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Today in Madonna History: July 28, 1990

July 28, 2024 By in 1990, July Tags: , , , , , 1 Comment

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On July 28 1990, Hanky Panky hit its peak position of number-ten on the Billboard Hot 100 in the U.S.

The rarely seen official video for Hanky Panky was recorded at the May 27th 1990 concert in Toronto, Canada. Rather than use live audio from the tour, Warner opted to overdub the live performance with the album version. The video was broadcast for a few weeks and then withdrawn from rotation in most countries. Although no official reason was given, it is assumed that due to the low-budget nature of the video, it was only ever intended to serve as an initial promotional push for the song, with its subsequent withdrawal from rotation being part of the plan.

Today in Madonna History: June 28, 1990

June 28, 2024 By in 1990, June Tags: , 1 Comment

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On June 28 1990, Madonna’s Vogue single was certified double platinum (2 million units) – the biggest-selling single by a female artist ever at the time.

Today in Madonna History: June 23, 1990

June 23, 2024 By in 1990, June Tags: , , , , , 1 Comment

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On June 23 1990, Madonna’s I’m Breathless: Music from and Inspired by the Film Dick Tracy hit #2 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums Chart in the USA.

After the filming of Dick Tracy was complete, Madonna began work on the film’s soundtrack, with songwriter Stephen Sondheim, producer Patrick Leonard and engineer Bill Bottrell. She also worked with producer Shep Pettibone on the album’s first single, Vogue. The album was recorded within three weeks in California.

Today in Madonna History: March 20, 1990

March 20, 2024 By in 1990, March Tags: , , , , , 1 Comment

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On March 20 1990, the lead single from Madonna’s I’m Breathless album, Vogue, was released.

Vogue was written and produced by Madonna and Shep Pettibone in December 1989.  The song was recorded with the intention of being the b-side to the upcoming (and last single for the Like A Prayer album), Keep It Together (released on January 30 1990).

The finished product was too good to be a single b-side, so it was decided that Vogue would be a stand-alone single on Madonna’s forthcoming album, I’m Breathless (even though the song had nothing to do with Dick Tracy).

Today in Madonna History: July 15, 1990

July 15, 2023 By in 1990, July Tags: , , 1 Comment

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On July 15 1990, Madonna’s Hanky Panky single was released in the UK.

Today in Madonna History: May 19, 1990

May 19, 2023 By in 1990, May Tags: , 2 Comments

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On May 19 1990, Madonna’s single Vogue hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the USA.

Vogue reached number one in over 30 countries worldwide, becoming Madonna’s biggest hit at that time.  It was also the best-selling single of 1990 with sales of more than two million, and has sold more than six million copies worldwide to date.

Today in Madonna History: January 25, 1989

January 25, 2023 By in 1989, January Tags: , , , , 1 Comment

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On January 25, 1989, following eight months of negotiations, Pepsi announced that they had signed Madonna to a year-long endorsement contract, for which they would pay her $5 million. In return, Madonna would appear in a series of television commercials and Pepsi would sponsor the Like A Prayer World Tour, tentatively slated for later that year.

Pepsi was undaunted by Madonna’s image in the tabloids. “Her appeal is in her music and her acting. That’s where people’s interests are,” announced Pepsi spokesman Tod MacKenzie.

If the Like A Prayer World Tour had gone ahead as planned, do you think it would have been drastically different from Blond Ambition? What would have changed? Vogue and all the songs from Dick Tracy (or I’m Breathless) would have been omitted. What else?