MadonnaRay Of Light

Label:

Warner Records – 9361-46847-1

Format:

2 x Vinyl , LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo

Country:

Europe

Released:

Genre:

Pop

Style:

Dance-pop

Tracklist

A1 Drowned World/Substitute For Love
DrumsFergus Gerrand
ProducerWilliam Orbit
Written-ByWilliam Orbit
5:09
A2 Swim
DrumsFergus Gerrand
FlutePablo Cook
ProducerWilliam Orbit
Written-ByWilliam Orbit
5:00
A3 Ray Of Light
ProducerWilliam Orbit
Written-ByWilliam Orbit
5:21
B1 Candy Perfume Girl
ProducerWilliam Orbit
Written-ByWilliam Orbit
4:34
B2 Skin
GuitarMarc Moreau
ProducerWilliam Orbit
Written-ByPatrick Leonard
6:22
B3 Nothing Really Matters
Backing Vocals [Backup Singers]Niki Harris*
Drum Programming [Additional]Steve Sidelnyk
ProducerWilliam Orbit
Written-ByPatrick Leonard
4:27
C1 Sky Fits Heaven
ProducerWilliam Orbit
Written-ByPatrick Leonard
4:48
C2 Shanti/Ashtangi
ProducerWilliam Orbit
Translated By [Yoga Taravali - Translation By, American Sanskrit Institute]Vyaas Houston
Words By [Yoga Taravali - Additional Text]Traditional
Written-ByWilliam Orbit
4:29
C3 Frozen
Arranged By [Additional]Patrick Leonard
Arranged By [String Arrangement]Craig Armstrong
Keyboards, Programmed By [Additional]Marius De Vries
ProducerWilliam Orbit
Written-ByPatrick Leonard
6:12
C4 The Power Of Good-Bye
Arranged By [String Arrangement]Craig Armstrong
ProducerWilliam Orbit
Written-ByRick Nowels
4:10
D1 To Have And Not To Hold
ProducerWilliam Orbit
Written-ByRick Nowels
5:23
D2 Little Star
Drum Programming [Additional]Steve Sidelnyk
ProducerMarius De Vries
Written-ByRick Nowels
5:18
D3 Mer Girl
PercussionFergus Gerrand
ProducerWilliam Orbit
Written-ByWilliam Orbit
Written-By [Space]Gabor Szabo
5:32

Companies, etc.

  • Phonographic Copyright ℗Warner Records Inc.
  • Copyright ©Warner Records Inc.
  • Record CompanyMaverick Recording Company
  • Record CompanyTime Warner
  • Licensed FromUniversal Music Special Markets, Inc.
  • Recorded AtLarrabee North
  • Published ByWB Music Corp.
  • Published ByWebo Girl Publishing, Inc.
  • Published ByRondor Music (London) Ltd.
  • Published ByStanyan Music Group
  • Published ByAnita Kerr Publishing
  • Published ByPurple Music Limited
  • Published ByChrysalis Music Ltd.
  • Published ByNo Tomato Music
  • Published ByEMI Virgin Music, Inc.
  • Published ByFuture Furniture Music
  • Published ByGabor & Cardigan Music
  • Mastered AtSterling Sound
  • Lacquer Cut AtCapitol Mastering
  • Made ByWarner Music Manufacturing Europe
  • Marketed ByWarner Records Inc.
  • Pressed ByOptimal Media GmbH – BI40739

Credits

  • Art DirectionKevin Reagan
  • Conductor [Orchestra]Susie Katayama*
  • DesignKevin Reagan
  • EngineerPat McCarthy
  • Lacquer Cut ByIS*
  • ManagementQ Prime, Inc.*
  • Management [Fan Base]Robert*
  • Mastered ByTed Jensen
  • Photography ByMario Testino

Notes

Reissue with the new Warner Records logo on cover, dust sleeves and labels.
Made in (on labels).

Track D1 is misnamed as “To Have And Not To Have” on the record label.

©℗ 1998 Warner Records Inc.

Recorded at Larrabee Studios North, Universal City, California
Mastered at Sterling Sound, New York

A1 Contains a sample of "Why I Follow The Tigers" performed by The San Sebastian Strings, used courtesy of Warner Bros. Records Inc., by arrangement with Warner Special Products, Inc.
D3: Contains an interpretation of the song "Space" published by Gabor & Cardigan Music. Contains elements from "Space" performed by Gabor Szabo. Used courtesy of GRP Records/Impulse under license from Universal Music Special Markets, Inc.

