Erotica is the fifth studio album by American singer-songwriter Madonna, released on October 20, 1992 by Maverick Records. The album was released simultaneously with Madonna's first book publication, Sex. The RIAA certified it Gold, Platinum & 2x Platinum on Jan 6,1993, denoting 2 million shipments throughout the United States, and worldwide has sold more than 5 million copies.^[1][2] Erotica may refer to: Erotica, works of art that deal with erotically stimulating or arousing descriptions Erotica (album), the fifth studio album by pop singer Madonna Erotica (song), the first single from Madonnas album Erotica Erotica (The Darling Buds album), the final album of The Darling Buds Category: ... Image File history File links 67d34310fca0e749b95c2010. ... A studio album is a collection of studio-recorded tracks by a recording artist. ... This article is about the American entertainer. ... is the 293rd day of the year (294th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 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Album information

Erotica is a concept album about sexuality and relationships. Each track explores a different facet of sexuality, usually involving sexual relationships. Lyrically, the album does not tie sex and sexual relationships with the traditional ideals of romance. A dance record by all accounts, the album showcases hip hop and jazz-affected club production from co-producers Shep Pettibone and André Betts. It is interesting to note that the song "In This Life" is based on George Gershwin's Prelude No. 2. In popular music, a concept album is an album which is unified by a theme, which can be instrumental, compositional, narrative, or lyrical (Shuker 2002, p. ... This article is about human sexual perceptions. ... In the contexts of sociology and of popular culture, the concept of interpersonal relationships involves social associations, connections, or affiliations between two or more people. ... Robert E. Pettibone, Jr. ... Gershwin redirects here. ...

Madonna's intentions were that the album would be an accompaniment to her book Sex, which share the same cover photograph - a colored reverse negative of Madonna's face done à la Andy Warhol, from whom Madonna found much inspiration during her so-called "Erotica period" (for example, her "Erotica" and "Deeper and Deeper" videos were shot in near identical style to many of Warhol's films, with Madonna paying obvious homage to Edie Sedgwick in the latter). The photos included in the album's liner notes also come from the Steven Meisel Studio photographs shot for the Sex book. Sex is the title of a highly-designed coffee table book written by Madonna with photographs by Steven Meisel Studio and film frames shot by Fabien Baron, released October 21, 1992 by Warner Books. ... Andrew Warhola (August 6, 1928 — February 22, 1987), better known as Andy Warhol, was an American artist who was a central figure in the movement known as Pop art. ... This article is about the song. ... Erotica track listing Bye Bye Baby (3) Deeper and Deeper (4) Where Life Begins (5) GHV2 track listing Deeper and Deeper (7 edit) (1) Erotica (radio edit) (2) Deeper and Deeper was the second single released from Madonnas 1992 album Erotica. ... Edith Minturn Edie Sedgwick (April 20, 1943 – November 16, 1971)[1] was an American actress, socialite, and heiress who starred in several of Andy Warhols short films in the 1960s. ... Steven Meisel (born 1954) is an American photographer, who obtained popular acclaim with his photographs of friend Madonna in the latters 1992 book Sex designed by Fabien Baron and for his work in US and Italian Vogue. ...

The album is Madonna's first album to bear a "Parental Advisory" label (the only other albums to do so being 2003's American Life and 2007's The Confessions Tour). A separate "clean" version was released without the sexually explicit song "Did You Do It?" For other uses, see American Life (disambiguation). ... The Confessions Tour is the second live album by pop singer Madonna, released on January 26, 2007 by Warner Bros. ...

Originally, "Bad Girl" was planned as the second single from the album with an X-rated video to match the '"Erotica" single, but it was changed due to the backlash of the Sex book and instead it was released as the third single. Madonna performed "Erotica", "Fever", "Bye Bye Baby", "Deeper And Deeper", "Rain", "Why's It So Hard" and "In This Life" on her 1993 The Girlie Show Tour. This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Early versions of some of the songs on the album, as well as demo versions of songs that were not included, were included in The Rain Tapes - a collection of songs registered during the album development stage.

Original Artwork

Originally, the album was to feature completely different artwork. Warner Bros. Records refused to use it, as it was too explicit. The original image is now seen in the final inlay sleeve of the album. Warner Bros. ...

The final image used is identical to the Sex book foil cover; if you place the CD on the cover it is the same size and fits perfectly. Up until near the release date, the finished artwork did not include any writing on the cover. At the last minute a "Madonna" font sticker was added to the bottom right corner using the same font as the "Bad Girl" single. Bad Girl was the third single from Madonnas 1992 album Erotica. ...

The completed track listing was not what Madonna originally had planned, if the Maverick Records press information is to be believed: Maverick Recording Company, is an American record label owned and operated by Warner Music Group, and distributed through Warner Bros. ...

1. "Erotica"
2. "Waiting"
3. "Rain"
4. "Deeper and Deeper"
5. "Thief of Hearts"
6. "Bad Girl"
7. "Why's It So Hard"
8. "Where Life Begins"
9. "In This Life"
10. "Words"
11. "Bye Bye Baby"
12. "Secret Garden"
13. "Goodbye to Innocence"
14. "Fever".^[3]

"Did You Do It?" does not appear and "Goodbye to Innocence" was included on the various artists compilation, Just Say Roe. The catalogue number for this track listing is the Parental Advisory version.

