LIKE A VIRGIN
Like a Virgin is the second studio album by American singer-songwriter Madonna, released on November 12, 1984 by Sire Records. It was re-released worldwide in 1985, with the inclusion of the bonus track “Into the Groove”. Five singles were released from the album, with “Like a Virgin”, “Material Girl” and “Into the Groove” becoming worldwide hits. To promote the album, Madonna embarked on The Virgin Tour, which had shows in cities of North America only. Her songs became a lightning rod for both criticism by conservatives and imitation by the younger female population, especially “Material Girl” and “Like a Virgin”. According to author J. Randy Taraborrelli: “Every important artist has at least one album in his or her career whose critical and commercial success becomes the artist’s magic moment; for Madonna, Like a Virgin was just such a defining moment.” (More from Wikipedia)
Without question, Patrick Leonard is the most prominent ex-bandmember of Trillion and is primarily known as a keyboard player, producer and songwriter in the early part of Madonna’s career. He began working with the Material Girl as the musical director for the 1985 tour for her second album, Like a Virgin.
(October 2012)
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“Dress You Up” comes from the Madonna album Like a Virgin and is among the tamer songs in her canon; just for starters, the title song on that album, “Like a Virgin” is a lot steamier.
(June 2016)
