Sold Date: November 1, 2021
Start Date: January 30, 2021
Final Price: $23.87 (CAD)
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MADONNA FOUR  7” RECORDS: OPEN YOUR HEART + PAPA DON'T PREACH + LA ISLA BONITA + LIVE TO TELL
1986 USA 1st EDITION, 35 YEARS OLD!!
 

4 Records Included:

1 ~ OPEN YOUR HEART - Record plays perfectly. Labels & sleeve have minor age wear (see photos).

Side A ~ Open Your Heart  4:12

By American singer Madonna from her 3rd album True Blue ('86), it has since appeared on the compilation albums, The Immaculate Collection ('90) & Celebration (2009). Originally a rock & roll song titled "Follow Your Heart" written for singer Cyndi Lauper, Madonna accepted it instead. She & Patrick Leonard transformed it into a dance-pop song & renamed it. It is an innuendo-laden love song, where she expresses her sexual desire. It was positively received by critics & a commercial success, reaching the top-10 of the charts in Belgium, Canada, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, the UK & the top of the Billboard Hot 100 in the USA, making it her 5th #1 single.

Side B ~ White Heat  4:25

By American singer Madonna from her 3rd album True Blue (86), it was dedicated to actor James Cagney & named after the '49 film of the same name. 2 quotes from the original film were included in the song.

2 ~ PAPA DON’T PREACH - Record plays perfectly. Sleeve in excellent condition (see photos).

Side A ~ Papa Don’t Preach  4:27

Papa Don't Preach is a song by American singer Madonna from her 3rd album True Blue (‘86) & appears on the compilation albums The Immaculate Collection (’90) & Celebration (2009). It’s musical style combines pop & classical styling & its lyrics deal with teenage pregnancy & abortion. It was a commercial success, becoming her 4th #1 single on the USA Billboard Hot 100 & the top position in the UK & Australia. It was well acclaimed by critics & is frequently cited as an album highlight. The song caused heated discussions about its lyrical content. Women's organizations & others in the family planning field, criticized Madonna for encouraging teenage pregnancy, while groups opposed to abortion saw the song as having a positive pro-life message. It also caused her 1st conflict with the Vatican, as she dedicated it to Pope John Paul II, who urged Italian fans to boycott her concerts during the Who's That Girl World Tour in ‘87.

Side B ~ Pretender  4:28

By American singer Madonna from her 2nd album Like A Virgin ('84), the song talks about seduction & the insecurity felt by a woman who feels that things are moving too quickly for her with her man.

3 ~ LA ISLA BONITA - Record plays perfectly. Side B label shows light ring wear. Sleeve has very minor age wear (see photos).

Side A ~ La Isla Bonita  4:01

Side B ~ La Isla Bonita (Instrumental Remix)  4:20

By American singer Madonna from her 3rd album True Blue ('86), the instrumental version was 1st offered to Michael Jackson before Madonna accepted it & wrote the lyrics & melody. It is noted for being the 1st Madonna song to contain Latino influences, with arrangements of Cuban drums & Spanish guitar, maracas, harmonicas & a mix of synthesized & real drumming. The lyrics talk of a "beautiful island" & according to Madonna, was a tribute to the beauty of the Latinos. It received a positive reception from critics & became her 4th #1 single in the UK, giving her the record for most #1 singles for a female artist. It also topped the charts in Austria, Canada, France, Germany, Iceland & Switzerland while reaching the top 5 in Belgium, Ireland, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden & the USA.

4 ~ LIVE TO TELL - Record plays perfectly. Side A label has some “crinkles”. Sleeve has age wear & pen mark (see photos).

Side A ~ Live To Tell  4:37

Side B ~ Live To Tell (Instrumental)  5:49

By American singer Madonna from her 3rd album True Blue ('86), it later appeared on compilation albums, The Immaculate Collection ('90), Something to Remember ('95) & Celebration (2009). Madonna decided to use it for then-husband Sean Penn's film, At Close Range. Madonna wrote all the lyrics & co-composed the melodies. A pop ballad, the lyrics deal with deceit, mistrust & childhood scars & still being strong. It was acclaimed by critics, who frequently refer to it as the best ballad of her career. It was a commercial success, becoming her 3rd #1 single on the USA Billboard Hot 100 & her 1st #1 on the Adult Contemporary Chart. The song faced controversy when she performed it on her 2006 Confessions Tour wearing a crown of thorns while hanging on a giant mirrored cross. The performance at Rome's Olympic Stadium was condemned as an act of hostility toward the Roman Catholic Church by religious leaders.

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