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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.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Dallas Austin, Drums, Keyboards, Writer - Colin Wolfe, Bass - Brad Gilderman, Engineer - Mark 'Spike' Stent, Engineer - NELLEE HOOPER, Producer - Me'shell Ndegeocello, Bass - Madonna, Producer, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Craig Armstrong, Arranger - Marius DeVries, Programmer - Alvin Speights, Mixer, Engineer - Jon Gass, Mixer - Tommy Martin, Guitar - DARIN PRINDLE, Engineer - Babyface, Drum Programmer, Synthesizer - Jessie Leavey, Conductor, Arranger - Michael Fossenberg, Engineer - Susie Katiyama, Conductor
© 1994 Sire Records Company ℗ 1994 Sire Records Company
Dallas Austin, Producer, Drums, Keyboards, Writer - Colin Wolfe, Bass - Brad Gilderman, Engineer - Mark 'Spike' Stent, Engineer - Me'shell Ndegeocello, Bass - Madonna, Producer, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Craig Armstrong, Arranger - Marius DeVries, Programmer - Alvin Speights, Mixer, Engineer - Jon Gass, Mixer - Tommy Martin, Guitar - DARIN PRINDLE, Engineer - Babyface, Drum Programmer, Synthesizer - Jessie Leavey, Conductor, Arranger - Michael Fossenberg, Engineer - Susie Katiyama, Conductor
© 1994 Sire Records Company ℗ 1994 Sire Records Company
Dallas Austin, Drums, Keyboards - Dave Hall, Writer - Colin Wolfe, Bass - Chris Jasper, Writer - Dave "Jam" Hall, Producer - Brad Gilderman, Engineer - Mark 'Spike' Stent, Engineer - Me'shell Ndegeocello, Vocals, Bass - Madonna, Producer, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Craig Armstrong, String Arranger - The Isley Brothers, Writer - Marius DeVries, Programmer - Alvin Speights, Mixer, Engineer - Jon Gass, Mixer - Tommy Martin, Guitar - Lou Donaldson, Saxophone - DARIN PRINDLE, Engineer - Babyface, Drum Programmer, Synthesizer - Jessie Leavey, Conductor, String Arranger - Michael Fossenberg, Engineer - Susie Katiyama, Conductor
© 1994 Sire Records Company ℗ 1994 Sire Records Company
Dallas Austin, Producer, Drums, Keyboards, Writer - Colin Wolfe, Writer, Bass - Brad Gilderman, Engineer - Mark 'Spike' Stent, Engineer - Me'shell Ndegeocello, Bass - Madonna, Producer, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Daniel Abraham, Remixer - Craig Armstrong, String Arranger - Marius DeVries, Programmer - Alvin Speights, Mixer, Engineer - Jon Gass, Mixer - Tommy Martin, Guitar - DARIN PRINDLE, Engineer - Babyface, Drum Programmer, Synthesizer - Jessie Leavey, Conductor, String Arranger - Michael Fossenberg, Engineer - Susie Katiyama, Conductor
© 1994 Sire Records Company ℗ 1994 Sire Records Company
Dallas Austin, Drums, Keyboards - Dave Hall, Writer - Colin Wolfe, Bass - Brad Gilderman, Engineer - Mark 'Spike' Stent, Engineer - NELLEE HOOPER, Producer, Writer - Me'shell Ndegeocello, Bass - Madonna, Producer, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Craig Armstrong, String Arranger - Marius DeVries, Programmer - Alvin Speights, Mixer, Engineer - Jon Gass, Mixer - Tommy Martin, Guitar - DARIN PRINDLE, Engineer - Babyface, Drum Programmer, Synthesizer - Jessie Leavey, Conductor, String Arranger - Michael Fossenberg, Engineer - Susie Katiyama, Conductor
© 1994 Sire Records Company ℗ 1994 Sire Records Company
Dallas Austin, Drums, Keyboards - Dave Hall, Writer - Colin Wolfe, Bass - Dave "Jam" Hall, Producer - Brad Gilderman, Engineer - Mark 'Spike' Stent, Engineer - Me'shell Ndegeocello, Bass - Madonna, Producer, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Craig Armstrong, String Arranger - Marius DeVries, Programmer - Alvin Speights, Mixer, Engineer - Jon Gass, Mixer - Tommy Martin, Guitar - Kevin McKenzie, Writer - Shawn McKenzie, Writer - DARIN PRINDLE, Engineer - Babyface, Drum Programmer, Synthesizer - Michael Deering, Writer - Jessie Leavey, Conductor, String Arranger - Michael Fossenberg, Engineer - Susie Katiyama, Conductor
