Product Description

'Ray Of Light' was produced by the ambient pioneer William Orbit. Michigan-born Madonna started work on this album following her involvement in a film production of 'Evita'. The no.1 singles 'Frozen' and 'Ray Of Light' are included.

Track Listing

1. Drowned World (Substitute For Love)
2. Swim
3. Ray Of Light
4. Candy Perfume Girl
5. Skin
6. Nothing Really Matters
7. Sky Fits Heaven
8. Shanti/Ashtangi
9. Frozen
10. Power Of Goodbye
11. To Have And Not To Hold
12. Little Star
13. Mer Girl

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #8927 in Music
• Released on: 1998-03-02
• Number of discs: 1

Amazon.co.uk Review
Never underestimate Madonna's power of persuasion: by nearly all critical accounts, Ray of Light, Madonna's first album of new material since 1994's Bedtime Stories, and her first since motherhood, is her richest, most accomplished record yet. While Ray of Light is being tagged as Madonna's big leap into electronica, it's important to note two things: first, her music has always had close ties to dance culture, and, second, her collaborator William Orbit is no Chemical Brother. Though it has all the latest blips, bleeps, and crackles electronica has to offer, Ray of Light is still largely an adult album, completely within Madonna's realm. Still, Orbit's tasteful sonic constructions provide Madonna with her most adventurous, hippest musical backdrop ever. What's more, the arrangements and production are understated enough to highlight an even bigger development: fresh from singing lessons on the Evita set, Madonna's vocal range, depth, and clarity have never been stronger. But larger pipes don't necessarily make for deeper, truer music. Never a master lyricist, Madonna's words have worked best when they've practically been slogans ("Vogue," "Express Yourself"). This time she goes for more emotional depth, and even tries her hand at ethno-techno-mysticism ("Shanti/Ashtangi"). She largely stumbles, however. The tone conveyed on songs like "Nothing Really Matters" is a self-centred pat on the back that belies her claim to a newly found altruism. It's enough to make you wonder, now that Madonna's given up being our material girl, if maybe she's set her sights on becoming the centre of our spiritual world too. --Roni Sarig

Customer Reviews

Madge exploits Giorgio and us once more - YAWN!
How amazing! How out there! How fab is the ever reinventive Mrs Ritchie? Well, actually no, she is none of these things!! She of the Minnie Mouse vocal chords and limited musical talent (if she has any at all, lets face it!) has discovered that 20 years after the fact the general public have forgotten late 1970s Italian disco producer Girogio Moroder and so the exploitative witch beautiffully rips him and we the masses right off - AGAIN! The Empress' new clothes horse is also all Eastern Mystic here, how quaint? Quite gross really! 'cos you know she don't mean it! Someone put this manipulative old cow to sleep, please!

Frozen in my top ten greatest albums ever known to mankind!!
For anyone who loves good music...this album is for you.
no artist has ever come up with a spiritual and future dance orientated soundtrack quite like this one.
Madge got her teiara with the stunning Like A Virgin album,then got her crown for the mesmerising Like A Prayer album and Vogue,now the crown is now and truely ecured...Maonna is officially the queen of pop...if no music as a whole.
tied 4 ways with Like A Virgin,Music,Erotica and Confessions On A Dancefloor as Madonnas greatest album ever...and most definately one of the 10 greatest albums ever created.
entirely spiritual...and purely mesmerising.
let Ray Of Light enchant you forever.

track list-
Drowned World/Substitute For Love-5/5
Swim-5/5
Ray Of Light-5/5
Candy Perfume Girl-5/5
Skin-5/5
Nothing Really Matters-5/5
Sky Fits Heaven-5/5
Shanti/Ashtangi-5/5-sang entirely in Sanskrit.

Frozen-5/5-my all time favourite song...ever!!...rythmitic and enchanting yet deeply moving.

The Power Of Goodbye-5/5
To Have & Not To Hold-5/5
Little Star-5/5
Mer Girl-5/5-a deeply moving and disturbingly beautiful way to end the album.

Music pefectionism a must for your collection.

Bad Girl...
...Spiritualized!

1. Drowned World/Substitute For Love. 10/10
2. Swim. 9/10
3. Ray of Light. 10/10
4. Candy Perfume Girl. 8/10
5. Skin. 8/10
6. Nothing Really Matters. 10/10
7. Sky Fits Heaven. 7/10
8. Shanti/Ashtangi. 8/10
9. Frozen. 10/10
10. The Power of Good-Bye. 10/10
11. To Have Not To Hold. 7/10
12. Little Star. 9/10
13. Mer Girl. 8/10

OVERALL GRADE: 10/10
This is an album that you dream of finding, beautiful beats, brilliant lyrics and interestingly put instruments. Have it, you won't be dissapointed!!!