madonna - Like a Prayer

Like a Prayer could very well be Madonna's most important album; marked by maturity, honest emotional content, superior musical form and style, and overall quality, it is a remarkable achievement by an artist whose earliest work was dismissed by some as throwaway pop.LIKE A PRAYER also finds Madonna writing with Steve Bray again, with the wailing soul of "Express Yourself" (#2 Pop, #12 Adult Contemporary, #1 Dance) and the hard funk of "Keep It Together" (#8 Pop, #1 Dance) remaining two of their best collaborations. Prince dropped by to co-write and duet on the spooky "Love Song," which, due to it's slightly off-kilter melody, isn't as immediately assessable as the rest of the disc, but becomes oddly hypnotic after several listens. Madonna finally received the long-sought praise of music critics with this release, and the public also responded to her efforts - LIKE A PRAYER hit #1 on the Hot 200 and has been certified Quintuple-Platinum. Easily one of the corner stones of Madonna's career, and possibly her best-loved work.