Track listing

¹ ASCAP has officially added Anthony Shimkin as co-writer to these songs. Inlay notes to the album do not include this.
² Performed by Madonna, Mark Goodman and Dave Murphy. Available only on the Parental Advisory version of the album, omitted from the clean version. Shep Pettibone has been officially added by BMI as co-writer of this song. ^[4]
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Controversy

While Madonna had always expressed her sexuality suggestively through her art -- primarily through music and promotional music videos -- she was never as explicit as she had been during the Erotica period of her career. Erotica was one of a trio of sexually oriented mainstream projects released by Madonna or with her involvement within a span of several months. Released nearly simultaneously with Erotica was the coffee table book Sex, which featured the singer in photographs depicting simulations of sexual acts and BDSM. Less than four months later, a poorly received film titled Body of Evidence was released to theatres, featuring Madonna fully nude and in scenes engaged in simulated sexual acts. Sex is the title of a highly-designed coffee table book written by Madonna with photographs by Steven Meisel Studio and film frames shot by Fabien Baron, released October 21, 1992 by Warner Books. ... Collars are a commonly used symbol of BDSM and can be ornamental or functional. ... Body of Evidence is a 1993 American erotic film directed by Uli Edel and written by Brad Mirman. ...

Critical reception

The controversial sexuality presented to the mainstream by Madonna during the Erotica period was not well received. It was widely taken down and Madonna had always been considered an expert at "pushing buttons", but many thought she had greatly misstepped here. At the time of Erotica's release, she was widely condemned in the media for having pushed the limits of sexuality too far and was no longer considered acceptably suggestive, but vulgar and raunchy.

Interestingly, the sexual imagery Madonna put forward in both Erotica and Sex was widely criticized for not actually being erotic, but sterile and calculating. On the subject, Madonna said to CNN's Larry King on January 19, 1999, "I didn't write a book about sex. I wrote a book that -- I mean I published a book that basically was sort of a -- an ironic tongue-in-cheek, sticking-my-tongue-out-at-society photo essay..." This article is about the television host. ... is the 19th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Events of 2008: (EMILY) Me Lesley and MIley are going to China! This article is about the year. ...

Reviews of Erotica that concentrated only on the musical aspect of the album were mostly positive; Rolling Stone hailed the album as one of Madonna's best. In hindsight, both fans and critics have warmed to the album over the years, with some even considering it to be among her best work. In its 15th anniversary review of the album, Slant Magazine called it "Madonna at her most important, at her most relevant."^[5] This article is about the music magazine. ... Since its inception in 2001, Slant Magazine has grown exponentially in content, exposure, and readership. ...

Commercial reception

The surrounding massive media and critical backlash hurt Erotica's sales. While sales were initially brisk, the album didn't go through the roof as many predicted. It debuted at #2 in the Billboard 200 shifting 167,000 in the first week. It was knocked-off the top spot by Garth Brooks's blockbuster album The Chase. In the UK the album also debuted at #2, there blocked by Simple Minds's Glittering Prize 81/92. The album stalled over the long-term, selling a disappointing two million copies each in the USA, and Europe. Erotica also became the first album since her debut to yield no number one hits in either the UK or the USA, with the title track reaching #3, being the highest charting single from the album. In fact, the #36 Billboard Hot 100 peak of "Bad Girl" made it the first Madonna single to fail to reach the U.S. top 20 after 29 consecutive releases stretching back to "Holiday" in 1983 had done so. Nonetheless, the album produced six singles and was well received on the dance club circuit. To date, "Erotica" has shifted more than 5 million units globally. The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. ... Troyal Garth Brooks (born February 7, 1962) is an American Country Music artist. ... The Chase is the fourth studio album of American Country Music artist Garth Brooks. ... Simple Minds is a rock band from Scotland, which had its greatest worldwide popularity from the mid-1980s to the early-1990s. ... Glittering Prize is the first compilation album by Simple Minds, released in 1992. ... This article is about the song. ... “Hot 100” redirects here. ...

Singles

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Certifications, peaks & sales

Credits

Personnel

• Madonna - vocals
• André Betts - synthesizer, bass, piano, strings, drums, keyboard, synthesizer strings
• Emile Charlap - contractor
• Donna De Lory and Niki Haris - background vocals
• Jerome Dickens - guitar
• Glen Dicterow - conductor, concert master
• Anton Fig - drums
• Mark Goodman - voices
• Joe Moskowitz - drums, keyboard
• Dave Murphy - voices
• New York Philharmonic Orchestra
• Paul Pesco - guitar
• Shep Pettibone - keyboard
• James Preston - piano, keyboard, synthesizer strings
• Jimmy Preston - piano
• Tony Shimkin - keyboard, background vocals
• Danny Wilensky - saxophone
• Doug Wimbish - bass

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Production

• Producers: Madonna, André Betts, Shep Pettibone
• Engineers: Mike Farrell, Robin Hancock, George Karras, P. Dennis Mitchell, Shep Pettibone, Tony Shimkin
• Assistant engineer: Mark Goodman
• Mixing: Goh Hotoda, George Karras
• Mastering: Ted Jensen
• Sequencing: Shep Pettibone, Tony Shimkin
• Programming: Joe Moskowitz, Shep Pettibone, Sander Selover
• Drum programming: Andre Betts, Tony Shimkin
• String arrangements: Jeremy Lubbock
• Contractor: Emile Charlap
• Art direction: Siung Fat Tjia
• Design: Siung Fat Tjia
• Photography: Steven Meisel

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Miscellanea

• In Malaysia, Erotica was the first album banned for homosexual-related content (the second would be The Confessions Tour for the crucifixion scene during Live to Tell ). At the same time, SEX was also banned from bookstores around the country. In spite of this, her singles "Rain", "Deeper and Deeper", "Bye Bye Baby" were significant airplay hits on national radio.

• Malaysian all-girl group Feminin recorded a version of "Bye Bye Baby", called "Rindu Dirimu", in the '90s.

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References

External links

• Producer Shep Pettibone's "Erotica Diary"