a hint of what we can enjoy from madonna today...

Review Score: (10/10)
Released some eleven years after her 1983 self-titled debut album, Madonna's "Bedtime Stories" stanads as the singer's transition from dance ingenue, of sorts, to a more mature artist. The collection of songs features The Material Girl as a woman totally in charge of herself as a performer and as a poet of song.

There are the standard jams that harken back to her earlier stage of development ("Don't Stop" and "Bedtime Story"), but even they possess a mellower and slower tempo. The tune "Sanctuary" gives a hint of Madonna's future persona a la "Ray of Light".

"Love Tried to Welcome Me" and "Take a Bow", both co-written by Babyface, exhibit a depth of purpose and maturity that the singer would build upon in her award-winning (and platinum-selling) "Evita".

Again, "Bedtime Story" is an essential in the singer's lengthy discography, necessary for the fan as an example of the lady's musical growth.

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