© 1994 Sire Records Company ℗ 1994 Sire Records Company
Dallas Austin, Drums, Keyboards - Colin Wolfe, Bass - Kenneth Edmonds, Writer - Brad Gilderman, Engineer - Stuart Price, Producer, Masterer, Programmer - Brian "Big Bass" Gardner, Keyboards - Mark 'Spike' Stent, Engineer - Me'shell Ndegeocello, Bass - Madonna, Producer, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Craig Armstrong, Arranger - Alvin Speights, Mixer, Engineer - Jon Gass, Mixer - Tommy Martin, Guitar - DARIN PRINDLE, Engineer - Jessie Leavey, Conductor, Arranger - Michael Fossenberg, Engineer - Susie Katiyama, Conductor
© 1994 Sire Records Company ℗ 1994 Sire Records Company
Dallas Austin, Drums, Keyboards - Dave Hall, Writer - Colin Wolfe, Bass - Dave "Jam" Hall, Producer - Brad Gilderman, Engineer - Mark 'Spike' Stent, Engineer - Me'shell Ndegeocello, Bass - Madonna, Producer, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Craig Armstrong, Arranger - Marius DeVries, Programmer - Alvin Speights, Mixer, Engineer - Jon Gass, Mixer - Tommy Martin, Guitar - DARIN PRINDLE, Engineer - Babyface, Drum Programmer, Synthesizer - Jessie Leavey, Conductor, Arranger - Michael Fossenberg, Engineer - Susie Katiyama, Conductor
© 1994 Sire Records Company ℗ 1994 Sire Records Company
Dallas Austin, Producer, Drums, Keyboards, Writer - Colin Wolfe, Bass - Brad Gilderman, Engineer - ANNE PREVEN, Writer - SCOTT CUTLER, Writer - HERBIE HANCOCK, Writer - Mark 'Spike' Stent, Engineer - NELLEE HOOPER, Remixer - Me'shell Ndegeocello, Bass - Madonna, Producer, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Craig Armstrong, Arranger - Marius DeVries, Programmer - Alvin Speights, Mixer, Engineer - Jon Gass, Mixer - Tommy Martin, Guitar - DARIN PRINDLE, Engineer - Babyface, Drum Programmer, Synthesizer - Jessie Leavey, Conductor, Arranger - Michael Fossenberg, Engineer - Susie Katiyama, Conductor
© 1994 Sire Records Company ℗ 1994 Sire Records Company
Dallas Austin, Drums, Keyboards - Colin Wolfe, Bass - Marius de Vries, Writer - Brad Gilderman, Engineer - Mark 'Spike' Stent, Engineer - NELLEE HOOPER, Producer, Writer - Me'shell Ndegeocello, Bass - Madonna, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist - Craig Armstrong, Arranger - Marius DeVries, Producer - Alvin Speights, Mixer, Engineer - Jon Gass, Mixer - Tommy Martin, Guitar - Bjork, Writer - DARIN PRINDLE, Engineer - Babyface, Drum Programmer, Synthesizer - Jessie Leavey, Conductor, Arranger - Michael Fossenberg, Engineer - Susie Katiyama, Conductor
© 1994 Sire Records Company ℗ 1994 Sire Records Company
Dallas Austin, Drums, Keyboards - Colin Wolfe, Bass - Brad Gilderman, Engineer - BABY FACE, Writer - Mark 'Spike' Stent, Engineer - Me'shell Ndegeocello, Bass - Madonna, Producer, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Craig Armstrong, Arranger - Marius DeVries, Programmer - Alvin Speights, Mixer, Engineer - Jon Gass, Mixer - Tommy Martin, Guitar - DARIN PRINDLE, Engineer - Babyface, Producer, Drum Programmer, Synthesizer - Jessie Leavey, Conductor, Arranger - Michael Fossenberg, Engineer - Susie Katiyama, Conductor
© 1994 Sire Records Company ℗ 1994 Sire Records Company
Album review
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.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 00:51:47
- Main artists: Madonna
- Label: Sire - Warner Records
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 1994 Sire Records Company ℗ 1994 Sire Records Company
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