Like A Prayer

RELEASED: 03/21/1989
LABEL: Sire/Warner Bros.
RIAA CERT.: 4 x PLATINUM
Release Summary
Her fourth studio album, produced by Madonna and Patrick Leonard, hit No. 1 around the world upon its release in March 1989. The album's title track reached the top of the singles chart in both the U.S. and U.K. and was followed by four more U.S. hits: "Express Yourself" (No. 2), "Cherish" (No. 2), "Oh Father" (No. 20) and "Keep It Together" (No. 8). "Dear Jessie" was released in the U.K. and hit No. 5. The album's videos earned seven MTV Video Music Award nominations, including best video of the year ("Like A Prayer") and best female video ("Express Yourself"). She took home the Moon Man for Viewer's Choice for the title video. In 1990, the video for "Oh Father," directed by David Fincher, won the Grammy for best short form music video. "Like A Prayer" has sold over four million units in the U.S., and another seven million internationally.
Song Titles
- Like a Prayer
- Express Yourself
- Love Song **
- Till Death Do Us Part
- Promise to Try
- Cherish
- Dear Jessie
- Oh Father
- Keep It Together *
- Pray for Spanish Eyes
- Act of Contrition
Credits :
PRODUCERS
Madonna and Patrick Leonard
* Madonna and Stephen Bray
** Madonna and Prince
Notes :
- Sandra Crouch - Tambourine
- Bill Meyers - Arranger
- Marcos Loya - Guitar, Vocals (bckgr)
- Rose Banks - Vocals (bckgr)
- Marilyn Martin - Vocals (bckgr)
- Donna Delory - Vocals (bckgr)
- Richard Todd - French Horn
- Nadirah Ali - Vocals (bckgr)
- Andrae Crouch - Choir, Chorus
- Reverend Dave Boruff - Brass
- Stephen Bray - Synthesizer, Producer
- Madonna - Synthesizer, Vocals, Vocals (bckgr)
- Luis Conte - Percussion
- Larry Corbett - Cello
- Paulinho Da Costa - Percussion
- Lynne Fiddmont - Vocals (bckgr)
- Chuck Findley - Arranger, Brass
- Nikki Harris - Vocals (bckgr)
- Dann Huff - Guitar
- Chester Kamen - Guitar
- Suzie Kattayama - Composer
- Geary Lanier - Clavinet
- Patrick Leonard - Synthesizer, Piano, Organ (Hammond), Clavinet, Producer
- Steve Madaio - Brass
- Jeff Porcaro - Drums, Marimba
- Guy Pratt - Bass
- David Williams - Guitar
- Dick Hyde - Brass
- Bruce Gairsch - Guitar
- Joseph Mayer - French Horn
- Jonathan Muffett - Drums
- John Roninson - Drums
- Randy "The Emperor" Jackson - Bass
- Jai Winding - Synthesizer