bedtime stories (madonna)

align="center" colspan="3" bgcolor="orange" style="color:black"\|Bedtime Stories
lign="center" colspan="3"\|
lign="center" bgcolor="orange" colspan="3"\|Album by Madonna
lign="left" valign="top"\|Released	align="left" colspan=2\|October 25, 1994
lign="left" valign="top"\|Recorded	align="left" valign="top" colspan=2\|???
lign="left" valign="top"\|Genre	align="left" valign="top" colspan=2\|Pop
lign="left" valign="top"\|Length	align="left" valign="top" colspan=2\|51 min 42 sec
lign="left" valign="top"\|Record label	align="left" valign="top" colspan=2\|Maverick
lign="left" valign="top"\|Producers	align="left" valign="top" colspan=2\|Madonna, Dallas Austin, Babyface, Marius DeVries, Dave Hall, Nellee Hooper
lign="center" bgcolor="orange" colspan="3"\|Professional reviews
lign="left" valign="top"\|AMG	valign="top" align=center\|4/5	valign="top"\|link
gcolor="orange" colspan="3" align="center" style="color:black;"\|Madonna Chronology
i>Erotica (1992)	Bedtime Stories (1994)	Ray of Light (1998)

Bedtime Stories is the seventh album by singer Madonna, released in 1994 (see 1994 in music). It was considered very much ahead of its time, tackling subjects such as transsexuality in "Secret". "Human Nature" appeared to be a scathing commentary directed towards the media, with lyrics like "Did I say something wrong? Oops, I didn't know I couldn't talk about sex". Stylistically, it harkened back to Madonna's roots as an R&B singer.

Track listing

"Survival" (Austin, Madonna) - 3:31
"Secret" (Austin, Madonna) - 5:04
"I'd Rather Be Your Lover" (Hall, Isley Brothers, Jasper, Madonna) - 4:39
"Don't Stop" (Austin, Madonna, Wolfe) - 4:38
"Inside of Me" (Hall, Hooper, Madonna) - 4:11
"Human Nature" (Deering, Hall, Madonna, McKenzie, McKenzie) - 4:53
"Forbidden Love" (Babyface, Madonna) - 4:09
"Love Tried to Welcome Me" (Hall, Madonna) - 5:21
"Sanctuary" (Austin, Cutler, Hancock, Madonna, Preven) - 5:03
"Bedtime Story" (Bjrk, DeVries, Hooper) - 4:52
"Take a Bow" (Babyface, Madonna) - 5:21

Personnel

Madonna - vocals
Dallas Austin - drums, keyboard
Babyface - synthesizer
Donna Delory - background vocals
Nikki Harris - background vocals
Suzie Kattayama - conductor
Jessie Leavey - conductor
Tommy Martin - guitar
Me'Shell NdegOcello - bass
Colin Wolfe - bass

Production

Producers: Madonna, Dallas Austin, Babyface, Marius DeVries, Dave Hall, Nellee Hooper
Engineers: Michael Fossenkemper, Brad Gilderman, Darin Prindle, Alvin Speights, Mark "Spike" Stent
Mixing: Jon Gass

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

lign="left"\|Chart	align="left"\|Position
lign="left"\|1994	align="left"\|The Billboard 200	align="left"\|3

Singles - Billboard (North America)

lign="left"\|Single	align="left"\|Chart	align="left"\|Position
lign="left"\|1994	align="left"\|"Secret"	align="left"\|Adult Contemporary	align="left"\|2
lign="left"\|1994	align="left"\|"Secret"	align="left"\|Hot Dance Music/Club Play	align="left"\|1
lign="left"\|1994	align="left"\|"Secret"	align="left"\|Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales	align="left"\|1
lign="left"\|1994	align="left"\|"Secret"	align="left"\|Rhythmic Top 40	align="left"\|9
lign="left"\|1994	align="left"\|"Secret"	align="left"\|The Billboard Hot 100	align="left"\|3
lign="left"\|1994	align="left"\|"Secret"	align="left"\|Top 40 Mainstream	align="left"\|3
lign="left"\|1994	align="left"\|"Take a Bow"	align="left"\|Adult Contemporary	align="left"\|1
lign="left"\|1994	align="left"\|"Take a Bow"	align="left"\|Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales	align="left"\|7
lign="left"\|1994	align="left"\|"Take a Bow"	align="left"\|Rhythmic Top 40	align="left"\|4
lign="left"\|1994	align="left"\|"Take a Bow"	align="left"\|The Billboard Hot 100	align="left"\|1
lign="left"\|1994	align="left"\|"Take a Bow"	align="left"\|Top 40 Mainstream	align="left"\|1
lign="left"\|1995	align="left"\|"Bedtime Story"	align="left"\|Hot Dance Music/Club Play	align="left"\|1
lign="left"\|1995	align="left"\|"Bedtime Story"	align="left"\|Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales	align="left"\|3
lign="left"\|1995	align="left"\|"Bedtime Story"	align="left"\|Rhythmic Top 40	align="left"\|40
lign="left"\|1995	align="left"\|"Bedtime Story"	align="left"\|The Billboard Hot 100	align="left"\|42
lign="left"\|1995	align="left"\|"Bedtime Story"	align="left"\|Top 40 Mainstream	align="left"\|38
lign="left"\|1995	align="left"\|"Human Nature"	align="left"\|Hot Dance Music/Club Play	align="left"\|2
lign="left"\|1995	align="left"\|"Human Nature"	align="left"\|Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales	align="left"\|2
lign="left"\|1995	align="left"\|"Human Nature"	align="left"\|Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks	align="left"\|57
lign="left"\|1995	align="left"\|"Human Nature"	align="left"\|Rhythmic Top 40	align="left"\|19
lign="left"\|1995	align="left"\|"Human Nature"	align="left"\|The Billboard Hot 100	align="left"\|46
lign="left"\|1995	align="left"\|"Human Nature"	align="left"\|Top 40 Mainstream	align="left"\|30
lign="left"\|1995	align="left"\|"Take a Bow"	align="left"\|Adult Top 40	align="left"\|35
lign="left"\|1995	align="left"\|"Take a Bow"	align="left"\|Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks	align="left"\|40
lign="left"\|1995	align="left"\|"Take a Bow"	align="left"\|Top 40 Adult Recurrents	align="left"\|5

Additional information

"Secret", "Human Nature", "Bedtime Story", and "Take A Bow" were all released as singles, each one peaking at no less than #10 on the Billboard Hot 100. "Take A Bow", penned by singer Babyface, remained at #1 for 7 weeks, squeaking past "Like A Virgin" and its record 6-week reign.

Several songs from this album found their way onto the cutting room floor for one reason or another, see thelist of unreleased Madonna songs for details.

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