On November 9 1996, the EVITA soundtrack debuted at #7 on the UK albums chart.
Director Alan Parker had this to say about working with Madonna on EVITA:
“The hardest work that anyone had to do was obviously done by Madonna. She had the lion’s share of the piece, singing as she does on almost every track. Many of the songs were comfortably within her range, but much of the score was in a range where her voice had never ventured before. Also, she was determined to sing the score as it was written and not to cheat in any way”.
Today In Madonna History 
After the debacle of the Sex book, Madonna turned her life around and let go of Controversy, Sex and Fame-she decided to reinvent and cry sad ballads. Evita was happily the turning point of Madonna’s Detroit Rock City Rebel Life. Evita gave Madonna bravery and courage-she was ready to Jump. Madonna never again looked back.