Album dossier / 1984
Like a Virgin
Madonna · Pop/Dance
Recorded in mid-1984 at New York's Power Station with Chic's Nile Rodgers, who brought his own rhythm section (Bernard Edwards on bass, Tony Thompson on drums) to give Madonna's dance-pop a tougher, live-band sound over her earlier drum-machine debut. Engineer Jason Corsaro pushed for 12-bit digital recording (a Sony 3324 24-track) and a simultaneous CD/vinyl release -- reportedly a first -- while closely following Stephen Bray's original cassette demos; Rodgers has said he deliberately aimed to make 'the artist's next record, not their last one,' which is why the sound still felt ahead of the trends six months later when it finally shipped.
Record facts
- Label
- Sire Records
- Producer
- Nile Rodgers
- Chart peak
- #1 Billboard 200
- Notable tracks
- ★ Like a Virgin
- ★ Material Girl
Artist & discography
Complete 1980s Studio Discography
4 studio albums released from 1980–1989 by Madonna. Archived records link directly to full dossiers; remaining releases are queued for harvesting. MusicBrainz source.
Complete track listing · 9 tracks
- Material Girl
- Angel
- Like A Virgin
- Over And Over
- Love Don't Live Here Anymore
- Dress You Up
- Shoo-Bee-Doo
- Pretender
- Stay
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webuyrecordsusa.com, soundonsound.com, grammy.com · track listing: https://www.discogs.com/release/116502 · cover art: coverartarchive.org
Last enriched: 2026-08-25