Madonna
Ray of Light
Ray of Light is the seventh studio album by American singer-songwriter Madonna, released on March 3, 1998 by Maverick Records. The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) certified it Quadruple Platinum on March 16, 2000, recognizing four million shipments in the United States, making it her fifth best-selling recording there. In 1999, the album received three Grammy Awards, including "Best Pop Vocal Album", and "Best Dance Recording." In 2003, the album was ranked #363 on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. In 2002, Q Magazine named it the Greatest Album of All-Time by a Female Artist.The album has sold 16 million copies worldwide.
Track listing
# Title Composers Production credits Time
1. "Drowned World/Substitute for Love" 1 Madonna, William Orbit, Rod McKuen, Anita Kerr, David Collins Madonna and William Orbit 5:09
2. "Swim" Madonna, Orbit Madonna and Orbit 5:00
3. "Ray of Light" Madonna, Orbit, Clive Muldoon, Dave Curtis, Christine Ann Leach Madonna and Orbit 5:20
4. "Candy Perfume Girl" Madonna, Orbit, Susannah Melvoin Madonna and Orbit 4:39
5. "Skin" Madonna, Patrick Leonard Madonna,Orbit and Marius DeVries 6:22
6. "Nothing Really Matters" Madonna, Leonard Madonna, Orbit and DeVries 4:27
7. "Sky Fits Heaven" Madonna, Leonard Madonna, Orbit and Patrick Leonard 4:48
8. "Shanti/Ashtangi" 2 Madonna, Orbit Madonna and Orbit 4:29
9. "Frozen" Madonna, Leonard Madonna, Orbit and Leonard 6:15
10. "The Power of Good-Bye" Madonna, Rick Nowels Madonna, William and Leonard 4:10
11. "To Have and Not to Hold" Madonna, Nowels Madonna, William and LeonardLeonard 5:23
12. "Little Star" Madonna, Nowels Madonna and DeVries 5:19
13. "Mer Girl" 3 Madonna, Orbit Madonna and Orbit 5:32
Japanese bonus track
14. "Has to Be" 4 Madonna, Orbit, Leonard Madonna and Orbit 5:15
Released March 3, 1998 (1998-03-03)
(See release details)
Recorded 1997
Genre Pop, dance, electronica, trance, ambient, trip hop
Length 66:50 (Regular album)
72:05 (Japanese edition)
Label Maverick, Warner Bros.
Producer Madonna, William Orbit, Patrick Leonard, Marius De Vries
Singles from Ray of Light
"Frozen"
Released: February 23, 1998
"Ray of Light"
Released: May 11, 1998
"Drowned World (Substitute for Love)"
Released: August 24, 1998
"The Power of Good-Bye"
Released: November 19, 1998
"Nothing Really Matters"
Released: March 5, 1999
1998:"Has to Be" appears on the B-side to "Ray of Light" and the Japanese album release of Ray of Light.
1998: "Skin" (The Collaboration Mix) appears on Victor Calderone
1998 "Sky Fits Heaven"
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