Published By:
A1: WB Music Corp./Webo Girl Publishing, Inc., . by WB Music Corp. ASCAP/Rondor Music (London) Limited PRS/Stanyan Music Group/Anita Kerr Publishing ASCAP
A2: WB Music Corp./Webo Girl Publishing, Inc., . by WB Music Corp. ASCAP/Rondor Music (London) Limited PRS
A3: WB Music Corp./Webo Girl Publishing, Inc., . by WB Music Corp. ASCAP/Rondor Music (London) Limited/Purple Music Limited PRS/
B1: WB Music Corp./Webo Girl Publishing, Inc., . by WB Music Corp. ASCAP/Rondor Music (London) Limited/Chrysalis Music Limited PRS
B2: WB Music Corp./Webo Girl Publishing, Inc., . by WB Music Corp./No Tomato Music ASCAP
B3: WB Music Corp./Webo Girl Publishing, Inc., . by WB Music Corp./No Tomato Music ASCAP
C1: WB Music Corp./Webo Girl Publishing, Inc., . by WB Music Corp./No Tomato Music ASCAP
C2: WB Music Corp./Webo Girl Publishing, Inc., . by WB Music Corp./Rondor Music (London) Limited PRS
C3: WB Music Corp./Webo Girl Publishing, Inc., . by WB Music Corp./No Tomato Music ASCAP
C4: WB Music Corp./Webo Girl Publishing, Inc., . by WB Music Corp./EMI Virgin Music, Inc./Future Furniture Music ASCAP
D1: WB Music Corp./Webo Girl Publishing, Inc., . by WB Music Corp./EMI Virgin Music, Inc./Future Furniture Music ASCAP
D2: WB Music Corp./Webo Girl Publishing, Inc., . by WB Music Corp./EMI Virgin Music, Inc./Future Furniture Music ASCAP
D3: WB Music Corp./Webo Girl Publishing, Inc., . by WB Music Corp. ASCAP/Rondor Music (London) Limited PRS

All runouts are etched, besides stamped MASTERED BY CAPITOL on side D of all two variants.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Barcode (Text): 0 93624 68471 8
  • Barcode (Scanned): 093624684718
  • Label Code: LC 01485
  • Rights Society: GEMA/ BIEM
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 1): BI40739-01 A1 603497856220 RCVI-46847-A IS MASTERED BY CAPITOL
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 1): BI40739-01 B1 603497856220 RCVI-46847-B IS MASTERED BY CAPITOL
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side C, variant 1): BI40739-02 C1 603497256220 VΛ RCVI-46847-C IS MASTERED BY CAPITOL
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side D, variant 1): BI40739-02 D1 603497256220 RCVI-46847-D IS MASTERED BY CAPITOL
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 2): BI40739-01 A1 603497856220 RCVI-46841-A IS
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 2): BI40739-01 B1 RCVI-46841-B IS 603497856220
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side C, variant 2): BI40739-02 C1 RCVI-46841-C IS 603497856220
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side D, variant 2): BI40739-02 D1 RCVI-46841-D IS MASTERED BY CAPITOL 603497856220

Other Versions (5 of 204)

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Title (Format) Label Cat# Country Year
Demo Assembly As Of 6/4/97 (CDr, Test Pressing) Maverick none US 1997
Recently Edited
LP Seq As Of 12/4/97 (CDr, Album) Maverick none US 1997
Recently Edited
Ray Of Light (CD, Album) Warner Bros. Records 9362-46847-2 Europe 1998
Ray Of Light (2×LP, Album) Maverick 9362-46847-1 Europe 1998
Recently Edited
Ray Of Light (CD, Album, Limited Edition, Special Edition, Lenticular Digipak) Warner Bros. Records 9 46884-2, 9362-46884-2 UK & Europe 1998

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Reviews

  • sunsxt's avatar
    sunsxt
    why is she orange 1 2 3 4 5 6
    • daftberry's avatar
      daftberry
      this pressing has so much depth to the sound - i love testing new equipment on it and discovering new bleeps and background sounds in the music i’ve never heard before! no surface noise and good packaging adds up for an amazing pressing for this incredible album! only thing i could critique is the vocals kind of blend in with the instrumentals, giving it a slightly muddy sound but i think that was a deliberate choice - i just personally prefer vocals to be clear and forward sounding!
      • OliverTom80's avatar
        OliverTom80
        Edited 9 months ago
        Nice clear sound. Bass is good too. This album has always sounded a bit muddy, even on the digital version.
        All of William Orbit’s sounds are well separated in the mix. Artwork reproduction is high quality. Worth a buy.

        Setup: Technics SP10 MK2, Rega RP880 tonearm with VM540ML Cartridge, Sony TA-FB940R Amplifier, Klipsch Speakers.
        • Ben1280's avatar
          Ben1280
          Such a great sound! I got lucky coming upon this one.
          • kevjarrett's avatar
            kevjarrett
            Edited 2 years ago
            Not really a Madonna fan, but I love what William Orbit brought to this album (not a fan of All Saints either, but love what he did with Black Coffee and Pure Shores), love his bleepy-plippy sounds. This (to my ears) sounds like her most complete album, it all fits together into one fantastic whole, it sounds spacious, rich, vast. Phenomenal pressing. Only have knowledge of my cd version, but the sound of this blows it out of the water, sounds So bloody good.
            • hayenm's avatar
              hayenm
              Incredible pressing. Nice deep, but subtle, bass. Great detail of instruments. No surface noise at all. I can't compare it with other pressings, but it doesn't get any better than this.
              • IGude's avatar
                IGude
                The sound of this pressing is amazing, I love it!
                • OngakugaDaisuki's avatar
                  Edited one year ago
                  Sound: very good and clear sound but rather low volume, no background noise
                  • aboutTOdetonate's avatar
                    aboutTOdetonate
                    I got this one around half a year ago, and I still think this is a phenomenal pressing. You can hear every little detail on songs like "Mer Girl", it's absolutely gorgeous.

                    Also, don't pay the scalpers. This album is easier to find then you may think at independent record stores, at least since the last time I checked. No reason to pay $60 when you could pay $30.
                    • phinyls's avatar
                      phinyls
                      absolutely ethereal and timeless. an incredible record to enjoy any time!

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