



Madonna – Bedtime Stories (picture disc, unsealed)
RARITY UNSEALED
Vocals - Madonna
Backing Vocals – Donna DeLory (A1), Niki Harris (A1), Babyface (B1, B4)
Bass – Colin Wolfe, Me'Shell NdegéOcello
Drums, Keyboards – Dallas Austin
Guitar – Tommy Martin
Synthesizer, Drum Programming – Babyface
Conductor – Jessie Leavey, Susie Katiyama
Strings arranged by Craig Armstrong, Jessie Leavey
1 LP, transparent standard sleeve
Limited edition
Original analog Master tape : YES
Heavy Press : 180g
Record color : picture disc
Speed : 33 RPM
Size : 12'’
Stereo
Studio
Record Press : unspecified
Label : Warner
Original Label : Warner
Recorded February–August 1994 at Axis Studios, The Hit Factory, Soundworks (New York City), Chapell Studios (Los Angeles), The Music Grinder (Hollywood), DARP Studios, Tea Room (Atlanta), The Enterprise (Burbank), Wild Bunch Studios (London)
Engineered by Alvin Speights, Brad Gilderman, Darin Prindle, Mark "Spike" Stent*, Michael Fossenkemper
Mixed by Alvin Speights, Jon Gass
Remixed by Nellee Hooper (B3)
Produced by Madonna, Nellee Hooper (A1, A5, B1, B4), Dallas Austin (A2, A4, B3), Dave "Jam" Hall (A3, A6, B2), Babyface (B5)
Art Direction, Design – Fabien Baron, Patrick Li
Photography by Patrick Demarchelier
Originally released in 1994
Reissued in 1998
Tracks:
Side A:
- Survival
- Secret
- I'd Rather Be Your Love
- Don't Stop
- Inside Of Me
- Human Nature
Side B:
- Forbidden Love
- Love Tried To Welcome Me
- Sanctuary
- Bedtime Story
- Take A Bow
Reviews:
“Perhaps Madonna correctly guessed that the public overdosed on the raw carnality of her book Sex. Perhaps she wanted to offer a more optimistic take on sex than the distant Erotica. Either way, Bedtime Stories is a warm album, with deep, gently pulsating grooves; the album's title isn't totally tongue-in-cheek. The best songs on the album ("Secret," "Inside of Me," "Sanctuary," "Bedtime Story," "Take a Bow") slowly work their melodies into the subconscious as the bass pulses. In that sense, it does offer an antidote to Erotica, which was filled with deep but cold grooves. The entire production of Bedtime Stories suggests that she wants listeners to acknowledge that her music isn't one-dimensional. She has succeeded with that goal, since Bedtime Stories offers her most humane and open music; it's even seductive.” AllMusic Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Ratings :
AllMusic : 4 / 5 , Discogs : 4.33 / 5