. Corp. BMI / Rafelson Music ASCAP
A3, A4, B5 - WB Music Corp. / Bleu Disque Music Co., Inc. / Webo Girl . by WB Music Corp. ASCAP / Johnny Yuma Music BMI
B1 - WB Music Corp. / Bleu Disque Music Co., Inc. / Webo Girl . by WB Music Corp. / Black Lion Music, Inc. ASCAP / Johnny Yuma Music BMI
B2, B4 - WB Music Corp. / Bleu Disque Music Co., Inc. / Webo Girl . by WB Music Corp. / Black Lion Music, Inc. ASCAP
B3 - WB Music Corp. / Bleu Disque Music Co., Inc. / Webo Girl . by WB Music Corp. / Johnny Yuma Music BMI / Edge Of Fluke Music ASCAP
Track A3 movie samples from "White Heat." Dedicated to Jimmy Cagney
Paulinho da Costa appears courtesy of Pablo Records
Siedah Garrett appears courtesy of Qwest Records
Jackie Jackson appears courtesy of Epic Records
Paul Jackson, Jr. appears courtesy of Mankind Productions
Yamaha equipment appears courtesy of Doug Buttleman
This album is dedicated to my husband, the coolest guy in the universe
© ℗ 1986 Sire Records Company
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode (Print): 0 7599-25442-1
- Barcode (Scan; Format: UPC_A): 075992544214
- Rights Society: ASCAP
- Rights Society: BMI
- Other (Embossed around spindle hole): E A S T
- Matrix / Runout ([Variant 1] Side A - runout): 1-25442ARE-1 SR-1 FUTUREDISC
- Matrix / Runout ([Variant 1] Side B - runout): 1-25442-BRE-1 SR2
- Matrix / Runout ([Variant 2] Side A - runout): 1-25442ARE-1 SR-2
- Matrix / Runout ([Variant 2] Side B - runout): 1-25442-BRE-1 SR2 HSMI-4
- Matrix / Runout ([Variant 4] Side A - runout): 1-25442ARE-1-SR-2 [SRC logo] FuTuREDISC 1̶ 1-3
- Matrix / Runout ([Variant 4] Side B - runout): 1-25442-BRE-1 SR2 [SRC logo] 1-1 SMI-4
- Matrix / Runout ([Variant 5] Side A - runout): 1-ISMI-1 1-25442ARE-1-SR-2 [SRC logo] FuTuREDISC
- Matrix / Runout ([Variant 5] Side B - runout): 1-ISMI-1 1-25442BRE-1 SR2 [SRC logo]
- Matrix / Runout ([Variant 6] Side A - runout): 1-25542-A-RE1-SR3 FUTURE DISC (SRC logo) 1-4
- Matrix / Runout ([Variant 6] Side B - runout): 1-25542-BRE-1 SR2 (SRC logo) 1-1 SM2-5
- Matrix / Runout ([Variant 7] Side A - runout): \-/SM2-2 1-25442 ARE•/ SR-1 [SRC logo] FuTuRE DISC
- Matrix / Runout ([Variant 7] Side B - runout): \-\ SM1-3 1-25442-BRE-1 SR2 [SRC logo]
- Matrix / Runout ([Variant 8] Side A - runout): 1-25442ARE-1 SR-1 [SRC] FutureDisc 1-1SM2-1
- Matrix / Runout ([Variant 8] Side B - runout): 1-25442-BRE-1 SR2 [SRC] 1-5
- Matrix / Runout ([Variant 9] Side A - runout): 1-25442ARE-1 SR-1 [SRC] FutureDisc 1-4
- Matrix / Runout ([Variant 9] Side B - runout): 1-25442-BRE-1 SR2 [SRC] 1-1 SM2-4
- Matrix / Runout ([Variant 10] Side A - runout): 1-25442-ARE-1-SR-2 [SRC logo] FUTUREDISC 1-1SM2-2
- Matrix / Runout ([Variant 10] Side B - runout): 1-25442-BRE-1 SR2 [SRC logo] 1-1SM2-3
- Matrix / Runout ([Variant 11] Side A - runout): 1-25442ARE-1-SR-2 [SRC logo] FUTUREDISC 1-1SM2-1
- Matrix / Runout ([Variant 11] Side B - runout): 1-25542-BRE-1 SR2 [SRC logo] 1-1 SM1-4
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True Blue (LP, Album, Limited Edition, Blue) | Sire | 25442-1 | Australia | 1986 | ||
| True Blue (LP, Album, Stereo, R/S Alsdorf Pressing) | Sire | 925 442-1, WX54, WX 54 | Europe | 1986 | |||
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True Blue (LP, Album, Poster) | Sire | 610.7081, 38.066 | Brazil | 1986 | ||
| True Blue (Cassette, Album, HX-pro B-NR) | Sire | WX54C, 925 442-4 | UK & Europe | 1986 | |||
| True Blue (CD, Album) | Sire | 925 442-2 | Europe | 1986 |
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I loved all of Madonna's 80's era albums. That being said, this one is probably the best produced of the bunch, best singles too. This copy sounds incredible. Very well put together.
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80s classic pop album. One of Madonna’s best!! This pressing is absolutely outstanding. 💙 -
just got a new seald one. what a sound! wow!
hope to find more records with this kind of sound.
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This pressing really delivers, perfectly balanced and punchy sound throughout, the music erupts out of the speakers to great effect. -
Edited 3 years agoThis is a decent collection of mid-era Madonna songs, expertly produced. Seriously, the sound on this is amazing. Great pressing too. Recommended. -
Edited 3 years agoMy sister bought this on tape and it reminds me of the lovely, innocent 80's. I'm not a fan of Madonna, but I liked her better before she went so commercial that her shows look like marketing. I love "True Blue" it's beautiful, the rest is not so interesting. Nice for summer music in the background. 4/5 stars.
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A really beautiful sounding vinyl. I just got a copy that basically seems untouched. It even had the poster. Sounds like it was just recorded yesterday. Love it! -
Edited 6 years agoSomewhat a mixed bag, although you couldn't miss with it - here, Madonna delivered some of her most mature pieces on one side and on the other she was audibly hesitant, sticking back to the carefree sing-alongs of her earlier repertoire. With that in mind, "Jimmy Jimmy" definitely stands out as the album's weakest offering. "Live To Tell" is on the other side of the spectrum - emotional and dark (the middle part on the album version is especially chilling). Partially it provokes a question of who was there first - Madonna and Pat Leonard, or This Mortal Coil (there's a strange resemblance between "Live To Tell" and "Ivy and Neet" (from TMC's "Filigree And Shadow") due to a similar moody riff - both play from the same key and share the same year of release).
The remaining list of songs shares melancholy and feel-goodness between them to cool effect - the superb "Open Your Heart" (the sexually daring peep-show video somewhat paving the way for later episodes - "Justify My Love" and "Erotica"), "White Heat" given the aggressive touch, subverted with a tape-looped shotgun sound and James Cagney's lines from the film of the same name (the song being credited in the actor's memory; Cagney ed away in 1986), the strings-attached "Papa Don't Preach", the latin-flavoured "La Isla Bonita"... "Where's The Party" and "Love Makes The World Go Round" are deceptively merry melodies with a lyrical twist, addressing socio-political issues. The title song is a charmer with a Motown vibe. The "Warholian" cover adds to it greatly. In all, Madonna's third creation, that stays in the heart and spins with joy.
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